This event marks the birth of the first auto focus SLR in the CONTAX line-upMany photographers hold the concept that CONTAX cameras should be manual focus.
This notion may derive from the desire that the Carl Zeiss T* lenses remain unchanged.
But the tide of auto focus is strong and CONTAX could no longer remain without an AF SLR.
Engineers rejected the idea early that the Carl Zeiss T* lens could be adapted to perform auto focus.
As a result our Research and Development engineers have been working to find a solution that provides auto focus without changing the Carl Zeiss T* lens.
Their solution, as expected, is elegant.
The focusing mechanism is hidden within the camera body and the lenses remain unchanged.
