The car was unveiled amid an advertising blitz in 1957 in which Ford trumpeted its innovative design and mechanicalelements, and projected sales of 200, 000 a year or more.
While retaining the same smooth AF motor (SAM) as its predecessor, newly-designed rear lens elements suppresses flare and ghost, while mechanicalelements have been upgraded for more positive, comfortable operation.
Here, the 808 PureView delivers again with an autofocus prime lens made by Carl Zeiss that features five aspherical glass elements (in one group) and a mechanical shutter.