I absolutely love my ZI

[ghost]

these doubts must affect his performance as a photographer. *cough*

 

[Huck Finn]

a little while ago a guy from england was at our school and he had a ZI, I asked him about it and he said despite that he does like the easier to see through veiwfinder (not the light meter read out though...he hates that) he said that in then end when he uses it he just has the lingering feeling that its just not a Leica and he thinks his old m4 was a much more together camera.

It's not a "lingering feeling". It's a fact. The Zeiss Ikon is absolutley not a Leica. Other than the M-mount, it's a completely different camera than the M4, which is a heavier, all-mechanical, meterless camera. The ZI, on the other hand is a nice lighter weight camera with AE & a modern meter. Each has its place & it's nice tohave the choice.

His comment seems to be fairly typical of someone who has been using a certain camera for 30 years. The replacement just never quite feels right. However, that is a statement more about the person than about the camera. I have no idea what he means by a "more together camera" nor do I know what difference it makes. As I said above, they are 2 different cameras. To each his own. 🙂

 

[Huck Finn]

Greetings and congrats to all the happy ZI owners. I'm wondering - is it true that the ZI's 50mm framelines come up when you mount a 75mm lens? I don't see any R2x-like manual frameline selector on the camera ... being a frequent user of a couple of nice 75s I don't think I could contemplate a body that isn't compatible with them.

This is true for an M-mount 75, but for an LTM-mount, like the CV 75/2.5, you just change to a 90 mm adapter & it brings up the 90 frame lines

 

[MCTuomey]

This is true for an M-mount 75, but for an LTM-mount, like the CV 75/2.5, you just change to a 90 mm adapter & it brings up the 90 frame lines

Thanks, Huck. Good point/workaround. I'm thinking the ZI + CV35/1.7 + CV75/2.5 would make a nice, light "modern" RF kit.

 

[Avotius]

It's not a "lingering feeling". It's a fact. The Zeiss Ikon is absolutley not a Leica. Other than the M-mount, it's a completely different camera than the M4, which is a heavier, all-mechanical, meterless camera. The ZI, on the other hand is a nice lighter weight camera with AE & a modern meter. Each has its place & it's nice tohave the choice.

His comment seems to be fairly typical of someone who has been using a certain camera for 30 years. The replacement just never quite feels right. However, that is a statement more about the person than about the camera. I have no idea what he means by a "more together camera" nor do I know what difference it makes. As I said above, they are 2 different cameras. To each his own. 🙂

yeah, he was no new face to photography either. I am sure it wouldnt be too easy to go from a trusty m4 to the new and relativly unproven ZI.

All in all though I really hope the ZI turns out to be a strong and reliable camera over the years if not just so it can give leica a kick in the pants to remind them that they are way too expensive and being passed up by the new guys.