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[DaveSee]

I've created the framework for my review of the Zeiss Ikon.

Not a whole lot there, but the basics are there. It will change quite a bit as I get more into the camera.

Here it is. Best viewed with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768.

Very nice work, and generous of you to share your experiences with this gear!

Thanks+rgds,
Dave

 

[Palaeoboy]

"I want to get a medium format system but your website is giving me serious Ikon GAS"

I hear this GAS expression and have no idea what it means apart from a vapour sense. Please tell me! Its already confusing that Americans call Petrol, gas when its a liquid! Please dont confuse me more!

 

[wlewisiii]

Heh. "G"ear "A"quisition "S"yndrome. You tend to catch it around here if you listen to the other folks here sing the praises of their prefered systems. I've recently been badly infected by the Canon RF bug by this place...

William

 

[Huck Finn]

For anyone who is interested in the operational features of this camera, Hasselblad & Carl Zeiss have now made the instruction manual available on the website as a download. Of course, ZeissFan's site is better, but for any details that he has not yet addressed, you can walk through them step-by-step in the manual.

The downloads also include a Lens Manual & the new brochure.

Huck

 

[kmack]

Good job, nice site.
I guarantee that it will cause a massive GAS outbreak, did for me.

I have to cash in some stock options in about six months and I have been
wondering what I would do with some of the profits.

Thanks.

 

[jorisbens]

Congratulations on your excellent site and your new camera. I really enjoyed reading your review of the Zeiss Ikon, It's a lot more interesting then most review with their MTf-charts 😉

Joris

 

[vincentbenoit]

For anyone who is interested in the operational features of this camera, Hasselblad & Carl Zeiss have now made the instruction manual available on the website as a download. Of course, ZeissFan's site is better, but for any details that he has not yet addressed, you can walk through them step-by-step in the manual.

The downloads also include a Lens Manual & the new brochure.

Huck

Thanks for the info!
Cheers
Vincent

 

[James Burton]

Dammit ! I want to get a medium format system but your website is giving me serious Ikon GAS... I've already got the Ikon xxxxl boxers 😀

Trust the Belgians to put Stella in tinnies. I suppose we drink wine from cardboard boxes so I can't really complain.

 

[James Burton]

Heh. "G"ear "A"quisition "S"yndrome. You tend to catch it around here if you listen to the other folks here sing the praises of their prefered systems. I've recently been badly infected by the Canon RF bug by this place...

William

Gotta say I've got serious ZI GAS. Can't wait for it to turn up in Camera Exchange or Camera Lane .

Now all I need is a job :-(

 

[ZeissFan]

I've gone back and rescanned a bunch of the b/w. I was simply too tired the other night, and I batch scanned 72 shots. I've now gone through them, rescanned and retoned to what they should be. Some changed, some not.

It's a big commitment to time, but hopefully my ongoing report will be useful to those considering the camera. I hope it will provide more information than a Leica vs. Zeiss Ikon feature-to-feature comparison.

And of course, it's a lot of fun. Heck, I've even stopped restoring cameras for almost a week!

 

[Stephan]

Trust the Belgians to put Stella in tinnies. I suppose we drink wine from cardboard boxes so I can't really complain.

Hehehe, well they make the Stella 40Km away, so I guess they can do whatever they want with it. As long as it stays CHEAP 😀

 

[vincentbenoit]

I've gone back and rescanned a bunch of the b/w. I was simply too tired the other night, and I batch scanned 72 shots. I've now gone through them, rescanned and retoned to what they should be. Some changed, some not.

It's a big commitment to time, but hopefully my ongoing report will be useful to those considering the camera. I hope it will provide more information than a Leica vs. Zeiss Ikon feature-to-feature comparison.

And of course, it's a lot of fun. Heck, I've even stopped restoring cameras for almost a week!

Thanks for your efforts. Much appreciated.
Cheers
Vincent

 

[kram]

ZeissFan, I'm impressed with the detail on your ZI web site. Well done.

 

[Huck Finn]

That's because the body is made with solid aluminium. 😎

And the Leica body is made with . . . solid aluminum! 😱

It's funny how myths develop. The Zeiss Ikon & the Leica M each has a chasis of die-cast aluminum. It is only the Leica top & bottom plates that are made of brass while the outer panels are of zinc. Zeiss OTOH has chosen magnesium for all of its outer cladding, including the top & bottom plates as well as the outer panels.

For all of the internet comments on Leica forums about the choice of materials for the Zeiss Ikon, none of these same posters mention that Leica abandoned brass in favor of zinc for the top & bottom plates on virtually all of the M6's (as wll as the later M4-P's). It has been brought back on the M7 & MP.

Another point of comparison (not to Leica) is that the weight of the Zeiss Ikon is identical to that of the Contax G1.

 

[existrandom]

Zeiss fan,

great work!!

 

[XXXGRAPENUTSXXX]

I think I'll stick to my Contax G2. Reason being you may ask>?? As I called the local camera shop; I spoke to Marv and I asked him how much the camera was. He said, Well, $1600.00 for the Body, $1000.00 for the lens, $400.00 for the viewfinder. A Little too darn pricey for Something that doesn't say MADE IN GERMANY.

Hey ZEISS? at these prices the camera should be made in GERMANY.
PS....EVERYTHING MADE IN GERMANY IS GREAT......

 

[Dan States]

Wow, not THAT'S a troll! Good job! Go for the "Photography's not art" thread next...it never fails.

 

[Socke]

If it's made in Germany, it's over 3K for the body and over 1.5K for the lens.

But don't complain if it's only assambled in Germany from parts made in Portugal 🙂

 

[Huck Finn]

:bang: :bang: Hey Socke, Maybe you Germans should work a little harder and charge a little less.

How many paid holidays do you guys get per year? 47........??

Here in the states we get approximately 10 per year.

So.....Work harder and take less vacation and maybe the German prices would go down.

Grapenuts, you wouldn't like more holidays? 😕

 

[Socke]

:bang: :bang: Hey Socke, Maybe you Germans should work a little harder and charge a little less.

How many paid holidays do you guys get per year? 47........??

Here in the states we get approximately 10 per year.

So.....Work harder and take less vacation and maybe the German prices would go down.

It's more like 30 paid holidays a year, depending on age.

And I for one think, that a well rested and relaxed worker does make less mistakes and so produces better quality.
Our social security is expensive, too.

If you want high quality products, you need people who care about the products they make.