[Leica] OT: Contax ceased production of 35mm cameras, digital to follow

[rhaightjr at yahoo.com (Bob Haight)]

While excellant stuff, Contax has suffered in sales.
The auto focus was frankly, too late and not lens
compatible with the mm system. The RTSIII was at one
time the industry standard but auto focus really
overwhelmed the whole mm system. The MF came out to
rave reviews but suffers as all MF does to digital. A
lot of dealers also had trouble getting the mm lenses
which were often out of production for long periods
but no one knew. Great deals can had on the mm system
on Ebay for a fraction of the R system. It may sell
better now used. 
--- Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote:
> 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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