[Leica] Rangefinder news - Digital Zeiss RF by 2009??

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 12:54 AM -0400 4/1/08, Mark Rabiner 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>Its a  block box with writing which says its an April fools day joke.
>
>My guess is though the reality of a Zeiss Cosina digital camera is probably
>immanent and no joke.
>Sooner than April 1 2008.



That gives them about 5 minutes by my watch.





>Which will be sooner than Leica gets its act together to do anything.
>We're on the long haul deal now.
>We must think of the long range.
>
>This to me means among various projects and programs we'll get fit in when
>and where we can.
>
>
>
>Mark William Rabiner
>markrabiner.com
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