whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
Cameraquest has been very very good to me on recent purchases. I'm going to get a ZI body soon from them. I need your thoughts on the lack of the 75 frameline, and any other rambling thoughts one might have tonight.
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gg
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i liked the cv 75 lens that i once had and it would be nice to have another for the zi...or so i thought, until the other day when the hex 90/2.8 came into my kit.
the 90 is a good fl for many things and if you get one that feels right in your hand and on the camera body then i think you're ok.
the 90 fits nicely on the zi. we had a company function yesterday and i took my zi and a few lenses along. the 90 felt great on the camera and the 85 framelines worked well.
the zi body is very nice too. solid and kinda angular, squared off. i like the look.
the meter works fine with b&w film which is all i shoot.
and the zm lenses are great.
the 90 is a good fl for many things and if you get one that feels right in your hand and on the camera body then i think you're ok.
the 90 fits nicely on the zi. we had a company function yesterday and i took my zi and a few lenses along. the 90 felt great on the camera and the 85 framelines worked well.
the zi body is very nice too. solid and kinda angular, squared off. i like the look.
the meter works fine with b&w film which is all i shoot.
and the zm lenses are great.
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
Thanks, I am kind of new and saw you were a moderator. Could you help me get my Avatar uploaded. I keep getting messages that the file is not valid, too big, etc, but it really is ok.
Thanks
Thanks
sf
Veteran
whitecat said:
size in bytes AND pixels has to be considered. And format, probably.
I tried to upload a properly sized image for a bit until I saw that it was 3 kb too large.
grantray
Established
If you're a die-hard 75 user, the Ikon may not be for you. However, 90's work great on it and you also have the ltm mount 85 Canon at your disposal. I'm using a 90/4 Minolta Rokkor at the moment, which is very nice, but am awaiting the new 85/2 zm. (I love Zeiss glass.)
The body remains perfectly functional and stable after 3 months of daily use. Nothing feels flimsy.
-grant
The body remains perfectly functional and stable after 3 months of daily use. Nothing feels flimsy.
-grant
whitecat said:
The site owner, Jorge Torralba handles the technical issues. If you image is sized right and the software just doesn't load it you should send him a PM (that is his member name) and he can help you.
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
Thanks, I just did and should have it up soon.
jgeenen
Established
The original Leica finder setup combines the 50 and 75mm frames which is from my point of view somehow disturbing. I like the uncluttered 50mm frame layout of the Zeiss Ikon. But if 75mm (e.g. in a 35/75 combo) is your favorite choice, the ZI might be nothing for you.
In my own opinion, 75mm is too short for a portrait lens and too long for a 50mm replacement. I never got used to the 35-70mm zooms of the 80's or the later 28-70mm zooms, so my decision was simple: 35 - 50 - 90mm - that's my ZI combo.
- Johannes
In my own opinion, 75mm is too short for a portrait lens and too long for a 50mm replacement. I never got used to the 35-70mm zooms of the 80's or the later 28-70mm zooms, so my decision was simple: 35 - 50 - 90mm - that's my ZI combo.
- Johannes
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whitecat, did you not get my p.m.?
joe
joe
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
Thanks,
I just mailed it to you.
Whitecat
I just mailed it to you.
Whitecat
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hasn't arrived yet...
whitecat
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Resent it via hotmail to the @shaw.ca address
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you're good to go!
joe
joe
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
You Da Man!
Many Thanks!!
Many Thanks!!
K
Kyle
Guest
Lack of 75mm framelines doesn't matter to me. I like having the 50mm lines uncluttered. Also, the Leica 90/2.8 is great for the 85mm framelines. Its a great camera, and if you can get beyond the lack of 75mm lines, you won't regret your purchase.