First Contax images in 45 years

[chipgreenberg]

My lla is back from CLA and have run film through it for the first time in about 45 years. Got a couple I like, couple I'm on the fence about.


Mesilla cafe-2 by Chip Greenberg, on Flickr

 

[chipgreenberg]

socorro adobe by Chip Greenberg, on Flickr

 

[chipgreenberg]

Joshs Barber-2 by Chip Greenberg, on Flickr

 

[PRJ]

I forgot about how good the Contaxes were. And I have one. Lol. I should get it out of the drawer!

Good images Chip. Who did the CLA?

 

[markjwyatt]

Congratulations! I never had a Contax until 2018, but it is one of my favorite film cameras, and I have used the Contax iia I got a lot over the last 1.5-2 years. Great shots! The f2 Sonnar is a beautiful lens.

 

[chipgreenberg]

Besides a gorgeous piece of machinery the Sonnar really is nice. Mark Hansen CLA'd the body and Dan Daniel from here CLA'd the lens for me when he was doing some work on other cameras. Mark sent a report with shutter speed results and they are all pretty on though of course 1/1250 is just under 1/1000

 

[mcfingon]

My 1937 Contax II with post-war 50/2 Sonnar can still produce a good photo. The shutter and rangefinder are still accurate.

John Mc

 

[chipgreenberg]

My 1937 Contax II with post-war 50/2 Sonnar can still produce a good photo. The shutter and rangefinder are still accurate.

John Mc

Great light/ bokeh!

 

[mcfingon]

Thanks for that. Bokeh is a continuing strength of the Sonnar design.