cd thacker Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I see photo.net now has forums for all the major (35mm) brands - Leica, Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Pentax - and a good thing it is, too. The only one missing is Contax. <p> So how about it? Any demand out there for a Contax/Yashica forum? (And, no, I don't want to be the moderator. Just asking.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_garrett Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 A Contax forum is an excellent idea. I have used Contax over many years and would welcome the opportunity to hear other users' opinions of the gear and its applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean oconnor Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 While I in general support your idea, there are several contax web boards/forums and at least one mailing list to be found on the net. I think a photo.net forum for this gear would be a fine idea. I'd read it. -S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john clark Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Whilst as you say there are a couple of other boards which cover Contax, that's no reason not to have a forum within this community. AFter all, I feel some loyalty to photo.net for all the entertainment and education that it provides, and would prefer a 'one stop shop' for discussion of the Contax gear as well - at the moment there's a definite lack of Contax postings on this site and that's a shame as they offer some great cameras such as the G2, which just aren't adequately covered here. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredlee70x7 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Ditto. There are also many forum in other sites on Leica, Canon, Nikon etc, why not a Contax forum here at photo.net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk_arts Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 yep! it seems there are lots of contaxians here, i see no reason for there not to be a contax forum. it wouldn't be as big as the Canon or Nikon, but, I'm tired drifting betwene Leica and Camera Equiptment trying to find a home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pen name above Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 As much as the idea might be appealing, I find it hard not to be cynical. Contax has never been a major brand - it has always been a niche manufacturer - perhaps in its heyday it was, but then, most of us had not yet come into existence. What would Contaxians discuss on a forum? How sharp one's lens resolution is compared to any other manufacturer, or how expensive a 300mm f2.8 might cost? Another dedicated equipment forum, or one dedicated to an increasingly unsupported range of quality manual focus equipment? For the gadget-collecting Contax user, we already know that the buck stops with Kyocera. As far as I recall, Contax forum users tend to be a little sensitive about any reality-testing of the wonderful label against the economics of digital hardsell and mass-produced polycarbonate Canons. Alternatively, if no forum is produced, why not post a Contax message every other week, with images etc on the Leica board? :) Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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