ryn
Newbie
hi everyone,
i recently received a contax g2 and have been having some issues with it. i wanted to see if anyone else on the forum has had a similar experience and if so what i might expect to pay in repairs.
i received the camera nearly new, in its box. i believe the camera had one roll run through it when it was first bought in the '90s but has since sat idle. the camera looked perfect when i received it.
i shot my first test roll with the amazing 21mm mounted to the g2. i alternately use the 21 on a modified g1 body. it is an absolutely amazing lens and completely lives up to the hype around it but that is for another thread.
my first roll came out a little odd. about 10 of the 37 images were blurry. i chalked it up to user error and figured i probably drank too much coffee. now i am on my third roll with the camera and the issue is getting worse. the second roll contained about 15 blurry images. and the third roll is almost all blurry images. (i have swapped batteries out for new ones between the second and third rolls.) please take a look at the attached samples and let me know your thoughts if you have run into this before.
from looking at the images i believe the issue has to do with the film transport. it looks to me like either the pressure plate is not holding the film in place or the film is running through the camera to quickly (while the shutter is open.)
i would really appreciate any help or advice on this. thanks!
i recently received a contax g2 and have been having some issues with it. i wanted to see if anyone else on the forum has had a similar experience and if so what i might expect to pay in repairs.
i received the camera nearly new, in its box. i believe the camera had one roll run through it when it was first bought in the '90s but has since sat idle. the camera looked perfect when i received it.
i shot my first test roll with the amazing 21mm mounted to the g2. i alternately use the 21 on a modified g1 body. it is an absolutely amazing lens and completely lives up to the hype around it but that is for another thread.
my first roll came out a little odd. about 10 of the 37 images were blurry. i chalked it up to user error and figured i probably drank too much coffee. now i am on my third roll with the camera and the issue is getting worse. the second roll contained about 15 blurry images. and the third roll is almost all blurry images. (i have swapped batteries out for new ones between the second and third rolls.) please take a look at the attached samples and let me know your thoughts if you have run into this before.
from looking at the images i believe the issue has to do with the film transport. it looks to me like either the pressure plate is not holding the film in place or the film is running through the camera to quickly (while the shutter is open.)
i would really appreciate any help or advice on this. thanks!
sepiareverb
genius and moron
johank
Established
What mode have you set the camera in? There are several. Handbook is a very good place to start with.
If you have loaded with slow film and sets F on high number the result might be simular to what you show us.
Good luck.
If you have loaded with slow film and sets F on high number the result might be simular to what you show us.
Good luck.