Candidates to make this must be Canon--because of the association with the photographer; Zeiss because it sounds like a Contax G; and Cosina because they might be making it for Zeiss and the 35mm f/1.2 sounds like it could possibly be a Voigtlander lens and I suppose the camera could be a new type of Bessa as well. Any of these possibilities would be great and probably make it much cheaper than the M9.
Hmmm interesting, I might have a chat to Canon this week.
I'm willing to bet that registration distance will be bigger than a Leica M, in an effort to counter all the problems it has generated for Leica, and to avoid people using competitors lenses.
JasonEdwardPho wrote:
Awwwwwfuullllllllyyyyy close to April 1st, isn't it?
maybe someone hacked a 5d sensor into an e-p1 and got a hold of the rokinon 35 1.2 pre production lens that they were also able to hack onto it.
Best posts in this thread. Closest to reality imho.
Canon do have a DSLR 'attitude' at the moment, so I'd imagine we're more likely to see it from Nikon, or Sony/Cosina/Zeiss.
I suppose I don't see any real Nikon advertising in Aus since their presence is a little weak here, Canon are definitely training people in retail to push DSLR benefits over ILC cameras and large sensor fixed-lens compacts. It would be great to watch them backtrack though
Regarding patents, there are some except patents that Kyocera holds through the development of the Contax G's. If you want to search for patents, Kyocera has some really interesting ones. Kyocera also had a Contax G3 camera ready that took the concept of an AF electronic rangefinder to new heights. It a shame the camera never saw the light of day, but it's technology could easily be an off-the-shelf, innovative high-tech solution for someone.
It says in the blog, "There is full manual over-ride with each lens. You simply use the focus ring, and it goes to proper manual focus, not like the DSLR attempt at MF."
Would be very interested to know why this potential manufacturer made a magnesium alloy shutter... doesn't make sense. I'll believe this rumour when I see it, but I am quite interested
thrice wrote:
Would be very interested to know why this potential manufacturer made a magnesium alloy shutter... doesn't make sense. I'll believe this rumour when I see it, but I am quite interested
Why doesn't it make sense? Metal shutters certainly exist. A magnesium metal shutter could be lighter and stiffer than existing shutters. It would take less energy to move, can be made faster, could last longer, and would deform less in operation making it potentially more precise. Why not?
this thread is the third hit.