Information on Contax Aria is in:
http://www02.so-net.or.jp/~conta-on/produts.html#anchorCONTAX Aria
This webpage is in Japanese but the picture of the camera can be seen.
Following is the main specification.
Size : 137*92.5*53.5mm
Weight : approx. 490g without battery.
Metering : 3 modes. Center weighted, spot, evaluative metering(5 segments
metering).
Shutter : Max 1/4000sec, 1/125 sync.
Price : Body 89,000 Yen, (Recent rate is around 128-129 yen/dollar)
Start of sales : End of May '98.
With "Data pack D-9" (48,000 Yen), date and exposure data can be printed on
the film.
Release of new zoom lens Vario-Sonnar T*28-70mm3.5-4.5MM(79,000Yen) was
announced with this camera.
Comparing with the size of OM-4Ti, 136*84*50mm, Contax Aria is slightly
bigger than OM-4Ti.
N.Maekawa
Japan
Denton Taylor <Denton_Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote：
>The following was posted in the Compuserve Photo Forum by Mike Johnston,
>the editor of Photo Techniques.
>
>Seems that Contax at least is still pursuing the market for a high quality
>small manual focus camera...
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Contax has announced a new camera that looks interesting. The "Aria" has
>been made, according to the Japanese press release, to be "a thorough
>pursuit of what is 'small, light, and easy-to-use.'" It weighs under 17
>ounces and appears to be slightly bigger in physical size than an Olympus
>OM camera or something like a Nikon FM-2. Otherwise it bears a strong
>family resemblance to the other Contax SLRs, with a molded handgrip and big
>oversized knobs. It's also the first Contax with optional multi-segment
>evaluative metering, in addition to center-weighted and spot. Built-in 3
>fps motor wind, auto-bracketing, and 5 custom functions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>Regards,
>Denton
>
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