Fun with my New Contax IIA

[Gregm61]

With a 50mm f2 Sonnar and 21mm f4.5 Biogon.

 

[Gregm61]

Still trying to figure out image posting here.

Still trying to figure out image posting here.

With the 21mm f4.5 Biogon. Local commercial scan of an HP5 negative. My initial rolls scanned by Ilford were much better. That's where all future rolls are always going.

 

[Dirk]

Nice shots with the 21 Biogon. One of my dream lenses. Better than the Zeiss ZM version.

 

[Kevcaster]

Great outfit! A world of photographic capability in your pocket.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Fantastic outfit! Try to get a post-war 35/2.8 Biogon Opton. It will be a great addition, that is very hard to beat, even for modern glass, just like 21/4.5 Biogon.

 

[Gregm61]

Thanks guys. I can't recommend Henry Scherer enough. I've been looking for a nice, ready-to-shoot IIA for a long time. Bought this one and both lenses from him in December, it purrs like a kitty in the middle of a catnip patch and the wind-on is velvety-smooth. Not sure I could have a better one unless it was a later colored-dial.

 

[Gregm61]

One more from the 21mm Biogon. Facade of the Ritz here in Dallas. I love this lens. Looking forward to three rolls of ISO 125 Ilford FP4 I sent off for processing and scanning at their (Ilford's) California lab yesterday. The HP5 grain I'm seeing here is nice and tight, but I'm hoping, for general shooting the FP4 is going to be a much finer look.