WoodallP
Pragmatist Barnack lover
Well one of them is a 52 Kiev 2 but with that date it’s an honorary Contax.
I should have taken it out but I have a Black Leica IIa syn that called out for love today after a brake adjustment.
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Yes, it seems it is, especially a '52. Is it working well? Jupiter-8 or Jupiter-3? How does it shoot?
WoodallP
Pragmatist Barnack lover
It's nice to shoot and everything works as it should; it's in lovely condition but I stupidly changed the leather at some point in the past, it's tidy but looks more Leica than Kiev/Contax. It feels every bit as good as my CIII and CII but they all feel slightly different, that's age for you
At the moment the K2 is sporting an Opton Sonnar f2, which is very naughty of me. It came to me some years back with a pretty ropey condition 52 J8 attached and I have tended to swap the lenses around a bit between this and my Amadeo adapter. I have a 68 J8M which I like a lot but my hope is to get a 52 J3 if one comes along. I will admit to spending more time with Barnacks but a change is as good as a rest!
WoodallP
Pragmatist Barnack lover
It's nice to shoot and everything works as it should; it's in lovely condition but I stupidly changed the leather at some point in the past, it's tidy but looks more Leica than Kiev/Contax. It feels every bit as good as my CIII and CII but they all feel slightly different, that's age for you
At the moment the K2 is sporting an Opton Sonnar f2, which is very naughty of me. It came to me some years back with a pretty ropey condition 52 J8 attached and I have tended to swap the lenses around a bit between this and my Amadeo adapter. I have a 68 J8M which I like a lot but my hope is to get a 52 J3 if one comes along. I will admit to spending more time with Barnacks but a change is as good as a rest!
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Be still, my heart . . . ;o)