Erik_A Posted March 29, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 29, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Check out wedding photographer Jeff Ascough's blog for updates on the full frame auto-focus digital rangefinder and 35mm 1.2 lens that he is testing and Tweeted about today (03-29-10). I can't wait to find out more info on this! Jeff Ascough's Blog 1.) Week 2 with the new stealth camera. I am under NDA at the moment as to who makes it but I can tell you that it is a brand new rangefinder. 2.) I am using the standard 35 1.2 lens but there are two others on the way to test. 3.) Ok - I can't tell you everything but it is full frame, magnesium alloy electronic shutter, and the AF is very good 4.) I have some testing to do tomorrow and then I will ask to see if I can blog about it. I doubt I will be able to use images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 Hi Erik_A, Take a look here New FF AF digital rangefinder & 35mm 1.2 lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest Posted March 29, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 29, 2010 We'll get the details in 3 days! :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roanjohn Posted March 29, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 29, 2010 Where does it say that? I can't seem to find that statement......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted March 29, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 29, 2010 Sorry if this has been posted already: Olympus and Panasonic rumors � Blog Archive � Jeff Ascough is testing a new rangefinder…MicroFourThirds or not? I guess many people on this forum know Ascough. He has used film Ms and he has an M8 for personal work, so he certainly knows what a "rangefinder" is. So, if he says he's testing a rangefinder, that could be something interesting. He's usually affiliated with Canon, BTW... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googaliser Posted March 29, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 29, 2010 Check out wedding photographer Jeff Ascough's blog for updates on the full frame auto-focus digital rangefinder and 35mm 1.2 lens that he is testing and Tweeted about today (03-29-10). I can't wait to find out more info on this! Jeff Ascough's Blog 1.) Week 2 with the new stealth camera. I am under NDA at the moment as to who makes it but I can tell you that it is a brand new rangefinder. 2.) I am using the standard 35 1.2 lens but there are two others on the way to test. 3.) Ok - I can't tell you everything but it is full frame, magnesium alloy electronic shutter, and the AF is very good 4.) I have some testing to do tomorrow and then I will ask to see if I can blog about it. I doubt I will be able to use images. Sorry for the OT question - but does anyone know how to get the film-like frames Jeff uses for his blog images ? I love them. Is there any way of getting these for lightroom including cropped images ?? Would really appreciate any tips on this. M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted March 29, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 29, 2010 http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/120662-new-ff-af-digital-rangefinder-35mm.html But that post's link doesn't bring up the information quoted; that post says the camera is full-frame instead of speculating on whether it might be Micro Four Thirds, as yours does. But I was unaware that Panasonic was supposedly working on a rangefinder, as stated by your source. Could it be that your link just uses the word 'rangefinder' to mean anything without a reflex mirror? Thanks for the post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted March 29, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 29, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/120662-new-ff-af-digital-rangefinder-35mm.html Hmm, I searched the forum for "Ascough" before I posted, but that thread wasn't shown... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted March 29, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 29, 2010 Where does it say that? I can't seem to find that statement......... I can't find the statement either. The fact that he's testing a "rangefinder" was also mentioned here, but not with all those details (lens, material, full frame, etc.). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted March 29, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 29, 2010 We'll get the details in 3 days! :D Ah, right... Would be kind of cool to prepare such a joke several days in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugat Posted March 29, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 29, 2010 Bessa/Epson. Hooray! It's a full frame RD2! Thank god I did not upgrade to M9 ... PS. I hope it used Hi ISO/low noise CMOS imager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted March 29, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 29, 2010 For those of you that don't know Jeff Ascough I'll just say he has a great sense of humor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 29, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 29, 2010 Hmmmm.....a 35 f1.2 lens? Why not make it an f1? Autofocus AND a rangefinder? BS thread alert! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 29, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 29, 2010 What's the date in 3 days...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 29, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 29, 2010 March 32nd? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted March 29, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 29, 2010 Well let's see what he comes up with! Jaap: lol.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyTot Posted March 29, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 29, 2010 For those of you that don't know Jeff Ascough I'll just say he has a great sense of humor 100%. Never stopped laughng at the little man from Leicester, in the 10 years I've known him. :D:D This will not be a childish and stupid April Fools Day prank. Trust me, Riccis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Raucher Posted March 30, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 30, 2010 It would be great if this turned out to be a digital version of the Contax G2 that uses the same wonderful Zeiss lenses. Stan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 30, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 30, 2010 Maybe it's me just being thick, but can someone tell me what an "auto-focus rangefinder" actually is? Or how it might work? The rangefinder is used to focus the image and is a visual device so that one can see when the image is in focus. It is completely un-necessary if there is auto-focus added to the camera. It seems to me that what we are talking about is just another digital camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_lir Posted March 30, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 30, 2010 hmmm. 35 1.2 exists...√ AF rangefinder? conty g2D? hmmm... the closeness to april 1st is what gets me. im happy with my m's, i'd love some competition to get the price down however;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted March 30, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 30, 2010 Maybe it's me just being thick, but can someone tell me what an "auto-focus rangefinder" actually is? Or how it might work? The rangefinder is used to focus the image and is a visual device so that one can see when the image is in focus. It is completely un-necessary if there is auto-focus added to the camera. You've never seen cameras where you can choose between manual and automatic focus? It is certainly not inconceivable that this new camera has a rangefinder for manual focus but also offers AF as an option. Besides, the Contax G series cameras were called "rangefinders" by many people although they had AF. It seems to me that what we are talking about is just another digital camera. I still think it is very likely that this is an April fool's prank. But if it is not, keep in mind that Ascough is a pro who has worked with Ms a lot in the past and still uses an M8 for personal stuff sometimes. I'd assume that he wouldn't call it a rangefinder if it were "just another digital camera". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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