Want to Buy Clean Zeiss Ikon ZM

[NortheastPhotographic]

Looking for a Zeiss Ikon ZM in silver. Should be clean and fully functional obviously.

 

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[mshchem]

Looking for a Zeiss Ikon ZM in silver. Should be clean and fully functional obviously.

What's the draw other than it's very handsome?

 

[NortheastPhotographic]

I’m building up a mini group of ZM lenses and I’d like something with aperture program.

 

[mshchem]

I’m building up a mini group of ZM lenses and I’d like something with aperture program.

That's an outstanding reason. I've always been fond of chrome (silver) bodies. I have a couple of the ZM lenses, outstanding quality. The silver over brass lenses are bodacious !!!

 

[NortheastPhotographic]

I have the 25, 35/2, and I'd like to get the 50/2. The 35/2 lives on my M4P.

 

[adamlugi]

I compare 35 1.4 zm with 35 1.4 Sumilux and Zeiss give me better image :€

 

[NortheastPhotographic]

The Distagon is without a doubt a better lens from an image perspective than pretty much anything out there. Sadly, the size and weight IMHO make it less appealing. The Summilux FLE is just the right size, but again, IMHO, Leica prices are never worth paying. Voigtlander's 1.5 is very nice and if I wanted a modern performing lens I'd probably go with that. Something just draws me to the Zeiss line up however so I stick with the Biogon. I believe someone stated that the F2 version pushes the design a bit and it's true. It's just not wildly sharp wide open, not soft, but not like the modern lenses. And the bokeh is absolutely not for everyone. But, I like the way it looks and feels on the camera, I think it's more than sharp enough for all the film's currently available, and the contrast is wonderful.

 

[NortheastPhotographic]

Bump! O-Where O-Where hath all the ZI's gone?