I think you've nailed it here Marc. The original Contax was a trend setter. The Contax RTS was too. So was the 645. All were good news for Zeiss. You either go super niche (wrong for Zeiss, I suspect) or you go front foot and get "on the curve".
Marc wrote:
"IMO, what we need from Zeiss is Autofocus lenses of the highest optical quality. They can dabble in retro fits until the cows come home, and it'll just be a slow death of a great photographic name because their consumer base will simply die off ... or be so small that Zeiss will have to become a registered charity to survive."
Marc wrote:
"IMO, what we need from Zeiss is Autofocus lenses of the highest optical quality. They can dabble in retro fits until the cows come home, and it'll just be a slow death of a great photographic name because their consumer base will simply die off ... or be so small that Zeiss will have to become a registered charity to survive."