Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/14

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Subject: Zeiss Ikon Contax/KMZ Zorki VF's
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 08:35:03 -0500

One word of warning:  the Zeiss VF's as used on the Contax RF system are all
constructed so the optical axis runs directly over a CONTAX lens, and
therefore won't give a precise match with a Leica.  This is true of all
Prewar and Postwar Zeiss auxiliar multiple finders.

The Russian clone of this, however, is 'flipped' so that it will match the
Leica design.  These come from the KMZ plant outside of Moscow, include
28/35/50/85/135 focal lengths, and are relatively inexpensive.  They are
also excellent optically and, surprisingly for something Russian, mechanically.

Marc

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