Yeah, quality control just wasn't there...
I have seen some sharp pics from them, that's what made me buy one in the
first place. But mine from evilbay, and 4 others I've seen have red windows
that leak, etc.. buyer beware is probably all I can say.
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua Putnam" <josh@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zeiss Super Ikonta knockoff Moskva 5 results
> Olympus wrote:
>
> > I sold my Moskva 5, which is a Zeiss Super Ikonta knockoff; I got the
> > pictures back.. They are not very sharp, even though it's a 6x9cm film,
and
> > I printed it as a 4x6". So the print is almost the same size as the
film;
> > but it's less sharp than my OM shots on 35mm; I sold it already, those
who
> > might be pondering like me, extending the OM line, or going into the MF
> > world; if you go MF, don't buy a Moskva 5, it's not very sharp, the red
> > window leaks like hoover dam.
>
>
> I'd say be careful if you buy a Moskva 5, since they can
> vary dramatically in quality, and many have deteriorated
> since they were new. I owned one for many years and it was
> always sharp as a tack, and its red windows were safe for
> infrared as well as standard films. But at the same time, I
> saw plenty of others with bent struts, inaccurate
> rangefinder linkages, slow shutters, etc.
>
>
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