The Contax Blunder?

[SF Lights]

I've been looking at reviews that were sparsely posted recently about the Contax N Digital, the very first full frame DSLR camera. Apparently this camera was pulled right after release, and Contax never released anything else. Does anyone know why?

[SF Lights]

Guess nobody knows.

[nadtz]

It had lots of problems and was merketed very badly. The history of the N is floating around on the net in various places, you can read up on it of you want.

[AngryCorgi]

It didn't operate very quickly, had poor noise performance above ISO100, used a fairly small selection of expensive lenses, and cost $6,500 new. The 1D was out at approximately the same time (give or take 6 months) and was compatible with a larger offering of lenses, cost the same and operated more smoothly with better ISO performance. The one interesting thing about the N was that it allowed ISO25 and ISO50, apparently without clipping highlights badly.