Contax impressed me again

[LeicaFoReVer]

only the lens goes for 200$ as it is a sharp lens and can be used in digital cameras with an adapter.

Just check though, I found two of lenses in the past and both suffered from loose coupler. Just check the aperture if it goes to the aperture you select when you take a shot.

 

[tlitody]

Good talks about the Contax line up, guys.
Keep it coming.

Meanwhile, I am reading up on the manual which the Contax Info guys had scanned here:
http://www.contaxinfo.com/broshures/ST/FrameSet.htm

Didn't know the shutter goes up to 1/6000 on Av mode. And that ceramic film plate, no wonder it looked a bit odd to me when I saw it.

The viewfinder is super bright, brighter than my F3 and probably as bright as my OM-3 with its 2-13 focusing screen.

I know these fast shutter speeds are useful sometimes but I wonder how many people are aware that film suffers reciprocity at fast shutter speeds and exposure and/or development modification may be required at even 1/1000 th of a second.
Look at datasheets for the particular film you are using. T-Max 400 is OK. Tri-X isn't. Plus-X isn't.

 

[btgc]

I know these fast shutter speeds are useful sometimes but I wonder how many people are aware that film suffers reciprocity at fast shutter speeds and exposure and/or development modification may be required at even 1/1000 th of a second.
Look at datasheets for the particular film you are using. T-Max 400 is OK. Tri-X isn't. Plus-X isn't.

I weren't. Thank for pointing out, will read on this.

Recently I received Contax off-camera flash cord to use with Yashica SLR. Now I have something from Contax 🙂

 

[shadowfox]

only the lens goes for 200$ as it is a sharp lens and can be used in digital cameras with an adapter.

Just check though, I found two of lenses in the past and both suffered from loose coupler. Just check the aperture if it goes to the aperture you select when you take a shot.

The lens was mine way before the camera came 🙂
I used it with 137MA and RTS.

Thanks for the warning though.