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In the Contax camera world, the "TVS" label denotes high quality compact lens shutter ("point & shoot") cameras made of particularly high value materials, equipped with a Carl Zeiss T* lens of the Vario-Sonnar® type (hence the "VS" in the camera name).
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| Contax TVS Digital with Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar |
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Photokina 2002 saw the introduction of the first digital Contax TVS. It is a 5-megapixel-camera with the now familiar titanium housing. The lens is a very compact Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar® T* 2.8–4.8/7.3–21.9 unit with 6 elements in 6 groups. Coverage of this autofocus lens is equivalent to a 35–105 mm zoom on a 35 mm camera. 4x digital zooming extends the tele zoom range to 420 mm (in 35 mm terms). Normal close focusing goes to 0.6 m, but a special macro-function enables close-ups in the 0.15 to 0.6 m range.
The Contax TVS Digital will become available soon at a very attractive price of 999 € ($999). | |
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