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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss Ikon Shipments
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri Nov 4 09:11:47 2005
References: <BF918DF0.5ABF8%joseph@yao.com> <EB0DE570-95F7-46AF-B1DD-B2EAA159FBAD@earthlink.net>

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
>>>
>>
>>
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