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Leica mini II and Z2X - what should I exepct?

darkosaric

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Hi,

Today was nice day on flea market: I bought 2 Leicas for 10 euros each: Mini II with Elmar 35mm f3.5 and Z2X with Vario Elmar 35-70 ; both working, in excellent like new condition!
What should I expect, do they have some unusual quirks I should be careful? I assume lenses (especially fixed lens on mini) are very good.

tnx,
 
I have Leica Minizoom with Vario Elmar 35-70 and it was sold at 1990s for 550 dollars , one full national geographic article was photographed with it , portra is the only film suits to it , no street photography camera because it sets the aperture to tight , speed to slow , I would use 400 asa or higher asa speeds. Its a Leica , wonderful colors , real classy colors and tones and damn sharp , but if you shoot cheap photographs , no camera helps you , I saw a man bought a 11000 dollars noctilux and takes his refrigirator pictures and ask how was the lens performs.

Vario is the first zoom made by Leica and I used 3, 5 cms f:3.5 elmar and bw shadow pictures are excellent , colors turns to flame color with color film when you go to dark hot filament light and I mostly love it.

I think you would not be able to control anything but 1 stop margin with buttons.

Its a dx ,and you need to be caeful when putting your home spun films.

Umut
 
I remember to read some reviews of these compacts many years ago. What I remember is that the lenses are very good.
Wasn't the Z2X made in a special Jaguar outfit? I remember to see them on sale. They were the least expensive Leicas at some time, if I remember well.
Sorry for not being able to help you further.