This 90 deserves all the praise heaped on any other Zeiss Sonnar formula lens available. Of course like the rest of the Zeiss lenses in this series, even moving down half a stop from wide open gives you an optical scalpel. Transition from focus to blur is perfect, and the lens is just sharp enough wide open to flatter your subject. They just never know where the camera is focusing! Help!Ĭontax G mount Carl Zeiss 90mm f2.8 Sonnar The internet tells me the camera is probably unusable and that I’m a filthy cretin for considering it in the first place. Contax G2 and G mount Carl Zeiss 90mm f2.8 Sonnarīut Matthew, I’ve read about how terrible the autofocus is. If the Leica didn’t need that big tasty rangefinder to ensure focus, wouldn’t it just be taking up space? The lenses are what matterand these lenses are as good as any produced for 135 format. Aside from the finder and motorized operation, the G2 is every bit as well built and (in my opinion) better to use. Many reviews compare the G to any one of the Leicas you can buy on the used market. So what’s the big deal? Fence, Contax G mount Carl Zeiss 45mm f2 Planar
#Contax g2 90mm flickr Patch
There’s no DOF preview to worry about, no critical focus patch to wring hands over. The finder is there to make sure you have the camera pointed in the right direction, and gives you a reticle to let you know exactly sort of where it will be placing the razor sharp plane of focus from the Zeiss lenses. When you consider that this camera does not need your input beyond composition, the finder makes absolute sense. Contax G2 and G mount Carl Zeiss 90mm f2.8 Sonnar Then, as I adapted to the camera’s other quirks and got it set up the way I was familiar with using on the Canon 1-series bodies ( CF4, baby!) the finder suddenly became what it was designed to be: a framing apparatus. My coveted object was fundamentally crippled in a way that was unforgivable. When I first used it, I admit to being crestfallen.
#Contax g2 90mm flickr professional
Truly, if you’ve shot anything less than professional level bodies with 100% coverage finders, you’ll be happy as a clam with the finder in the G2. I understand that sacrifices must be made and that good design is always on a high wire. If only it was 50% larger though, right? Of course would compromise the rest of the design and feel of the camera as well. It’s lovely, contrasty, changes magnification with lenses, just the right amount of information presented to the user. The dark side of this machine happens to be the viewfinder. The focus and advance motors sound like superbly damped dental drills. All automated actions performed by the G are quick, precise and are accompanied by the most pleasant motor noises possible. The G is a camera that’s a joy to own and handle before you even add film. There is no wiggle in the lens mount, feeling more like a well-made pump-action shotgun than any camera I’ve used before or since.
The lenses attach with a satisfying clunk. Built-in motor drive, AF and a small LCD on the top panel round out the features list. Very little on this camera is superfluous, and all the switch-gear has a perfect amount of feedback in operation. It’s titanium sheathed, solid and all-business.
Starting with the body, the Contax is a winner. I sorta like that it looks like your grandma’s Bell & Howell. Who cares? Lots of people pay extra for a black setup and then tape over the high-contrast nameplate and logos. Champagne instead of the black due to a 40% price difference. I rounded out the kit with a mint TLA200 from Japan. It cost around $1100 Canadian for the body, 28mm Biogon, 45mm Planar and 90mm Sonnar, hoods, bags and all that stuff. The G2 kit came from a chap on RFF, the last true ivory tower of internet-forum rangefinder-camera snobbery. When it was time to get to work again I decided on a Contax. The Contax excels conquers in every way that matters, and falls criminally short in a few ways that are easy to overlook if you’re in the right mindset.Īfter the untimely death of my beloved GA645 I spent some time fooling around with point and shoots, some old box cameras and the like. If I could anthropomorphize the G2, it’s an unapologetically awkward, runway-gorgeous genius. It’s time to do a review on the Contax G2. Over 800 people have signed up for EMULSIVE Santa 2021, the world's largest annual film/traditional photography gift exchange! Time is short, click here to register by midnight October 31st.
0 kommentar(er)
