Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Hi forum!
A brief history of today midday here, i thought i'd share it.
I just went out to downtown to pick up some prints from my latest yashica gsn walk
- and then, bang!
In the shop, on some shells, there are alot of vintage stuff. Like, folders, tlr's. Mostly dirty and broken.
But there was that beautiful contax (II or higher, dunno exactly but certainly not I) with a shiny clean face and a magnificent eye called sonnar 50/2 looking at me...
what, looking...staring! winking! piercing me with his(her?) blueish look!
So i went to the guy asked him what's the story (i knew they are collection and not second-hand for sale stuff - those are kept in another corner with price tags on them.)
Well, i was directed to another worker who is the "owner" of the place, a very nice lady... so i asked her with my cutest smile, wassup with the contax.....
'Beautiful, heh?' she smiled back. And then,
'I won't sell it, sorry!'
'Are you completely sure?' -i put on the desperate, save-my-puny-life face.
'Absolutly terribly hundred-and-five procent sure!' she said.
Well, that's all.
It scared me a bit. On the 'net, i was never ever so much tempted. I see day by day offers about all kind of weird cameras, sometimes i play with the idea, sometimes i even bid on them...not too seriously... but this time it was LIVE! right there in front of me!
I knew it's probably not working well, i knew i don't NEED it, i knew it would certainly not be cheap...i still wanted that beauty!
HELP!!!
PS: now i know what's next. I will start looking for one, online.
Or...i could merry her,maybe!
A brief history of today midday here, i thought i'd share it.
I just went out to downtown to pick up some prints from my latest yashica gsn walk
- and then, bang!
In the shop, on some shells, there are alot of vintage stuff. Like, folders, tlr's. Mostly dirty and broken.
But there was that beautiful contax (II or higher, dunno exactly but certainly not I) with a shiny clean face and a magnificent eye called sonnar 50/2 looking at me...
what, looking...staring! winking! piercing me with his(her?) blueish look!
So i went to the guy asked him what's the story (i knew they are collection and not second-hand for sale stuff - those are kept in another corner with price tags on them.)
Well, i was directed to another worker who is the "owner" of the place, a very nice lady... so i asked her with my cutest smile, wassup with the contax.....
'Beautiful, heh?' she smiled back. And then,
'I won't sell it, sorry!'
'Are you completely sure?' -i put on the desperate, save-my-puny-life face.
'Absolutly terribly hundred-and-five procent sure!' she said.
Well, that's all.
It scared me a bit. On the 'net, i was never ever so much tempted. I see day by day offers about all kind of weird cameras, sometimes i play with the idea, sometimes i even bid on them...not too seriously... but this time it was LIVE! right there in front of me!
I knew it's probably not working well, i knew i don't NEED it, i knew it would certainly not be cheap...i still wanted that beauty!
HELP!!!
PS: now i know what's next. I will start looking for one, online.
Or...i could merry her,maybe!
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Marry, i mean.
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a truly sad but common story. i feel for you my son.
perhaps if you were to see a priest very soon...
joe
perhaps if you were to see a priest very soon...
joe
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KirkT
Guest
Good idea about the priest. Maybe God'll be on your side.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Do you guys think He can convince that lady to give me the contax?
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yeah, that's it!
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Oldprof
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A great solution would be to get a nice, clean Kiev 2 or 4a. They are relatively inexpensive and, in my opinion, are just as beautiful and functional as the Contax II upon which they are based.
oftheherd
Veteran
Pherdinand said:
All the suggestions have merit, but perhaps the best solution after all would be to "merry" her.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
OK now is that marry or merry? I mean, merry christmas, yes, but i mean stg else here... U guys are confusing.
U guys are confusing.
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maybe it's time to make merry?!
Going by my brief experience with a Kiev 4a, I think a Contax II would have mechanical quality to admire and be a lot of fun to use. Especially with a 50mm lens. Other lenses need external viewfinders, of course. Perhaps more "retro" value than every-day user value?
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Oldprof
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Doug said:
Sounds like you got a bad Kiev 4a. Mine is sweeeeet!!!
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Tim
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Ummmmm.......so you wanna buy a Contax?
Just so happens that I have one for sale - just taking the pics of it this morning to post the FS add in the class section.
Contax IIa Clean, obvious wear on edges of camera, but works perfectly at all shutter speeds.
body, 2 x lenses: Sonnar 50mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Jena (uncoated), Sonnar 135mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Jena (uncoated)
'bout a 51-52 model, lenses are pre-war but clean and sharp (but a little prone to flaring)
AUD $500 + postage. but the postage would not be cheap, this sucker is HEAVY
Just so happens that I have one for sale - just taking the pics of it this morning to post the FS add in the class section.
Contax IIa Clean, obvious wear on edges of camera, but works perfectly at all shutter speeds.
body, 2 x lenses: Sonnar 50mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Jena (uncoated), Sonnar 135mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Jena (uncoated)
'bout a 51-52 model, lenses are pre-war but clean and sharp (but a little prone to flaring)
AUD $500 + postage. but the postage would not be cheap, this sucker is HEAVY
Well, I got one from Fedka, and they replaced it due to a jammed shutter and/or wind mechanism. They replaced the replacement due to light leaks and shutter problems. So this is the third one, and Yuri sent along negs and prints he'd shot of the US Open tournament to show there were no light leaks. Well, when I take the camera out of its case, there are light leaks in this one too. It's a neat old camera, but I have a Leica M2 for comparison! I expect the Contax is better quality than the Kiev.Oldprof said:Sounds like you got a bad Kiev 4a. Mine is sweeeeet!!!
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
"I expect the Contax is better quality than the Kiev" -well, that's a reasonable expectation, in general... i guess...
Thanks Tim... Truth is, i can't afford it. Nevertheless, it would be a good deal.
Thanks Tim... Truth is, i can't afford it. Nevertheless, it would be a good deal.
taffer
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Hmmm, hey Pherdinand, where's that store, I'm getting curious about that very nice lady ...er I mean, Contax !