Zeiss Contax Month - April

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

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