Zenit M available in the US

$8,000?

For $8,000, I'd demand it had the correct Zenit shutter speed range of 1/30th-1/500th, that it weigh a ton, and be solid enough to use as a weapon against muggers and be able to take a photo of the mugger's corpse afterwards.
 
seany65 said:
$8,000?

For $8,000, I'd demand .....that it weigh a ton, and be solid enough to use as a weapon against muggers and be able to take a photo of the mugger's corpse afterwards.
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I think u have Zenits confused w a Nikon F. I have both and the Zenits break if look at them disapprovingly.
 
seany65 said:
$8,000?

For $8,000, I'd demand it had the correct Zenit shutter speed range of 1/30th-1/500th, that it weigh a ton, and be solid enough to use as a weapon against muggers and be able to take a photo of the mugger's corpse afterwards.
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I always said this of my Bronica s2a "you could beat a village to death with it, then take photos of the massacre with it"

Also, I think this is the best looking M camera, I really like the design. Anyone wanna get me one? That'd be stellar.
 
Hogarth Ferguson said:
I always said this of my bronica s2a "you could beat a village to death with it, then take photos of the massacre with it"
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Well that got dark.

I like to think I can crush a whole tonne of grapes with mine, make wine, then photograph people drinking it and celebrating!
 
seany65 said:
$8,000?

For $8,000, I'd demand it had the correct Zenit shutter speed range of 1/30th-1/500th, that it weigh a ton, and be solid enough to use as a weapon against muggers and be able to take a photo of the mugger's corpse afterwards.
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Yeah, that Barnack design of shutter (via FED and Zorki) was a classic and had a long production run from 1925 to 2004.


Regards, David
 
santino said:
Was Skoda‘s reputation bad at all ?
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Although something of a success on the rallying circuit things like the Estelle had a poor reputation in the UK at least. They were cheap but generally unreliable though in their defence many did not really try to look after them.

A butt of many jokes...'What do you call a convertible Skoda? A skip (dumpster).'
 
Not even sure how this collab works - I get the lens, but zenit cameras are the results of letting tractor engineers make cameras
 
GarageBoy said:
Not even sure how this collab works - I get the me a, but zenit cameras are the results of letting tractor engineers make cameras
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Easy there. Ferruccio Lamborghini was a tractor engineer before he created his empire of amazing, futuristic and beautiful cars. And the company still makes tractors. They don't make cameras, but they probably could make a decent one.
Phil Forrest
 
Why would Leica have anything to do with these guys..?
Crash and burn Koncept camera...
2.5K tops..for outfit..
All Komrads..must buy them or face..
Firing squad..
 
Phil_F_NM said:
Easy there. Ferruccio Lamborghini was a tractor engineer before he created his empire of amazing, futuristic and beautiful cars. And the company still makes tractors. They don't make cameras, but they probably could make a decent one.
Phil Forrest
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Ducati made a great camera...as well as diesel engines and a few bikes that are appreciated by some...
 
OK, Zenit is maybe an easy target, but overall I have a lot of respect for Soviet/Russian products. (Wearing a Vostok Komandirskie automatic watch as I write this.) Quality control was historically the weak link of course. And I don't think anyone would say Russian/Soviet optics were ever bad designs.

But this is a lot of money, and we've certainly seen a lot of exciting ideas on this forum that don't fall well short of expectations. But at least Zenit is not a fly by night outfit -- hope this works out for them. But still, $8K is a lot.
 
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