darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Hello,
I noticed today at Fotoskoda a set going for 8900 Kc. With this inside :
Contax-III (shape 1-C, though I'm not really sure that it's in 1-C shape as they say. It looks OK cosmetically)
Sonnar 135/4 (number not seen)
Sonnar 85/2 (not seen as well)
Sonnar 5cm f/2 red T n°2854085 - I suspect it to be a wartime Sonnar, the finish is more like my aluminium J8 than my pre-war chrome Sonnar. The other lenses are also looking a bit "poor" i.e. the metal isn't very shiny and goes on a kind of yellowish silver color.
The boxes are russian, but the lenses look genuine. I checked the scales on the lens bodies and they appear to wear the small german 'm' instead of the russian 'M'. And the Sonnar is definitely a Sonnar. I happened to have my Contax-IIIa with my 1936 Sonnar with me so I had the occasion to compare.
Cheers,
Max
I noticed today at Fotoskoda a set going for 8900 Kc. With this inside :
Contax-III (shape 1-C, though I'm not really sure that it's in 1-C shape as they say. It looks OK cosmetically)
Sonnar 135/4 (number not seen)
Sonnar 85/2 (not seen as well)
Sonnar 5cm f/2 red T n°2854085 - I suspect it to be a wartime Sonnar, the finish is more like my aluminium J8 than my pre-war chrome Sonnar. The other lenses are also looking a bit "poor" i.e. the metal isn't very shiny and goes on a kind of yellowish silver color.
The boxes are russian, but the lenses look genuine. I checked the scales on the lens bodies and they appear to wear the small german 'm' instead of the russian 'M'. And the Sonnar is definitely a Sonnar. I happened to have my Contax-IIIa with my 1936 Sonnar with me so I had the occasion to compare.
Cheers,
Max
Santafecino
button man
And one big question is: does the meter work? I understand that the Contax (and Kiev too) meters are actually useful and tough (but not as sensitive as a Cds cell). If I bought a Contax III I'd want a working meter. Repairs are possible, I think.
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
I don't think the meter would be working. The meter on my 1936 Contax-III is dead. However, the meter of my 1952 Contax-IIIa works surprisingly well
Meters can be fixed. Henry Scherer does it, if you are patient to wait about 2 years in line... and other repairmen might do it as well...
Meters can be fixed. Henry Scherer does it, if you are patient to wait about 2 years in line... and other repairmen might do it as well...