How about the Future of the Contax Brand yes I know

[thedruid]

Camera Lens News Issue No.22 September 2005


How about the Future of the Contax Brand?

Under the brand name CONTAX, Kyocera has marketed excellent cameras with Carl Zeiss lenses for many years. The Carl Zeiss camera lens division regrets that Kyocera has decided to discontinue these activities, as published in Kyocera's press release of April 12, 2005.

However, the contract between Carl Zeiss and Kyocera concerning the exclusive use of the CONTAX brand name by Kyocera still exists. Since this existing contract is supposed to be in effect for several more years, Carl Zeiss cannot give any statements on future development, at present.

Don't you just love this "old" tease?????

 

[grumpoid]

Hi,

It is nice to know that the Germans are just as hopless at negotiating contracts with the Japanese as us Brits!! clearly the Carl Zeiss legal team who signed the original contract with Yashica/ Kyocera forgot to insert a little clause concerning possible 'early' termination of Contax production. I am guessing that Zeiss are now being held to ransom by Kyocera, who basically want 'paying of' out of the remaining contract and that Zeiss are refusing to pay the price of their earlier error......oh dear.