Digital BW, The Print

Austin, what ever happened to the contax 6 megapixel camera that was
supposed to be released last year?

Jerry




Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> Shaun,
> 
> Yes, I do know the Canon D30 uses Canon EF lenses...and there are only the
> 24 and 35 1.4 lenses available, the rest are slower, so the lenses available
> do not match the lenses I prefer to use.  For my Contax film cameras, I
> primarily use the 85/1.4 and the 100/2, though I do use the 35/1.4 a lot
> too...but one out of three doesn't do it for me.  Also, unless the sensor is
> full size, the lenses don't match up between film and digital.  I would also
> believe that the 24 would have some falloff with a digital imaging sensor
> due to well depth...but none the less, the focal lengths I prefer are not
> available.  Perhaps when the lense line increases, and the digital sensor is
> the same size, I might reconsider.
> 
> Contax only has two slow zooms and one 50 available at this point in time.
> I have no interest in Canon at this point in time...as I prefer Zeiss glass
> (or even Leica) to Canon glass.  I've used both, and Canon does have some
> nice glass, just not my preference.
> 
> Austin
> 
> >
> > Austin -
> >
> > the camera Jerry is referring to is the Canon D-60 - we hope it's
> > announced at PMA next month. Like the D30 (and 1D) this will be an
> > EOS system camera. The quality of this lens system is well
> > established I think and the availablity of high quality, fast EOS
> > lenses is limited only by one's ability to put the cash on the barrel-
> > head.
> >
> > Perhaps I'm confused but it appears that you don't know that the D30
> > uses Canon EOS SLR lenses.....
> >
> > Shaun Granleese
> >
> > > > Canon is releasing a 6 megapixel camera soon, that
> > > > has a full size chip. a 17 mm lens will still be a 17mm lens.
> > Wonder
> > > > what THAT is going to cost?
> > >
> > > One of the issues I have with getting that type of digital camera
> > now, is
> > > none of them use any of the lenses I already have tens of thousands
> > of
> > > dollars invested in!  It'll probably be 5 or more years before I
> > get a
> > > traditional "35mm" SLR digital camera, and it'll probably be the
> > > Contax...used, as well as wait for more lenses to come out.  I know
> > I will
> > > eventually get one, it's just a matter of time.  I'm in no hurry to
> > stop
> > > using my film based 35mm, and I shoot mostly B&W anyway, except P&S
> > with my
> > > little Contax TVS.
> > >
> > > I shoot WIDE open most of the time, and really need FAST lenses and
> > manual
> > > focus.  I don't believe any autofocus can reliably give me what I
> > want when
> > > shooting with a 1/4" DOF.  Most of the digital (and autofocus)
> > cameras have
> > > slow lenses...probably for increased DOF purposes...
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Austin
> >
> >
> >
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