[Leica] Your chance to own a Russian Leica M240

[Frank Filippone]

The Zenit-M camera is made by Leica with some simple design cues by Zenit.
It's essentially a Leica M240 without the 6-bit lens code reader and with
Zenit software. The only lens profiles that are in the camera are only for
the three Zenit made lenses: 35/1.0, 50/1.0 and 21/2.8. If you use any other
Leica M-mount lens, the camera will not do automatic corrections.

The only lens listed for sale, and only as a kit with the camera, is the
50/1.0.

Notice the wording... MADE BY LEICA........

No one AFAIK is shipping a 35 F1.0 lens....

Frank Filippone

Red735i at verizon.net

I don't doubt that the Russians can make a similar camera
technologically, whether the lens is as good may be a different
question. However if they are simply rebadging someone else's lenses it
might not be bad.

Peter