YES I have a ZeissIkon

Oh, yes, that's me. I picked that name a long time ago. Just never bothered to change it.

Mazurka, I think we're saying the same thing.

What was the discussion? I forgot.

Oh yes, I sort of remember. I think my original point was that the Yashica/Kyocera cameras weren't Zeiss products. They were Kyocera products. I think that's the only point I was trying to make, but I got off on a tangent.

Everything else you wrote is correct. I agree.

New material: I think I would say that although the body doesn't say "Carl Zeiss," the presence of the Zeiss corporate logo indicates that it is a product of Carl Zeiss and not a Cosina product.

So, again, yes I agree with you on that point.
 
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Zeissfan, I'm glad you read my post correctly, unlike the other Mike. :rolleyes:

Just so you know, I too like the Zeiss Ikon a lot and will buy it as soon as I find a reasonable price tag (i.e. one that I can afford) from a reliable dealer. :)
 
how is the construction and the knobs and buttons.....are they all well built and solid?

are they plastic or solid feeling?

thanks and congrats to you
 
The other Mike is a good guy too. He's a friend of mine, and we often share tips about repairing the old classics -- particularly the Zeiss Ikons ... the old ones.

The new Zeiss Ikon is really a nice camera. In addition to a full-fledged review, I'm also going to do an ongoing update (I guess a blog) to talk about my experiences with the camera and my thoughts and opinions as they go on.

As you know, once the excitement wears off, you can really take a harder look at it and think about its strengths, its weaknesses and what you like and what you'd like to see be improved.

I already have a lot of thoughts -- some are even useful. :)
 
ZeissFan said:
Oh yes, I sort of remember. I think my original point was that the Yashica/Kyocera cameras weren't Zeiss products. They were Kyocera products. I think that's the only point I was trying to make, but I got off on a tangent.
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that's not completely thrue. I know for example that the RTS 3 was engineerd in conjunction with the people in Germany (Carl Zeiss).
 
First Roll of my Zeiss Ikon

First Roll of my Zeiss Ikon

Hello

I've got my pictures from the photo lab.

All pictures are taken with Zeiss Ikon and 2/50 ZM Planar and are scanned by lab

You will see that we have misty wether condition in Dresden and I have shot the roll in 30min to get it developed in this week.

ok then go to my gallery and I am curious to know your opinion about it.

greetings

Lars
 
jaap said:
that's not completely thrue. I know for example that the RTS 3 was engineerd in conjunction with the people in Germany (Carl Zeiss).
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I have no reason to doubt you on this. However, they were not sold as Zeiss products. That simply was my original point, which was this is a new arena for Carl Zeiss -- as camera maker.
 
Lars Menzel said:
All pictures are taken with Zeiss Ikon and 2/50 ZM Planar and are scanned by lab

I am curious to know your opinion about it.

Lars
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Lars,

Nice shots, thanks for sharing. I am impressed with the tonality and OOF signature of shots 3 and 5 in particular. Has a very pleasing smooth bokeh.

I use a late 50/cron and happen to be very fond of its bokeh. If you can give some insights into how the Planar compares to the cron, I'd be most interested.

So far, I'm impressed. But I probably won't be buying a planar anytime soon unless I'm convinced that it can do something my 50/cron can't do.

Thanks again, Tom
 
Mike Kovacs said:
You do know who Zeissfan is? The new camera is from Carl Zeiss AG and is named the Zeiss Ikon. That is not the same as a camera from the company Zeiss Ikon named Contax. Carl Zeiss is not traditionally a camera maker and has put its name now on exactly three models of camera, the last a long time ago!

Anyhow, lets see some &*(&%# photos man!
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I am, by no stretch of the imagination, an expert in these matters but I believe that very late Contarex's were also badged as Carl Zeiss products (they were assembled from parts left over when Zeiss Ikon was dissolved). Also the camera's that we use on some of our Zeiss microscopes are also badged Carl Zeiss (although that's being pedantic to the extreme :D )
 
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that was a bit of a different situation in which carl zeiss ag was finishing cameras to sell off leftover inventory. it wasn't zeiss's original intent to be making contarexes, although i agree that's how things concluded.

again, i'm talking about zeiss formally entering the market as a camera maker.

sorry about no caps. i'm wearing gloves.
 
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