Contessa LK

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During one of my trips to Germany, I picked up a like new Contessa LK camera. It has no RF and I have to guess focus. The lens is a Tessar 45mm/2.8. This is the first time that I ever used this camera.

I like the results a lot.

RFContessaLK6.jpg

RFContessaLK4.jpg

RFContessaLK8.jpg



Here are more images:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=745785
 
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Noel: This would not be good news to me if I could have thrown away my camera gear and used a phone cam!

Thanks ... I think.

Raid
 
Raid

What you need is a pebble, coffee cup, or one of your cameras as subject to photo.

Feed the girls some ice cream.

Noel
 
Xmas said:
Raid

What you need is a pebble, coffee cup, or one of your cameras as subject to photo.

Feed the girls some ice cream.

Noel
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Noel,

This is the one thing that I will not do here; I only enjoy taking photos of my family.

I need to leave any moment to take my daughters to their swimming lesson at the university aquatic center.

Ice cream is reserved for later.

Raid
 
Raid

Good, the photos are ok, and they will all to quickly grow up and it will then be the g children.

Noel
 
Xmas said:
Raid

Good, the photos are ok, and they will all to quickly grow up and it will then be the g children.

Noel
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Noel,

I hope that I will get to that age when I will see my grandchildren.
Yes, kids grow up very fast.

The photos are snapshots to test the camera.

Raid
 
Very nice, Raid. I have one of the folder-type Contessas, the Contessa 35. See here:

http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/html/zeiss_ikon_contessa_35.html

What a piece of brass! Incredible workmanship, almost over-engineered. I believe it has the same lens as your LK.

I rarely use it (maybe couple times a year) and every year or so tell myself I should sell it. Then I pick it up, fire it off a couple times, look at the lens, and remember how sweet it is. So it stays.
 
rich815 said:
Very nice, Raid. I have one of the folder-type Contessas, the Contessa 35. See here:

http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/html/zeiss_ikon_contessa_35.html

What a piece of brass! Incredible workmanship, almost over-engineered. I believe it has the same lens as your LK.

I rarely use it (maybe couple times a year) and every year or so tell myself I should sell it. Then I pick it up, fire it off a couple times, look at the lens, and remember how sweet it is. So it stays.
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Hi Rich,

Your folder type Contessa looks more sophisticated than my LK P&S camera. Yes, both have the Tessar 45mm/2.8. I also left my camera untouched for many years.

Cheers,
Raid
 
Hi Raid,

my father bought a Contessa LKE (the sister of the LK with RF) back in 1965. Later, being eight years old, I took my first picture with it. It gave me many fine pictures over the years and I still have it, fully working.

My LKE has a Tessar 50/2,8. Sadly Zeiss chose to implement front cell focusing, which degrades the performance a little.
 
ath said:
Hi Raid,

my father bought a Contessa LKE (the sister of the LK with RF) back in 1965. Later, being eight years old, I took my first picture with it. It gave me many fine pictures over the years and I still have it, fully working.

My LKE has a Tessar 50/2,8. Sadly Zeiss chose to implement front cell focusing, which degrades the performance a little.
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Hi Andreas,

Does my LK has also front focusing?
Most likely it does.
The rangefinder in your LKE would be nice to have.

Raid
 
It's easy to check, Raid. Just open the back and look at the rear lens element while focusing.
 
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