stunsworth Posted December 15, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) End of the Road: Zeiss Ikon Rangefinders To Be Shuttered I don't think I ever saw one, but it must have been difficult competing against the used Leica market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 Hi stunsworth, Take a look here Zeiss Ikon is no more. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted December 15, 2012 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2012 Makes one wonder what will happen to ZM lenses... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 15, 2012 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2012 Link? Regards, Bill Sent from another Galaxy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted December 15, 2012 Share #4 Posted December 15, 2012 Link? Post #1, line #1 is a link. Not what you seek? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted December 15, 2012 Post #1, line #1 is a link. Not what you seek? I'm on Bill's ignore list <grin>. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 15, 2012 Share #6 Posted December 15, 2012 Doesn't show up as such on Tapatalk, sorry. Regards, Bill Sent from another Galaxy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted December 15, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Makes one wonder what will happen to ZM lenses... I imagine they're a lot more popular than the camera body ever was, so there's a chance they'll stay in production. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted December 15, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 15, 2012 From Zeiss' annual report of 13.12.2012 The Camera Lenses, Sports Optics and Planetariums divisions together generated revenue of EUR 178 million, a rise of 11 percent on a year-on-year basis (prior year*: EUR 160 million). No mention of the camera division, and for a good reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted December 16, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 16, 2012 End of the Road: Zeiss Ikon Rangefinders To Be Shuttered I don't think I ever saw one, but it must have been difficult competing against the used Leica market. I think part of the problem is competing with Leica and Voigtlander. Too expensive to compete with Voigtlander, doesn't have the build quality and reputation to compete with Leica. I do have a silver Ikon and I really enjoy it. A bit thinner and lighter than my Leica and durable enough for my needs, but still I hate to see them go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted December 16, 2012 Share #10 Posted December 16, 2012 If I remember correctly Zeiss made a darn good slr in the late 60/s. hope the zm lenses continue I had the 21mm and thought it was great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted December 16, 2012 Share #11 Posted December 16, 2012 Well, this leaves Leica as the last maker of 35 mm film cameras. Obviously, Zeiss wants to spare the effort of developing a digital Ikon, which probably would sell at lower run rates and prices than the digital Leicas. The situation is certainly different in the lens market. Thinking about it, a Biogon 1.4/35 could be an interesting alternative to the 35 Summilux. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted December 16, 2012 Share #12 Posted December 16, 2012 Well, this leaves Leica as the last maker of 35 mm film cameras.....snip No, there are still the Voigtlanders, and I think Nikon still lists the F6 at least. The nooks and crannies of Photokina might have yielded one or two others. Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted December 16, 2012 Share #13 Posted December 16, 2012 No, there are still the Voigtlanders, and I think Nikon still lists the F6 at least. The nooks and crannies of Photokina might have yielded one or two others. Gerry Actually Nikon list two 35mm SLRs on their website. Then there are the various 'Lomo' type cameras too, but it's always a shame to see another one go. However, how many members here bought a Zeiss body? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Johnson Posted December 17, 2012 Share #14 Posted December 17, 2012 However, how many members here bought a Zeiss body? I have a black Zeiss body purchased as a kit with a 2/35mm lens. I really love the view through the viewfinder. Later, Johnny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted December 17, 2012 Share #15 Posted December 17, 2012 Well, this leaves Leica as the last maker of 35 mm film cameras... As James says, there are plenty of camera manufacturers still producing film models in different corners of the world - Lomo is constantly introducing them to a wider audience. And the supply of reliable used film cameras will always make it difficult for products like the Ikon: how can such a high-end model compete against a 50-year old M2 that's still going strong? I only ever saw one Ikon 'in the flesh' - on the shelf of Copenhagen's premier camera shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moikle Posted December 17, 2012 Share #16 Posted December 17, 2012 I have a black body. Nice to use and I second the viewfinder comment by Johnny_Johnson. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted December 17, 2012 Share #17 Posted December 17, 2012 From Zeiss' annual report of 13.12.2012 No mention of the camera division, and for a good reason. Well, the main reason for not mentioning it, is that Zeiss doesn't have a "Camera division". The late Zeiss Ikon bodies were produced by Cosina which used the Zeiss name and its revenues for distributing the camera. Zeiss doesn't produce cameras any more since 1972. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted December 17, 2012 Share #18 Posted December 17, 2012 The ZM line of lenses is not affected. In fact, Zeiss plans to bring a few new ZM lenses next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted December 17, 2012 Share #19 Posted December 17, 2012 Well, this leaves Leica as the last maker of 35 mm film cameras. Obviously, Zeiss wants to spare the effort of developing a digital Ikon, which probably would sell at lower run rates and prices than the digital Leicas. The situation is certainly different in the lens market. Thinking about it, a Biogon 1.4/35 could be an interesting alternative to the 35 Summilux. Stefan Stefan, Cosina is still producing the Voigtlander branded M mount film cameras as far as I know. I guess that you already know that Cosina manufactured those Zeiss Ikons and most of the ZM lens range too? The couple of ZM lenses actually made by Zeiss are unsurprisingly priced similarly to the Leica M lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted December 18, 2012 Share #20 Posted December 18, 2012 often thought of getting a body but they are priced about the same as a used and CLA'd M6 so never did. picked up a lovely Ikon folder recently though for a few tens of Euro's...that is fun too;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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