[Leica] Zeiss Ikon

[jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)]

Also consider that, if it isn't a success, that you won't be able to
find parts for it readily. Part of the advantage of buying a Leica RF or
a Rollei TLR is the availability of parts should it ever....break.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Dan C
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 5:07 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Zeiss Ikon

Of course, it will have that cute little "Zeiss Ikon" label on it in
place
of the red dot.

-dan c.

At 05:50 PM 02-10-04 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote:
>One thing to keep in mind about the Zeiss, guys - assuming that it's a
>really well built, solid body: If you can buy a new Zeiss with a good
>warranty for what you can buy a used M6 for, why would you be buying an
>M6 with a slower flash sync, slower top shutter speed, bottom loading,
>and lower viewfinder magnification - other than to buy a red dot.
>And all of that is assuming that the Zeiss is a high quality body. I'd
>suggest that we may not only be at the end of the age of film, but if
>this camera is as good as promised, we may also be at the end of the
age
>in which one automatically goes for the Leica M assuming it to be
>superior to everything else.
>
>But who knows, it may turn out that it is still superior. :-)
>
[snip]
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