Was RE: [Leica] DSLR choice - now Zeiss-Ikon

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

I've handled the new Zeiss-Ikon rangefinder, and it's not in Leica's league.
Not to say that it's bad. I would put it a cut above the Bessa R2a, though
the two are very similar in layout. It looks like the body was inspired by
the Leica M5 (kind of boxy with the rewind knob recessed on the bottom).
Like the Bessas and Leicas, the viewfinder is very VERY bright. And the
sound of the shutter is closer to Leica M7 than the Bessa. It doesn't have
the heft of a Leica M6, and the metal seems less substantial (I had to tap
it a lot with my fingernail to ascertain that the top was metal). What it
comes down to is, would you rather have an M7 or something that costs 1/2 of
the M7 that may last as long as film does (and the latter is disappearing
fast!).

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com




-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ruben
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:12 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] DSLR choice


I got this in the mail from the rangefinderforum - perhaps someone here on 
the leica list could be tempted by the price -
if this have been brought to your attention from someone else on the list i 
missed

best - ruben

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