Show your Contax G pictures.

[raid]

Which lens is better: 45/2 Planar or ZM 50/2?

Raid

I'm meeting the tech director who was in charge of the G1 and G2 design (as well as Contax 645--yum!) next week.

Any questions for him?

Here are some on my list:

- why did Kyrocera decide not to include DOF markings on the G lenses?
- what were some of the limitations o the zoom finder that made it be so dinky? What were the internal conversations about the size of the VF?
- what ere the plans to expand the system, had it flourished?

anything on your minds?

 

[Swift1]

Untitled by Colton Allen, on Flickr
Contax G2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 35/2
Lomo Color 800
Epson V750-M Pro​

 

[mmork]

Loved the G2 (before it was stolen...)

(taken with Planar 45)

 

[__jc]

Bummer about the stolen camera mmork. Really like the photo though!

 

[olelovold]

 

[2wenty]

Contax G2 G28

Mood by 2wenty, on Flickr

 

[pechelman]

hopefully it's ok to share a few photos taken with an m240 with a rangefinder-coupled-modified now m-mount version of the Contax-G Biogon 21mm. Sort of a bit cheating with digital but also at a bit of handicap without autofocus. 😉


L1001718-Edit by pechelman


L1001478 by pechelman


L1001516 by pechelman

 

[Swift1]

Contax G2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 35/2
Kodak Ektar 100 @iso640
Epson V750-M Pro​

 

[Swift1]

Contax G2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 35/2
Fujicolor Superia 400
Epson V750-M Pro​

 

[Swift1]

Contax G2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 35/2
Kodak Ektar 100
Epson V750-M Pro​

 

[bobby_novatron]

Contax G2, Biogon 28mm, Neopan 1600

 

[bobby_novatron]

Contax G2, Carl Zeiss 90mm F2.8, Ilford HP5+ at 400 ISO

Oh -- and about the original question: which is better, the 45/2 or the 50/2 ...? IMHO they're both great. Slightly different rendering and character, but both are stellar. I'd say it's an official tie.

 

[Swift1]

Untitled by Colton Allen, on Flickr

Contax G2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 35/2
Kodak Ektar 100
Epson V750-M Pro​

 

[rhl-oregon]

From my first & second roll--2011? Ektar & HP5.

 

[DKimg]

Gabrielle! Taking photos inside starbucks as the rain passes by...

Contax G1 / Zeiss 45mm f2
Fuji Acros 100 (2014)
Xtol
Epson V750

 

[Richard Griffith]

Contax G2
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 35/2
Lomo Color 800
Epson V750-M Pro​

Hi Colton

Just love your compositions and colours
If you published a book, i'd snap it up

Richard

 

[Johnmcd]

Gabrielle! Taking photos inside starbucks as the rain passes by...

Contax G1 / Zeiss 45mm f2
Fuji Acros 100 (2014)
Xtol
Epson V750

Beautiful subject and beautiful tones. Outstanding image.

 

[Swift1]

LOVE these Colton... Just Wonderful !

Thank you, Helen.

Hi Colton

Just love your compositions and colours
If you published a book, i'd snap it up

Richard

Thanks Richard.
I recently put together a book of some of my 35mm images. I think it turned out really good and I've shown it to some photographer friends and they said it was good.
I did it through MyPublisher and it was fairly expensive.
I'd love to figure out how to get it affordably printed and make it available.

 

[fdarnell]

great photos here! Miss my G! DKimg and Swift1 great scans - are you doing anything special with the Epson V750 like wet scanning? I'm looking for a scanner but don't want the "old system" hassle of the Nikons to get the good iCE.

Thanks

 

[Swift1]

great photos here! Miss my G! DKimg and Swift1 great scans - are you doing anything special with the Epson V750 like wet scanning? I'm looking for a scanner but don't want the "old system" hassle of the Nikons to get the good iCE.

Thanks

I scan everything using this method,
http://www.coltonallen.com/getting-the-most-from-color-negative-film-with-your-epson-flatbed/

I mostly scan everything at 2400 dpi, and 24 bit jpeg. If I want a really good scan of a particular frame, I will scan at 6400 dpi and 48 bit TIFF, then downsize to 3200 dpi, which is about the practical limit off the V700/V750.

With careful application of sharpening, the V750 is capable of superb results.