John/Mike
A C/Y digital back is not going to happen. Contax/Zeiss does not have the cult following of Leica and Harley Davidson. My boss happens to be one of them (he's into Leica and Harleys!) and he's got almost the entire line of Leica lenses, from 15mm to a 400mm/2.8. Leica owners are willing (and able!) to spend big bucks for Leica equipment. But not Contax/Zeiss owners who are more middle-of-the-road aficionados.
He was just waiting for Leica to release the digital back later this year (and he would pay any price) but when I told him about the Leica/EOS adaptor/mount yesterday, he ordered one immediately! Now he's thinking, mmmh ... maybe I can get a 1Ds and just forget about the Leica digital back!
The advantage of going to a Canon (for both Leica and Zeiss lens owners) is that you can interchange between the auto-focus Canon lenses (L-series, of course!) and the manual-focus Leica/Zeiss lenses. That to me is a HUGE incentive to go with Canon, as you get the best of both worlds - Canon's superior digital technology and auto-focus lenses PLUS fine Leica/Zeiss optics.
Bobby
A C/Y digital back is not going to happen. Contax/Zeiss does not have the cult following of Leica and Harley Davidson. My boss happens to be one of them (he's into Leica and Harleys!) and he's got almost the entire line of Leica lenses, from 15mm to a 400mm/2.8. Leica owners are willing (and able!) to spend big bucks for Leica equipment. But not Contax/Zeiss owners who are more middle-of-the-road aficionados.
He was just waiting for Leica to release the digital back later this year (and he would pay any price) but when I told him about the Leica/EOS adaptor/mount yesterday, he ordered one immediately! Now he's thinking, mmmh ... maybe I can get a 1Ds and just forget about the Leica digital back!
The advantage of going to a Canon (for both Leica and Zeiss lens owners) is that you can interchange between the auto-focus Canon lenses (L-series, of course!) and the manual-focus Leica/Zeiss lenses. That to me is a HUGE incentive to go with Canon, as you get the best of both worlds - Canon's superior digital technology and auto-focus lenses PLUS fine Leica/Zeiss optics.
Bobby