mllanos1111
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Hi all this is my confusion, I’ve been reading here about Leica’s and Zeiss Ikons etc. I had myself pretty talked into buying an M7, but I wasn’t going to make the plunge until I had a chance to handle both.
I was in L.A. today and stopped buy a large camera store I’m sure you can figure it out since not many stores carry both Leica and Zeiss.
I was trying the M7 and it seemed pretty nice, the viewfinder was good but not OMG good, but much like I remember Leica’s feeling.
Then I picked up the Zeiss and I have to say the viewfinder on it was wonderful, so now I’m thinking the Zeiss is a bargain compared to the M7 and I should get that instead.
The salesman starts talking about the Leica, obviously to him it’s the best camera in the world. He proceeds to tell me that the Zeiss was a poormans Leica and maybe it is, but a poormans Leica with a better viewfinder I’m thinking.
What he said was that Zeiss does not compare because it’s made in Japan not Germany, but he also said that the Zeiss glass does not compare to the Leica glass because it is made in Germany and Leica has never made a lense outside Germany except for one in Canada and that Leica glass will give 100% resolution at all f stops and the Zeiss glass will not, they are only good at maybe f5.6 or f8 on up.
I’ve spent most of my years shooting with SLR’s except for my Rollei 35 and the occasional MF I’ve borrowed, but I’ve never heard anything like this about lenses.
What are your opinions and was this guy just making things up.
Thanks for the input
I was in L.A. today and stopped buy a large camera store I’m sure you can figure it out since not many stores carry both Leica and Zeiss.
I was trying the M7 and it seemed pretty nice, the viewfinder was good but not OMG good, but much like I remember Leica’s feeling.
Then I picked up the Zeiss and I have to say the viewfinder on it was wonderful, so now I’m thinking the Zeiss is a bargain compared to the M7 and I should get that instead.
The salesman starts talking about the Leica, obviously to him it’s the best camera in the world. He proceeds to tell me that the Zeiss was a poormans Leica and maybe it is, but a poormans Leica with a better viewfinder I’m thinking.
What he said was that Zeiss does not compare because it’s made in Japan not Germany, but he also said that the Zeiss glass does not compare to the Leica glass because it is made in Germany and Leica has never made a lense outside Germany except for one in Canada and that Leica glass will give 100% resolution at all f stops and the Zeiss glass will not, they are only good at maybe f5.6 or f8 on up.
I’ve spent most of my years shooting with SLR’s except for my Rollei 35 and the occasional MF I’ve borrowed, but I’ve never heard anything like this about lenses.
What are your opinions and was this guy just making things up.
Thanks for the input