I created a level, and although it looks good in the level editor, when I play the level it starts from a very zoomed-out view, much beyond the max zoom-out.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=6485
Try it and see - once you try to zoom in/out, it jumps back to a normal zoom amount and looks fine.
Smarter zoom control will come someday but it isn't top of the fixlist.