Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/03

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras, digital to follow
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu Mar 3 11:17:15 2005
References: <6e74b3700503030444488dabbd@mail.gmail.com> <42271FA6.3080506@gmx.de>
 
How come?  Is every premium lens and camera brand
up the proverbial creek without a paddle?  I'm a newbie.
How did this come to be?

Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Yes Simon,
> this was predicted in the photographic press here last month.
> Apparently Kyocera are only going to make components for mobile phones 
> with
> built in digital cameras.
> Douglas
>
> Simon Ogilvie wrote:
>
>> According to the BJP Contax has pulled the plug on all 35mm film
>> cameras and will do the same with digital cameras by the end of the
>> year :-(
>>
>> http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=210204
>>
>> Sad day.
>>
>> Simon.
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Replies: Reply from tim at KairosPhoto.com (Tim Atherton) ([Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras,digital to follow)
 In reply to: Message from simon.ogilvie at gmail.com (Simon Ogilvie) ([Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras, digital to follow)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras, digital to follow)