Category Archives: Contax

Last chance to get the Contax G45 f/2 lens for Leica M (conversion by Funleader)

    Funleader will have one last batch of the Contax G45 f/2 lens for Leica M conversion next month. This will be their final restock of this lens. Pre-orders are now open at a discounted price of $999 instead of the original $1199. You can use code LEICARUMORS for an additional 5% off: Pre-orders will […]

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Breaking: Contax digital rangefinder camera to be announced at Photokina (pictures, specifications and more)

This information about a new Contax digital rangefinder camera is coming from a very good source that has been correct in the past – it seems that the leaked screenshots are coming from a manual/brochure document. The new camera will have a hybrid viewfinder (similar to the one found in the Fuji X-Pro 2) and […]

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Contax and Voigtlander Bessa digital camera concepts

Two concept cameras – industrial designs by Ernesto Lacalle (3dempire.com.ar): Contax digital camera concept – more pictures available here. Voigtlander Bessa digital camera concept – more pictures available here.

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Just few interesting links

External LED iFlash for your iPhone: The Contax brand name will be released from Kyocera this year. Will the Contax camera come back to life? New Panasonic firmware update for DMC-G2 makes the camera compatible with the 3D interchangeable lens (H-FT012). Sony released a firmware that will add AF support to A-mount lenses when used […]

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What is that? Contax digital rangefinder?

A reader sent me this picture – it appears to be a Contax rangefinder (just like this one here) but with some additional buttons. The additional dial appears to be the same as in recent Canon DSLRs (see this Canon dial sticker). Maybe a photoshopped stock image? The picture was published in the Outside magazine: Source: flickr You […]

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