[Leica] Zeiss Ikon

[scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)]

Not the "Ikon" part, but most folks I know are familiar
with the Zeiss name through their lenses on popular Sony
cameras.   But I don't think that will make a bunch of
Best Buy camera shoppers run out and buy a$1,500 RF
body :-)

B. D. Colen wrote:

>Dare I say it - but Zeiss Ikon is a meaningless lable to any American
>under 50 who does not work around microscopes. I know, I know -
>binoculars. But even there, I'll bet it's a pretty meaningless marque
>...
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>Dan C
>Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 6:07 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:
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>But who knows, it may turn out that it is still superior. :-)
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