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Zeiss Ikon Compared to the Leica M7 and Minolta CLEHome   Donate   New   Search   Gallery   How To   Books   Links   Workshops   About   Contact. Leica M7 compared to the Zeiss Ikon and Minolta CLE 2. Ken. Rockwell. com. If youre a diehard Nikon loyalist then Grays of Westminster is THE best place to find highquality secondhand cameras that hold the very name. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for Film Cameras. Shop with confidence on eBayAll rights reserved. June 2. Rangefinder vs. SLR cameras. Leica Camera Reviews   Leica Lens Reviews   Recommended Leica Lenses   How to Afford Anything   How to shoot these cameras digitally. Introduction       top. Intro   Specs   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations. THe Leica M7, Zeiss Ikon and Minolta CLE all do the same thing and use the same lenses. Here are the minor differences. Finder Finder framelines. Do frame lines for longer lenses interfere when shooting wider lensesWhen shooting 2. Never. Finder magnification 0. Auto parallax correction Yes. Yes. Yes. Auto magnification correction wdistance No. No. No. Rangefinder spot visibility. Fair flares Excellent. Excellent. Easy to cover RF port with finger Yes. Yes. No. Frameline illumination window Plastic. JenaContax/50TCSonnar.jpg' alt='Zeiss Contax Serial Numbers' title='Zeiss Contax Serial Numbers' />A singlelens reflex camera SLR is a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system hence reflex from the mirrors reflection that permits the. Paulo 49074 So 46318 do 40723 Brasil 38043 da 37922 Da 35214 US 33367 Folha 2900 Local 19724 Reportagem 1790 Jos 15364. Coated ground glass Ground glass. Finder blockage with most 2. Finder speed display. Just fixed digits Meaningful LED tree. Meaningful LED tree. Finder speed range. Finder display increments Half stops Full stops Half stops Resistance to finder smudges Poor. Poor. Good. Focus ambiguity moderatemoderateminor. Effective RF base length. Only the Contax G1 and Contax G2 do this, or of course any SLR. Zeiss and Minolta are smart enough to put the viewfinder farther away from the lens mount than Leica. When focusing on vertical patterns like stripes or fences, its possible to think youre in focus where in fact youre focused a click or two off Smaller base length finders reduce this. Metering, Exposure and Shutter        top Auto and manual exposure Yes. Yes. Yes. TTL metering. Yes. Yes. Yes, off film. TTL flash. Yes, off film. No. Yes, off film. Flash Sync 15. 011. Meter patternsemi spot, only Center weighted. Center weighted. Meter works Only with cocked shutter Only with cocked shutter Always. Exposure compensation. Difficult have to stop shooting Easy done by feel. Easy done by feel AE Lock Yes. Yes. No, use manual Manual metering. Yes, 3 LED Crappy blinking LEDs No measure in Auto mode ASA setting Difficult and unreliable Easy and positive. Easy and positive ASA setting lock No. Yes. Yes. Shutter. Horizontal cloth Vertical Metal Horizontal cloth Leave shutter cockedOKOKNot overnight Shutter sound Softer dull clunk Click. Click. Shutter speeds, manual. Shutter speeds, auto as tested 3. Shooting        top Film loading Convoluted. Easy. Easy. Film back Have to remove and hold separate bottom plate of camera Hinged. Hinged. Film type reminder. None. Peep hole Box end holder Lens mount Dull chromed brass Solid stainless steel Solid stainless steel Lens mounting Smooth as a fine woman Swellcan be gritty Lens release Covered up and hard to hit easy to press easy to press Bulb Exposures No battery drain Drains batteries at 1. A Drains batteries at 2. A Mechanical speeds 16. None. None. Self timer. No. No. Yes. Trigger pull. Notchy and disjointed. Clicky. Smooth and perfect Rewind button Lever on front Button on bottom Button on bottom Rewind crank. Fantastic and angled. Upside down and backwards. Power        top Batteries. CR13. N harder to find 2 A7. A7. 6 found everywhereBattery check button. No. No. Yes. Power switch Yes, just a safety catch. Yes, but can lead to lost photos. Instant wake up Press shutter in Press shutter Just touch shutter Need to turn off power switchNever. Never. Never. Mechanics, Introduction and Price        top Size, inches WHD 5. Size, millimeters 1. Weight wfilm 2. 2. Feels like A tank. A Pentax K1. 00. 0 a Minolta XG 1 Exterior finish. Black chrome metal Black or silver Black chrome metal Top and bottom covers Brass. Cast aluminum Plastic. Shutter dial Solid engraved aluminum Metal. Plastic Markings. Engraved. Engraved. Engraved. Demeanor. Loud Leica logos and model numbers A normal camera Discrete gray lettering Serial Number Discretely engraved into hot shoe Loudly engraved into top cover. Discretely engraved into hot shoe. Dependability. Fair. Very good Very good Introduced. Price, 60. 9 USA4. Recommendations       top. Intro   Specs   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations. Get the LEICA M7 if you deserve the best. Get the LEICA if you do a lot of long bulb time exposures or need to meter out to longer than a few seconds. Get the Zeiss Ikon or a Nikon F6 for practical phtoography. Look for a Minolta CLE if you want the smallest, lightest possible Leica camera. PLUGI support my growing family through this website. If you find this. If youve gotten your gear through one of my links or helped otherwise, youre family. Its great people like you who allow me to keep adding to this site full time. Thanks If you havent helped yet, please do, and consider helping me with a gift of 5. The biggest help is to use these links to Adorama, Amazon, B H, Calumet, Ritz, J R and. It costs you nothing and is a huge help to me. Bay is always a gamble, but all the other places have the best prices and service, which is why Ive used them since before this website existed. I recommend them all personally. Thanks for reading Ken. 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