Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Joseph, that sounds pretty good so far - Looks like the ZI is going to live up to the expectations of those of us who were prepared to give it a chance. Cheers Douglas feli wrote: > Thanks Joseph. > > > feli > > On Nov 4, 2005, at 6:15 AM, Joseph Yao wrote: > >> Here's my impression of the Zeiss Ikon camera: >> >> 1. Very well finished with good build. I find it quite light, thus the >> perceived quality to many may be less, compared to, say, a Leica M. >> >> 2. Excellent finder - extremely bright, very clear and contrasty, even >> better than that of the current M7/P, IMHO. I have to say it has >> the best >> finder I have come across. Built-in frame lines: 35mm, 50mm, >> 28/85mm. Thus >> when shooting with 35 and 50mm lenses, you only have one set of >> framelines >> at a time, not as distracting as Leica's dual frame lines in the >> case of the >> M4-P/6/7/P. >> >> 3. Shutter not as quiet as Leica M, but less noisy than that of the >> Bessa >> R2A/R3A, and appears better damped too. >> >> 4. Very large eyepiece/exit pupil. The standard eyepiece is a screw-in >> design and has a tendency to unscrew itself. >> >> 5. Film advance very smooth. >> >> 6. There is a separate AE lock button on the back of the camera, ala >> Bessa >> R2A/R3A, but unlike the CV design, you do not have to keep the button >> pressed to lock the EV. >> >> 7. Very straight forward exposure compensation control by the >> shutter speed >> dial ala CLE, Hexar RF, Bessa R2A/R3A, Contax G2. Personally I have >> always >> found the M7 control a touch clumsy. >> >> 8. Bottom rewind crank ala M5/CL/CLE. This takes getting used to. >> >> 9. Off set tripod socket (like Leica M) but it is raised, this the base >> plate will not be marred by the tripod. >> >> 10. No provision for Rapidwinder/Trigger Winder/Leicavit-like device. >> >> 11. Hinge back design with a release mechanism like most SLRs from >> the '70s. >> >> 12. The limited edition cameras being delivered at present come with a >> leather pouch and has 'Limited Edition Nr.xxxx' engraved on the top >> plate. >> >> I have enjoyed using my ZI camera for the past few days and I like >> it a lot, >> especially its finder. It is still no Leica M7, but it is some $2,000 >> cheaper than the M7! >> >> Joseph >> >> >> On 4/11/05 2:36 pm, "feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >>> What do you think, Joseph? >>> >>> feli >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joseph Yao <joseph@yao.com> >>> >>> Jeffery, >>> >>> The Zeiss Ikon camera arrived earlier this week. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Joseph >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >