Thanks. The Zeiss info is on the zeissikon.com website somewhere.
Leica is working with Kodak on the sensor. I think everyone is kind of
holding their breath to see if the Digital M makes it to market, and if
so, when. The Zeiss Ikon is stated to be delayed until August, so in
reality it may be even later.
Earl
Winsor Crosby wrote:
>I did not know that about the Zeiss lenses. That is especially
>interesting because I think Leica has been hinting that their digital
>M camera will have a special sensor that will work well with their
>existing M lenses. With their financial difficulties it may not come
>to market though.
>
>I have not done it, but I would think there would be no image problem
>of using a retrofocus lens on a rangefinder as long as the distance
>to the film plane is correct.
>
>
>
>Winsor
>Long Beach, California, USA
>
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>
>On May 27, 2005, at 7:06 PM, Earl Dunbar wrote:
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>>This had totally escaped me. So I wonder about the new Zeiss M mount
>>lenses, which Zeiss claims are designed with digital in mind, but are
>>being released with the new ZI film rangefinder.
>>
>>Cameraquest sells a OM-to-M adapter. With the (more retrofocus design
>>of the SLR lenses, would there be any performance issues on an RF?
>>I'm
>>speaking of image quality only, not of operational considerations such
>>as RF coupling.
>>
>>
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