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Old April 16th 05, 01:45 PM
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From dpreview.com:

Kyocera has today announced that it has decided to terminate the Contax
branded camera business. Contax joined forces with Yashica in the
1960s, which became part of the electronics giant Kyocera in the
mid-1990s. The history of the name goes back to the original Contax
camera produced by Zeiss Ikon AG in 1932. The company announced its
first 35mm SLR film camera, the Contax S, in 1949. A dark cloud has
been hanging over the Contax brand since Kyocera announced it was to
end of camera production last month.


Press Release:

CONTAX-Branded Camera Business

Kyocera Corporation (President: Yasuo Nishiguchi, hereafter called
"Kyocera") has decided to terminate CONTAX-branded camera business.

Although Carl Zeiss and Kyocera have entered into a long term
co-operation regarding the development, production and sale of
CONTAX-branded cameras, Kyocera has decided to terminate such business
due to difficulties in catching up with the recent rapid market
changes.

Consequently, Kyocera will terminate the shipment of CONTAX-branded
cameras, and the exclusive lenses and accessories in September, 2005,
except for the CONTAX 645 camera system, the shipment of which to some
markets will come to an end in December, 2005.

Kyocera will continue to provide after-sales services to its customers
for their CONTAX-branded cameras, and the exclusive lenses and
accessories over the maximum period of ten years within the specified
time of each model.

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Old April 16th 05, 01:59 PM
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Sorry, I should have written "Kyocera dumping Contax" since Kyocera
can't kill Contax as long as the brand is owned by Carl Zeiss. It is
still sad though. The cameras Kyocera made for the Contax name have
been good, if expensive. But the cameras have often been somewhat
quirky. The main attraction buying Contax was always the Carl Zeiss
lenses. Carl Zeiss the German company is doing fine. I hope Carl Zeiss
can make lenses for more brands now, not just Hasselblad and Rollei and
Sony (?) digicams.

Vagabond

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Old April 16th 05, 05:58 PM
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schreef in bericht
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From dpreview.com:


Kyocera has today announced that it has decided to terminate the Contax
branded camera business. Contax joined forces with Yashica in the
1960s, which became part of the electronics giant Kyocera in the
mid-1990s. The history of the name goes back to the original Contax
camera produced by Zeiss Ikon AG in 1932. The company announced its
first 35mm SLR film camera, the Contax S, in 1949. A dark cloud has
been hanging over the Contax brand since Kyocera announced it was to
end of camera production last month.


I thought Contax started a connection with Yashica somwhere around 1975?

Gijs


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Old April 19th 05, 02:44 AM
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DP Review was wrong about the date of the Yashica venture. The guy
isn't a journalist, and what passes for news is generally a
regurgitation of press releases.

Carl Zeiss and Yashica did NOT form a business relationship in the
1960s, as Gijs has pointed out. DP Review missed by a decade. The
venture between Carl Zeiss and Yashica came about in the 1970s, after
the shutdown of Zeiss Ikon.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the Contax brand.

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Old April 19th 05, 09:48 AM
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Is there any truth to the rumour Sony are interested in the brand? I
can't see a big consumer electronics company wanting to make Contaxt
cameras anymore (well at least not 35mm manual focus SLRs I like).

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Old April 19th 05, 09:48 AM
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Is there any truth to the rumour Sony are interested in the brand? I
can't see a big consumer electronics company wanting to make Contaxt
cameras anymore (well at least not 35mm manual focus SLRs I like).

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Old April 20th 05, 01:18 PM
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Speaking of small brands... the rebirth of Voigtlander was a surprise.
Now we have the Epson digital rangefinder... if they can do this then
surely someone out there must be willing to make Contax bodies for
Zeiss lenses.

I would like a digital body for Contax G-series, please.

Vagabond

 




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