Zenit vs. Praktica

cuthbert · Jun 14, 2019

4season said:
Zenit KM was an all-new design, and as I recall, it did meter with lens wide-open, but did not offer a depth of field preview. Zenit 122, 122K, 412 et al are "classic" Zenit, stopped-down metering and all. Later-production cameras incorporate more plastic parts (I don't know if that's actually a problem) and have brighter finders and LED indicators.

Thank you, I was thinking if the 122k offered real advantage (open metering TTL) in comparison of the 122, it appears it doesn't.

The Avtomat does open metering but it's just AE, which I don't like. So it appears the "best" Zenit is still the 18, with the 19 in the 2nd place.

Huss said:
The Zenit 212 and its Leica twin are arguably the most beautiful kameras ever made.

I think the twins are the made in Japan Leica and the 12.

afriman · Jun 14, 2019

cuthbert said:
I think the twins are the made in Japan Leica and the 12.

As far as I know , the only Zenit/Leica "twins" are the digital Zenit M and Leica M (Typ 240).

Deleted member 88956 · Jun 14, 2019

Huss said:
She is a very attractive lady.

Yeah, next to a dumpster, but it is all about personal preferences. I want mine to stand on her own, no vibrations, no augmentations.

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