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Black paint Zeiss Ikon


chiba

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And having just read the disclaimer on the Japanese page, I should't have just linked directly to the images - should have given the URL of the main page, as above. As I can't edit my post (*sigh*) perhaps one of the mods can amend it?
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Depending on the price, I have to say that the eyepiece and conventional film loading would be a tremendous benefit over my M6. Top shutter speed of 2000 would be of only marginal benefit... I'd rather have the presumably quieter cloth shutter of the M's. I do like what appears to be the off switch under the shutter release... keep me from wasting the occaisional battery.

 

As for the looks, I tend to slap gaffer's tape on the top deck of my M6 for note taking, so looks are fairly low on my list.

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I think the new Zeiss has heaps of style. I really like it. The black version in those pics is just a prototype. I read somewhere that they were keeping it under the counter at Photokina as they hadnt quite perfected the finish yet and were not even sure if they would market a black verson. At 60% the price of an M7, I think its a good deal. The lenses look great too, although they do look quite large for rangefinder lenses.
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The paint is on a prototype that may or may not be produced. This particular paint and application process may not be the one used *if* a black version is made. Therefore evaulating the paint texture, quality, etc. is rather pointless. The same applies to an extent with the silver version too. The body covering material may change, the texture and look of the various parts may change. It's just a prototype.

 

-Dave-

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