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marknorton · 07/09/06, 10:10 PM

From my own experience, it's always a problem when a third party's priorities change. I daresay that Imacon were as keen as mustard to start with, but after the reported problems and pressures getting the DMR to market plus the new relationship with Hasselblad, I can imagine they are working to the T&C's of the contract but not much more.

Hopefully the relationship with Jenoptik is better. I have a 1971 Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.8 which was the dream lens when I was a kid. Built in probably the same location as the M8 firmware 35 years on...

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marknorton Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/12/02 Posts: 5,810	Re: Version 1.3 speculation for the DMR From my own experience, it's always a problem when a third party's priorities change. I daresay that Imacon were as keen as mustard to start with, but after the reported problems and pressures getting the DMR to market plus the new relationship with Hasselblad, I can imagine they are working to the T&C's of the contract but not much more. Hopefully the relationship with Jenoptik is better. I have a 1971 Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.8 which was the dream lens when I was a kid. Built in probably the same location as the M8 firmware 35 years on... __________________ Mark