Bob Michaels
nobody special
I bought a ZI & 35mm Biogon after shooting with a ContaxG for the last six years combined with a Mamiya 7 for the last four.
The ZI is just not working for me. When shooting 35mm, I miss the auto film advance, easy loading, auto rewind and most of all the autofocus of the G. I find the G autofocus to be damn near perfect. And the ContaxG lenses are the same quality but much cheaper if I had to replace them.
The ZI works like the Mamiya 7 for me. No auto anything. And the Mamiya 7 does not have to be rewound. But when I have time to work slower, like the ZI demands, I like the advantage of the big neg.
Now I seem to be a bit different from many here because I'm more into making good photos than into cameras. But I can't find where the Zeiss Ikon fits in for me.
The ZI is just not working for me. When shooting 35mm, I miss the auto film advance, easy loading, auto rewind and most of all the autofocus of the G. I find the G autofocus to be damn near perfect. And the ContaxG lenses are the same quality but much cheaper if I had to replace them.
The ZI works like the Mamiya 7 for me. No auto anything. And the Mamiya 7 does not have to be rewound. But when I have time to work slower, like the ZI demands, I like the advantage of the big neg.
Now I seem to be a bit different from many here because I'm more into making good photos than into cameras. But I can't find where the Zeiss Ikon fits in for me.
