Zenit M available in the US

[james.liam]

For 8 grand, I expect at lease 5 cases of Vodka with the bundle as a perk to numb paying the credit card bill.

 

[seany65]

$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.

 

[Huss]

with a lens that big, the built in vf is rather useless. the setup is ... not a smart buy.

Looks the same size as my CV 35 1.2 and that works just fine.

 

[Huss]

$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.

I think u have Zenits confused w a Nikon F. I have both and the Zenits break if look at them disapprovingly.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

$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.

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.

 

[Huss]

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"

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!

 

[Out to Lunch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5NDAq0B9co

 

[David Hughes]

$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.

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

 

[Dralowid]

I just cannot reconcile Zenit with Leica. OK so VW managed to rebuild Skoda's reputation but Zenit????

 

[santino]

Was Skoda‘s reputation bad at all ?

 

[Dralowid]

Was Skoda‘s reputation bad at all ?

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).'

 

[GarageBoy]

Not even sure how this collab works - I get the lens, but zenit cameras are the results of letting tractor engineers make cameras

 

[Phil_F_NM]

Not even sure how this collab works - I get the me a, but zenit cameras are the results of letting tractor engineers make cameras

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

 

[Emile de Leon]

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..

 

[Dralowid]

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

Ducati made a great camera...as well as diesel engines and a few bikes that are appreciated by some...

 

[KoNickon]

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.