Contessa LK

[raid]

During one of my trips to Germany, I picked up a like new Contessa LK camera. It has no RF and I have to guess focus. The lens is a Tessar 45mm/2.8. This is the first time that I ever used this camera.

I like the results a lot.

Here are more images:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=745785

 

[Xmas]

The kids look cute, you would get good results with a cam phone...

Noel

 

[raid]

Noel: This would not be good news to me if I could have thrown away my camera gear and used a phone cam!

Thanks ... I think.

Raid

 

[kbg32]

Nice color and sharpness with that camera Raid. Congrats!

 

[Xmas]

Raid

What you need is a pebble, coffee cup, or one of your cameras as subject to photo.

Feed the girls some ice cream.

Noel

 

[raid]

Nice color and sharpness with that camera Raid. Congrats!

Thank you Keith. I also like the performance of the Tessar lens.

Raid

 

[raid]

Raid

What you need is a pebble, coffee cup, or one of your cameras as subject to photo.

Feed the girls some ice cream.

Noel

Noel,

This is the one thing that I will not do here; I only enjoy taking photos of my family.

I need to leave any moment to take my daughters to their swimming lesson at the university aquatic center.

Ice cream is reserved for later.

Raid

 

[Xmas]

Raid

Good, the photos are ok, and they will all to quickly grow up and it will then be the g children.

Noel

 

[raid]

Raid

Good, the photos are ok, and they will all to quickly grow up and it will then be the g children.

Noel

Noel,

I hope that I will get to that age when I will see my grandchildren.
Yes, kids grow up very fast.

The photos are snapshots to test the camera.

Raid

 

[rich815]

Very nice, Raid. I have one of the folder-type Contessas, the Contessa 35. See here:

http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/html/zeiss_ikon_contessa_35.html

What a piece of brass! Incredible workmanship, almost over-engineered. I believe it has the same lens as your LK.

I rarely use it (maybe couple times a year) and every year or so tell myself I should sell it. Then I pick it up, fire it off a couple times, look at the lens, and remember how sweet it is. So it stays.

 

[raid]

Very nice, Raid. I have one of the folder-type Contessas, the Contessa 35. See here:

http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/html/zeiss_ikon_contessa_35.html

What a piece of brass! Incredible workmanship, almost over-engineered. I believe it has the same lens as your LK.

I rarely use it (maybe couple times a year) and every year or so tell myself I should sell it. Then I pick it up, fire it off a couple times, look at the lens, and remember how sweet it is. So it stays.

Hi Rich,

Your folder type Contessa looks more sophisticated than my LK P&S camera. Yes, both have the Tessar 45mm/2.8. I also left my camera untouched for many years.

Cheers,
Raid

 

[ath]

Hi Raid,

my father bought a Contessa LKE (the sister of the LK with RF) back in 1965. Later, being eight years old, I took my first picture with it. It gave me many fine pictures over the years and I still have it, fully working.

My LKE has a Tessar 50/2,8. Sadly Zeiss chose to implement front cell focusing, which degrades the performance a little.

 

[raid]

Hi Raid,

my father bought a Contessa LKE (the sister of the LK with RF) back in 1965. Later, being eight years old, I took my first picture with it. It gave me many fine pictures over the years and I still have it, fully working.

My LKE has a Tessar 50/2,8. Sadly Zeiss chose to implement front cell focusing, which degrades the performance a little.

Hi Andreas,

Does my LK has also front focusing?
Most likely it does.
The rangefinder in your LKE would be nice to have.

Raid

 

[ath]

It's easy to check, Raid. Just open the back and look at the rear lens element while focusing.

 

[titrisol]

Yep LK(E) has front focusing but is it not bad at f/5.6 or higher

 

[raid]

I used 5.6 in most of the photos when I used the LK recently.