30 days, 5 rolls, off to the repair shop

[Huck Finn]

Incidentally the "free" Swiss Army watch I got with the Minilux is still performing faultlessly 🙄

😀 😀 😀 😛 😉

 

[Fred]

Hey, stuff fails from time to time, people here have bought Bessas and had trouble, bought new Leica and had trouble. When anything new is mass prodced there will be some failure rate hopefully a small one. OK now its been reported that three ZI people have had problems on this site, how many here have not had any trouble?

More to the point it tends to be when things go wrong that you hear about them and not when they perform as designed.

Charlie, I am sorry to hear that you had problems with yours. I really hope the soulution is found quickly an that the new camera performs well. I've not heard of rewind crank failure before so this could be "one of those things". I along with others will be keeping an eye on the types of ZI failure though.

When an item costs a lot of money and has been a long time in coming, you should expect top quality though.

 

[ZeissFan]

Now that I think about it, it would use a reverse thread. So you would tighten by turning counterclockwise and loosen by turning clockwise.

It also is possible that the post was simply weak and snapped, leaving the threaded portion inside the rewind crank.

 

[raid]

Take it easy; it is just my initial thought when it comes to quality craftmanship. Maybe I am wrong here.

 

[Charlie]

Mike: Reversing the thread didn't occur to me but the post was still intact. Still was baffled by that spring thing.

Fred: You're right. Mechanical things go wrong and hopefully this is a one-of-a-kind problem. If it had been a $500 Bessa as opposed to a $1250 ZI, then I would not have been as disappointed. Whether right or wrong, there's always a price-to-quality expectation that enters into any equation. Also, I really liked the camera; so much so that I considered selling the m6 ttl. Hopefully it's a quick fix and back to me asap.

Regards,

Charlie

 

[Huck Finn]

Charlie, where did you get it for $1250? That's a nice price. 🙂

 

[John Robertson]

Charlie, where did you get it for $1250? That's a nice price. 🙂

As a pensioner, my question is not where do you get it for $1250, more like where do you get $1250?? 🙄
Ah well there is always the lottery or sell my body for scrap!! :angel:

 

[erikhaugsby]

Does anybody know how many ZI have been sold in America? 😉

alot. enough to make Carl Zeiss's family rich off of the licensing fees and all.
They sure are usually good cameras, especially for the price. Granted, this is said only a few months after public release...

 

[back alley]

As a pensioner, my question is not where do you get it for $1250, more like where do you get $1250?? 🙄
Ah well there is always the lottery or sell my body for scrap!! :angel:

john, if i could shoot as well as you and it would cost me that same 1250, i would steal it if i had to.

i think you could make the proverbial silk purse out of the sow's ear with most anything that could hold film.

there's a compliment in there, somewhere.

joe

 

[sf]

What IS it with cameras lately? And especially all the contract stuff by CV?

 

[Trius]

Joe: Thanks for relieving my GAS.

 

[John Robertson]

john, if i could shoot as well as you and it would cost me that same 1250, i would steal it if i had to.

i think you could make the proverbial silk purse out of the sow's ear with most anything that could hold film.

there's a compliment in there, somewhere.

joe

Thanks Joe, you say the nicest things, (people will talk!!) 🙄 😛
I think its the old story about the grass being greener the other side of the fence!!
All I pray is that film will last till I'm too old to care!! I have a Canon Powershot digithing but I just get very little pleasure using that damned thing. I hate all cameras which are covered with buttons, my T90 nearly drove me to drink!!!
I'm not a technophobe, I've been involved with computers for 25years, and use a film scanner. I just prefer to be in control with my own brain 🙄

 

[back alley]

Joe: Thanks for relieving my GAS.

how i did this?

 

[ch1]

.... I hate all cameras which are covered with buttons, my T90 nearly drove me to drink!!!.... 🙄

You are complaining here?

Perhaps a new digicam is in your immediate future?

Consider, if you will, the many "wee drams" it will provide! 😉

 

[Charlie]

Huck,

I think it was actually $1287. Got it at PopFlash.Photo.

 

[Patman]

You say 3 is not a significant amount, 3 out of how many on this site!, not that have been sold. That could be a third, or a fifth, whats the number!!

 

[back alley]

look for the zeiss survey here on the site

 

[Trius]

Joe: Your compliment to John (which I echo) reminded me that I have enough cameras/lenses. I just need to use them more/better. GAS can be fun, but it can also be a disease and hindrance.

Earl

 

[back alley]

Joe: Your compliment to John (which I echo) reminded me that I have enough cameras/lenses. I just need to use them more/better. GAS can be fun, but it can also be a disease and hindrance.

Earl

i hear ya.

i just have finished a complete orgy of buying, so much so that i have committed money from my next paycheck.
i don't regret it...but i have had my fill.

my next goal is to sit down and work out some sort of action plan for shooting.
establish some attainable goals and work out a plan to get them accomplished.

i do not want to sell or buy anything for a good long while.
except film.

i want to shoot and feel good about shooting and i hope wind up with some really good photos.

one of the ways i used to use to quit smoking was to smoke non stop, especially after they started to taste bad and kinda burnt in my mouth.
i think i have done this with buying gear.

joe

 

[John Robertson]

You are complaining here?

Perhaps a new digicam is in your immediate future?

Consider, if you will, the many "wee drams" it will provide! 😉

Probably I would need them to recover from using it. 🙄 any excuse!!

I also still suffer from GAS, but I now take Bicarbonate of Soda for it. 😛