Contax iia fun

I need to buy chemicals and start processing. Been a busy few weeks and haven't had the chance. Great shots. Keep them coming all! Besides prewar photos there aren't many with the Contax cameras on this board.
 
 
Beautiful shots Sam! Film is back from developing, just need some time to scan. First B&W roll wasn't so great for exposures, but it was the first roll for me shooting film in about two years, so I'd say User error. Second roll looks great. Can't wait to share.
 
A few more photographs from my Contax IIa. The 1250th speed is capping, I'll have to ask my repairman to look at it. Photos taken with either the 50mm f2 Sonnar, though I do have a 35mm f2.5 Nikkor for it now too.

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And a few others.

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With the 35mm f2.5 wide open. Swirly bokeh!

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Stopped down to f5.6 or f8, it's very sharp however.

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Wide Open again.

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I live in the country, so these are my everyday subjects. Something different I think from the city scenes we normally see on here.
 
Mudman said:
A few more photographs from my Contax IIa. The 1250th speed is capping, I'll have to ask my repairman to look at it.
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Forget about it - it is a design flaw, most IIa/IIIa's do cap or at least visibly fade at 1250, the chances that a repair will last for long are fairly small. Besides, most repairmen will address it by screwing up the shutter tension, which causes the other, good, times to drift - the few ones that do it properly are not cheap and have wait lists of months to years. If you have a IIa that works accurately up to 1/500, be happy and leave it alone!
 
Mudman,
Beautiful images. I sold my 35/2.5 W Nikkor, when I bought 35/2.8 Biogon Opton. I shot only a couple of rolls with Nikkor, but I prefer the output of Biogon. Later, I acquired a 35/1.8 W Nikkor and shimmed it for Contax. It is very nice to have it, when I need it, however, I still prefer Biogon.
I was able to restore 1/1250 shutter speed in a couple of IIa cameras I own, and , so far, it works. I did it according to instructions I found online, Rick Oleson's, I think.
 
Sam;

I'd love the Biogon, it was just $$ for the ones I saw online. I found the nikkor mismarked as a 3.5 on eBay and got it for $175. About all I can afford right now for a "fun" camera, not one I'm using for making money. I'll have to look for those instructions.
 
Mudman,
Biogons have come down in price recently, like everything else. I saw one listed at $395 a couple of weeks ago, and it didn't last. $400 is still a lot of money. I paid $200 for mine about 4-5 years ago, but it was filled with grease, and required complete disassembly. It performs wonderfully since.
 
Yes, I haven't seen any less than $400ish. Most a considerable amount more. I have to shoot the nikkor more. I'm generally a 50mm kind of guy, so the 35 is just nice to have kicking around for when I need more space.
 
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