Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I fully expected something more along the lines of "Sigma DP1 voted as best digital camera of last 5 years". Or "50/1.4 Summilux to be manufactured by Cosina". There's always next year. ;-) Jeffery Christopher Williams wrote: > It appears Leica will have some digital rangefinder competition in 2009. > According to Getty Images Europe, Zeiss will introduce a demo digital > rangefinder at Photokina 2008 and expect to have a full working model by > early 2009. > > Specs are real scarce but this was posted on a Japanese Zeiss website and > some images are now being seen on the web. It's possible the images have > been taken down by now but I'm sure more will pop up. This does not appear > to be a cruel rumor or fake. Zeiss reps are saying 14mp 23.8 x 35.9 size > CMOS chip with iso from 25 to 6400. M-mount with 3 new lenses to be > announced as well. Sweet,maybe they are going with the Sony chip that's in > the Nikon D3? A 50mm Nocti would be a 50mm again! > > I wonder how much this will cost and I wonder if this is a Cosina/Zeiss > collaboration? I was under the impression Zeiss does not make their own > cameras. > > Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23157194@N02/2378515123/ > > Chris > NOLA > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >