Zeiss Contax Month - April

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I have been out with my Contaxes recently.

Newtown Festival, Wellington, N.Z.
Contax IIA, Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50mm 2.0, Ilford FP4 125


Faces in the crowd by Hugh B, on Flickr

 

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Cuba Dupa Festival, Wellington, N.Z.
Contax IIA, Carl Zeiss Biogon 35mm 2.8, Ilford FP4 125


Woman dressed up by Hugh B, on Flickr

 

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Cuba Dupa Festival, Wellington, N.Z.
Contax IIA, Carl Zeiss Biogon 35mm 2.8, Ilford FP4 125


Cooking by Hugh B, on Flickr

 

[stephen_lumsden]

Contax ii with j-12

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[Bingley]

American River Parkway, Sacramento. Contax IIa, Nikkor-PC 85mm f2.0 (Contax mount), Cinestill 400d at iso 320:

 

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People-watching by Hugh B, on Flickr

Cuba Dupa Festival, Wellington, N.Z.
Contax IIA, Carl Zeiss Biogon 35mm 2.8, Ilford FP4 125

 

[Erik van Straten]

silver gelatin print (zeiss sonnar 50mm f1.5) contax 1

Henk Huig, painter, 2022

Erik.

 

[markjwyatt]

Well, I have not used the Contax, but I did shoot my Voigtlander SC Skopar 21mm f4 on a Kiev 4a. Since we are allowing Kievs (which are Contax's or derivatives in later models), I thought I would add a few shots. Basically, I wanted to photograph Prado dam. It is very wide, and I can be close or very far (going back drops off and there are obstructions). I tried my Mamiya C330f with the 55mm f4.5 lens close-up, and it just was not wide enough (I did create a composite shot from 2 negs). As a back-up I brought the Kiev 4a and SC Skopar 21mm, and was able to get the whole dam pretty close with no issues. It is not as high resolution, but still a decent shot. In both cases (120 and 135) I used Ilford Delta 100 developed in ADOX FX-39 II.


Prado Dam whole by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

My first April project was to update this. The Army Corp of Engineers cleaned the mural off the spill-way, and is already repainting the origijnal design back on. I grabbed a shot in-between with the Contax iia, Voigtlander 21mmf 4 SC Skopar, ADOX CHS 10II (dev ADOX FXX-39 II):


Prado Dam Spillway, Mural Removed by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[markjwyatt]

I took my camera on a business trip to OKC. Here are a couple of shots (same roll of film and lens as above):


Old Building by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr


Old House by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[etarbar]

Hello from Bangkok, Thailand.
Contax iia (I modified the camera to accept Jupiter-12 by grinding some parts off the lens chamber)
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f/1.5
Jupiter-12 35mm f/2.8 (last picture)
Kodak Vision3 250D
ECN2

 

[markjwyatt]

Here are a few more using either the Voigtlander SC Skopar 21mm f4 or the Carl Zeiss 35mm f2.8 Biogon

Biogon

3 Trees by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

Biogon

Collision by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

Skopar

Abandoned Bar by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[Peter_S]

Got out my Contax T more during the last weeks.
Arnøya, Arctic Norway. Contax T + Kodak Ektar. April 2023.

 

[Bingley]

I know I'm late, but here are some recent photos taken with a Contax IIa, a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 5cm f3.5, and Cinestill 400d:

R Street by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

Signs of Spring by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

American River Parkway, taken in April 2023, Contax IIa, Nikkor-PC 85mm f2.0 in Contax rangefinder mount, Cinestill 400d:

Spring by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

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Woman with two dogs by Hugh B, on Flickr

Petone, N.Z.
Contax IIIA, Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f1.5, Ilford FP4 125

Taken in April 2023. This was the first film with the Sonnar 50mm 1.5 after I re-collimated it. The focus was spot on this time.

 

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Petone wharf by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIIA, Zeiss Biogon 21mm f4.5, Ilford FP4 125

 

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Looking South by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIIA
Zeiss Biogon 21mm
Ilford FP4 125

 

[FloridaGhostPhoto]

Well, at least the pics were shot in April. I do like the Zeiss Planar on the Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, but when I picked up this rig (at a great bargain price!) I was expecting more. I still like my vintage Nikkor glass better.

 

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Keep Off by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIIA, Zeiss Biogon 21mm f4.5, Ilford FP4 125