Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Sorry - i'm still in the contax fever.
I wonder about a few things, thought some knowledgeable RFF members would be kind to give some answers.
The never-ready case that I received together with the contax iiia is with one foot in the grave. Very dirty, very dusty, the leather is dry-rotting-disassembling continuously producing yellow dust and fibers. I will not put the camera and lens, cleaned, back into that Thing. Any suggestion as to what would be a good replacement for it? I tried a yashica GSN case but does not fit. Sources (or direct offers) of cheap original contax cases are welcome too. I want to proitect this thing a bit.
The lens (50/1.5 sonnar)came without a cap or hood. It has a weird 40.5mm screw filtersize and a 42mm clip-on size(i think). I'd like to have it capped and i'd love to have a fitting hood for it - i agree 100% with the little "article" written here on RFF by Bill Mattocks. However, i'd prefer a clip-on or clip-in, not a screw-in type. Any suggestions that would work? Brand name does not matter, as long as it fits and does not vignette.
Thanks!
I wonder about a few things, thought some knowledgeable RFF members would be kind to give some answers.
The never-ready case that I received together with the contax iiia is with one foot in the grave. Very dirty, very dusty, the leather is dry-rotting-disassembling continuously producing yellow dust and fibers. I will not put the camera and lens, cleaned, back into that Thing. Any suggestion as to what would be a good replacement for it? I tried a yashica GSN case but does not fit. Sources (or direct offers) of cheap original contax cases are welcome too. I want to proitect this thing a bit.
The lens (50/1.5 sonnar)came without a cap or hood. It has a weird 40.5mm screw filtersize and a 42mm clip-on size(i think). I'd like to have it capped and i'd love to have a fitting hood for it - i agree 100% with the little "article" written here on RFF by Bill Mattocks. However, i'd prefer a clip-on or clip-in, not a screw-in type. Any suggestions that would work? Brand name does not matter, as long as it fits and does not vignette.
Thanks!
jdos2
Well-known
Um...
For my Sonnar 1.5 I use a GYGUNDA hood for the Mamiya Universal 100 (older, chrome lens, the one I don't have) which slides on and clamps. Piece of cake, and is over 50mm long, meaning that it does a GREAT job.
For the never-ready, I believe that a simple Kiev case would work. They seem t be made of much sterner (Soviet era) animals. If you'd like on, I have... Something like a zillion (#Cases=#J8's, and I'm full of J8's too).
40.5 isn't too odd a filter size. Just bought a Wratten 25 in it. Again, FSU filters might be a good bet.
For my Sonnar 1.5 I use a GYGUNDA hood for the Mamiya Universal 100 (older, chrome lens, the one I don't have) which slides on and clamps. Piece of cake, and is over 50mm long, meaning that it does a GREAT job.
For the never-ready, I believe that a simple Kiev case would work. They seem t be made of much sterner (Soviet era) animals. If you'd like on, I have... Something like a zillion (#Cases=#J8's, and I'm full of J8's too).
40.5 isn't too odd a filter size. Just bought a Wratten 25 in it. Again, FSU filters might be a good bet.
Honu-Hugger
Well-known
Hello Pherdi,
I have an extensive collection of original Zeiss caps, but I don't use them in the field -- they are slip-on, or "slip-off" as I prefer to call them. I use generic 40.5mm plastic snap caps for everyday use. Original Zeiss hoods for the 50mm can be found, but not everyday and they go for around $30.00 on eBay. The correct Zeiss number is 1119 and it is a screw-in hood. When in the field I use a snap-cap (63mm) or Op/Tech hood over the lens hood, leaving it mounted to the lens. The original hood measures 64mm diameter and depth of 27mm, 40.5mm mount. There are plenty of suitable non-Zeiss hoods that work.
As for a case: if you are looking for function I would look into the Op/Tech rangefinder case made for Leicas -- I keep meaning to buy a couple myself but keep forgetting (maybe this will remind me). Op/Tech has a website. I'll also check my stash -- I may have a decent original case (I don't use them so I put them away into storage -- I'll check for you).
D2
I have an extensive collection of original Zeiss caps, but I don't use them in the field -- they are slip-on, or "slip-off" as I prefer to call them. I use generic 40.5mm plastic snap caps for everyday use. Original Zeiss hoods for the 50mm can be found, but not everyday and they go for around $30.00 on eBay. The correct Zeiss number is 1119 and it is a screw-in hood. When in the field I use a snap-cap (63mm) or Op/Tech hood over the lens hood, leaving it mounted to the lens. The original hood measures 64mm diameter and depth of 27mm, 40.5mm mount. There are plenty of suitable non-Zeiss hoods that work.
As for a case: if you are looking for function I would look into the Op/Tech rangefinder case made for Leicas -- I keep meaning to buy a couple myself but keep forgetting (maybe this will remind me). Op/Tech has a website. I'll also check my stash -- I may have a decent original case (I don't use them so I put them away into storage -- I'll check for you).
D2
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Honu-Hugger
Well-known
Pherdi,
Here's a picture of a Zeiss hood.
D2
Here's a picture of a Zeiss hood.
D2
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Thanks, JD and D2! I'll look into these, hope to find something soon.
I'll look into these, hope to find something soon.
furcafe
Veteran
Re: contax rf accessoires?
You're correct, most Contax RF lenses take a 40.5mm screw-in (42mm slip-on) filter/hood (main exception being the 85/2 Sonnar, which takes 49mm/51mm). If you're a stickler for historic accuracy, the proper hood model #s for the post-WWII 50/1.5 Sonnar are 1119 S (for 40.5mm screw-in) & 1115 A (for 42mm slip-on). Because the Zeiss Ikon hoods are kind of big & conspicuous, I personally use (& recommend) the vented 40.5mm hoods made by Walz (also under the Kenko & Hoya brands)--they can be found on eBay for around $20-30, sometimes together w/filters. If you're really committed to a slip-on hood, I would recommend a pre-WWII 42mm model (the # escapes me @ the moment, but they're black & marked "42"), which are smaller than the post-WWII variety (it may be easier to find a Soviet-era version made for the Jupiter lenses for the Kiev cameras).
You're correct, most Contax RF lenses take a 40.5mm screw-in (42mm slip-on) filter/hood (main exception being the 85/2 Sonnar, which takes 49mm/51mm). If you're a stickler for historic accuracy, the proper hood model #s for the post-WWII 50/1.5 Sonnar are 1119 S (for 40.5mm screw-in) & 1115 A (for 42mm slip-on). Because the Zeiss Ikon hoods are kind of big & conspicuous, I personally use (& recommend) the vented 40.5mm hoods made by Walz (also under the Kenko & Hoya brands)--they can be found on eBay for around $20-30, sometimes together w/filters. If you're really committed to a slip-on hood, I would recommend a pre-WWII 42mm model (the # escapes me @ the moment, but they're black & marked "42"), which are smaller than the post-WWII variety (it may be easier to find a Soviet-era version made for the Jupiter lenses for the Kiev cameras).
Pherdinand said:Sorry - i'm still in the contax fever.
I wonder about a few things, thought some knowledgeable RFF members would be kind to give some answers.
. . .
The lens (50/1.5 sonnar)came without a cap or hood. It has a weird 40.5mm screw filtersize and a 42mm clip-on size(i think). I'd like to have it capped and i'd love to have a fitting hood for it - i agree 100% with the little "article" written here on RFF by Bill Mattocks. However, i'd prefer a clip-on or clip-in, not a screw-in type. Any suggestions that would work? Brand name does not matter, as long as it fits and does not vignette.
Thanks!