Zeiss Contax Month - April

[markjwyatt]

Taking my Contax IIa w/ me to the Yosemite Valley in early April... Hope to bring back a pic or too...

Yosemite ought to be amazing in April. Hope to see some great shots. Beautiful shot above. Is the river a little dry, or is it usually like that? Here are a few I took further upstream (I think) with my Ihagee folder.

 

[largedrink]

Nice detail, beautiful shot. Really shows the potential of the Biogon. What is the actual description on the lens? Mine is "Carl Zeiss", not Opton, no "T".

My 35mm and 21mm are both also Carl Zeiss Biogon, not "Opton" and no "T". These count among my sharpest lenses, they are amazing (so are the 50mm Sonnars).

 

[largedrink]

I was shooting with my Contax IIa again today at a street festival (so lucky to have limited Covid restrictions at the moment). I saw a lot of film cameras out and about: an M6, and many Nikon and Olympus SLRs. I didn't experience so much Contax love today as when I came to rewind my first film it shredded and ripped so that the rewind lever spun freely. No backup camera. Back at home I managed to remove the film on the Contax spool and transfer to a film canister, I hope it can still be developed by my local shop and the pics are rescued.

Here are some more from a couple of weeks ago.

Contax IIa, CZ Biogon 35mm / 2.8, Ilford FP4 125

Aro Valley Fair #1 by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIa, CZ Biogon 35mm / 2.8, Ilford FP4 125

Aro Valley Fair #2 by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIa, CZ Biogon 35mm / 2.8, Ilford FP4 125

Aro Valley Fair #3 by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIa, CZ Biogon 35mm / 2.8, Ilford FP4 125

MC, Aro Valley Fair #5 by Hugh B, on Flickr

 

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And a couple with the 21mm Biogon.

Contax IIa, Biogon 21mm 4.5, Illford FP4 125


Inside Fidel's Cafe by Hugh B, on Flickr

Contax IIa, Biogon 21mm 4.5, Illford FP4 125

Outside Fidel's Cafe by Hugh B, on Flickr

 

[markjwyatt]

Nice images. Really photo-journalistic in character. You should check out Lyfe (Life) Group on Flickr. I started a thread here too: Classic Photojournalistic-Like Images

I think FP4 has that look (HP5 works also), especially with Sonnar based lenses (like the Biogon).

I had an issue with my Contax iia the first few rolls where it started tearing towards the end. I got a CLA in late 2018, and the problem has not returned. I am noticing after using it a solid 2+ years that frame spacing is not as uniform as I would like to see, so I need to watch it closely. It may just need an adjustment.

 

[markjwyatt]

Here are a couple from a hazy day at the beach a couple of weeks ago. I used the Contax iia, Nikkor P.C 105mm f2.5 lens (a nold lens- New-old), and ADOX CHS 100 II dev. in HC110.


Hazy Beach by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr


Hazy Pier by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[steveyork]

Contax II + pre-war 5cm/1.5 (yellow filter) + Eastman 5234 in Diafine

Broken Letters by Steve, on Flickr

 

[steveyork]

Contax II + pre-war 5cm/1.5 (yellow filter) on Eastman 5234 in Diafine


Bored & Waiting by Steve, on Flickr

 

[steveyork]

Contax II + pre-war 5cm/1.5 on Eastman 5234 in Diafine

Up on the Rise by Steve, on Flickr

 

[stoutstuff]

Great Grandfathers 38 Contax II, 135 Jupiter 11, Tri X, Filtered

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[Mr_Flibble]

Contax I, CZJ 5cm f/2.8 Tessar, Yellow 1.5x filter, Agfa APX 100

 

[MarcoIIIc]

Contax IIIa 50mm Sonnar 1.5.


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[steveyork]

1936 Contax II + 1936 5cm/1.5 (yellow filter) on Eastman 5234 in Diafine (4+4)

Pre-War Contax by Steve, on Flickr

 

[steveyork]

1936 Contax II + 1939 5cm/1.5 (yellow filter) on Eastman 5234 in Rodinal (stand)

Locked Gate by Steve, on Flickr

 

[stoutstuff]

Great Grandfathers 38 Contax II, 135/4 Jupiter 11, Tri X

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Contax II - 5/1.5 Sonnar + Y2 filter
75th Anniversary of Bridging the Saar river - February 2020

 

[steveyork]

'36 Contax II + '39 5cm/1.5 (yellow filter) on Eastman 5234 in Diafine

Down by the Water by Steve, on Flickr

 

[stoutstuff]

Great Grandfathers 38 Contax II, CZJ 1.5/5cm, Tri X, Y Filtered

 

[steveyork]

'36 Contax II + '39 5cm/1.5 (yellow filter) + Eastman 5234 in Rodinal (stand)

Fence Line by Steve, on Flickr

 

[steveyork]

'36 Contax II + '36 5cm/2 (yellow filter) on Fomapn 100 in Clayton F76

Desperation by Steve, on Flickr