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If that is true - I would be very happy.but contax at that time was done by kyocera, hardly a european manufacturer.
the brand belongs to zeiss again now, but zeiss isnt a MF manufacturer
IF the rumors are true, my money is on the MF devision of Hasselblad
Contax is out of the question. Although Zeiss has got the rights to the name back, I believe the design of the camera body and probably also the lens mount still belongs to Kyocera.BUT - the rumour - and it's a rumour at the moment states:
According to a source at [NL] Canon is already investing heavily in a European medium format manufacturer.
So - it would seem - they are not going it alone.
I wonder if we are going to see the Contax resurrected?
In my view a very fine MF camera at the time.
Because I have always subscribed to the axiom : "A Jack of all trades, and a master of none." as the path of action or selection to avoid like the plague.Marc, why would you not be welcoming the 'one size fits all' bottom line that we are driving towards? At that point it is all, every single bit, the artist. Not the tool or the mastery of the tools. As you said, back to the days of art without cameras. A that point it becomes the vision alone. IMO, bring it on. That's when the artists will prevail however mediocre the medium may become. The medium will become irrelevant. Finally.
I think you are on the right track and that DHW Fototechnik GmbH really is Canon's targetRollei? They could probably need some money and a Canon sensor would really make them stand out, hopefully in a positive way. The selection of AF lenses for Rollei is also somewhat limited, and an ultra WA lacks altogether.
I am reminded of something my grandfather said to me many times, "It's a bad carpenter who blames his tools."After reading all the responses here, it now makes more sense why the MFD companies are struggling.
People do not seem to want idiosyncratic things anymore. They rationally want homogenization. An odd trait for a creative endeavor...........
- Marc
Yes. Employee owned for a long time now.Isn't PhaseOne employee owned? So, i suppose, they can easily decide to not take a senior partner in the boat.
Hi Mat. The 85/1.2 is definitely slow, not "may be slow" I shot with both version of that lens for many years. It is slower AF than almost any lens of comparable size for my H4D or S2P system. The bigger Canon long lenses are much better (shot with a 300/2.8 and 400/2.8 also), but I suspect there is more room for big assed motors or something.Marc,
The 85/1.2 may be slow at AF, but the same cannot be said for the 135/2 or the much larger and faster focussing 400/2.8 and 500/4. I think Canon could bring a lot to this party.
Best,
Matt