HU: Contax II w/CZ Tessar 50/2.8

[rxmd]

Hi,

on the auction site: #220041931788

Contax II with 50/2.8 Tessar, currently at 150 EUR with no bidders, ends in three hours. Camera and lens look OK, seller says they're in good shape. And I've just resisted a GAS attack.

Philipp

 

[Ash]

SOMEONE bid on it!!!

 

[FrankS]

I'd say that I was interested in the lens, but I can't buy it. It is the rarer Tessar lens, said to be sharper (stopped down) than the Sonnar 50's.

 

[Ash]

Well I'm still waiting for my other contax, and I'm out of overdraft to spend, or I'd grab the body, and you the lens 😀

 

[rxmd]

Is the buyer one of us? 182 EUR is still quite a bargain.

That's was my first GAS attack that I resisted today. The second one was a lot tougher: #330045674049 (M5 in good shape with 35mm Summilux, went for 827 EUR) - it's the one Leica I would *really* like to have, with a fantastic lens. I'm getting stronger at resisting this sort of thing. I guess I'll present myself with an M5 once my PhD is done and over.

(Oh, and I love my wife and can imagine her tearing my head off, and I wouldn't sneak that sort of purchase past her.)

Philipp

 

[Xmas]

Ash
Do you need to update your signature?
FrankS
I thought the 3.5 was the better lens?
Noel

 

[FrankS]

Noel, you are probably right. I'm a Contax newbee.

 

[Ash]

Noel, nope, the sig is still correct.... bloody Contax hasn't arrived, and I'mm giving it a week before my sold items disappear

 

[dexdog]

FrankS
I thought the 3.5 was the better lens?
Noel

The rigid Tessar 50/3.5 is the one Frank probably meant.

 

[raid]

I bought a Tessar 5cm/2.8 that is collapsible. Is it inferior to the Tessar 5cm/3.5?

 

[furcafe]

Yes, if you're referring to the post-WWII Zeiss-Opton or Carl Zeiss rigid 50/3.5.

I bought a Tessar 5cm/2.8 that is collapsible. Is it inferior to the Tessar 5cm/3.5?

 

[raid]

Yes, if you're referring to the post-WWII Zeiss-Opton or Carl Zeiss rigid 50/3.5.

Thanks. That's OK since the older look may be better for what I am looking for.