Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz

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Zeiss Ikon Lenses; ZM Mount For New Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder 35mm Camera
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Aug 01, 2006

As we said in the review of the new Zeiss Ikon (ZI) 35mm rangefinder (April 2006 issue of Shutterbug or online at www.shutterbug.com), we received six of the seven Zeiss ZM-mount lenses announced at photokina 2004: 15mm f/2.8, 21mm f/2.8, 25mm f/2.8, 28mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, and 50mm f/2. The 85mm f/2 (listing at $2759, plus $127 for the lens shade) still wasn't available as we...

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Classic Camera ReviewsNews
The New Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder 35; A Real, Traditional, High-End System
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Apr 01, 2006

The Zeiss Ikon--hereafter ZI--has all the features you might hope for, plus optional autoexposure. At $1617, the body lists between Leica and Voigtländer. In features, it goes head-to-head with the Leica M7. Because we received the camera and no fewer than six lenses--15mm f/2.8, 21mm f/2.8, 25mm f/2.8, 28mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, and 50mm f/2--we have split...

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Voigtlnder’s Bessa R3A; A Rangefinder 35 With Electronic Shutter
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Apr 01, 2006

Just when you thought the R2 was the pinnacle of Voigtländer Bessa design, along came the R2A and R3A. They differ from the R2 in several ways, most notably the adoption of an electronic shutter allowing Aperture Priority automation; this is combined with a new meter. Other significant differences are a revised (and easier-to-use) rewind crank; the addition of a back lock...

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Kaiser’s Studio Out Of The Box
A Handy Tool For Photographing Small Objects
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Mar 01, 2005

The name may not be catchy, but it is a fine piece of truth in advertising. Kaiser's Studio Out of the Box comes in a box and it's a sort of mini-studio for making small product shots for catalogs, insurance purposes, documenting collections, posting on websites, and many other applications. It's usable even by non-photographers: all you need is a light or two...

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Photo Paper Reviews
Hard Or Soft
Q And A On Paper Grades
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Feb 01, 2003

Why do we need different contrast grades?
Because we don't all make perfect negatives. Paper grades allow us to compensate for negatives that are a bit too contrasty, or somewhat...

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Show Reports
Summing It Up
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Dec 01, 2002

Summing It Up

Everyone's photokina is different. We look for what interests us; we discover different things by accident; we see (to a considerable extent) what we want to see. Admittedly, we are also helped or hindered by the manufacturers' willingness to tell us...

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