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iangreenhalgh1
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 Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: Contax IIIa with Zeiss Opton Biogon 2.8/35 |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I decided to sell off a load of things and concentrate on just a small number of the highest quality items.
I've been dreaming of a postwar Contax for ages so when this IIIa with Biogon 2.8/35 came along I had to have it. 
The thing that finally pushed me over the edge and made me buy one was having this Biogon to play with for a few days:
On my NEX it is possibly the best lens I've ever used, even in awful light it produces vibrant pictures with great contrast and 3D:
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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yinyangbt wrote:
Congrats , Ian ! Great combo!
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
 Congrats!
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Thanks guys. A couple more pics I took today in awful light, I'm really amazing by the detail and clarity and overall quality in such light conditions.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Nesster wrote:
DAMN nice camera/lens, what this gear-head + photography + history set is all about. Nice results too.
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Cheers Jussi. It is only logical, being a shooter more than a collector for me to sell off all my unused kit to finance something special.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
The results justify the sale of your old stuff, that's a lovely camera.
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std
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std wrote:
Congratulations Ian - this is certainly lovely camera and wonderful lens.
I feel jealous about it 
I'm a bit confused. isn't the Biogon with the same physical size as the J12 for Kiev?
Because you say you can mount it on Nex but i can't mount the J12 on my E-P2 it's just too long to fit.
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Nesster
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Nesster wrote:
Stefan, the post war Biogon is a different lens, designed for the IIa/IIIa. The unfortunate thing is that the postwar Zeiss wide angles are rare-ish and therefore expensive. But the fortunate thing is that this fact justifies having a Kiev or a pre-war Contax as well, just to mount the big-butt 35mm
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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| Stefan, the post war Biogon is a different lens, designed for the IIa/IIIa. The unfortunate thing is that the postwar Zeiss wide angles are rare-ish and therefore expensive. But the fortunate thing is that this fact justifies having a Kiev or a pre-war Contax as well, just to mount the big-butt 35mm |
+1 I have both camera too due J12 not fit into latest Contax.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: Contax IIIa with Zeiss Opton Biogon 2.8/35 |
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| iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
I decided to sell off a load of things and concentrate on just a small number of the highest quality items.
I've been dreaming of a postwar Contax for ages so when this IIIa with Biogon 2.8/35 came along I had to have it.
The thing that finally pushed me over the edge and made me buy one was having this Biogon to play with for a few days:
On my NEX it is possibly the best lens I've ever used, even in awful light it produces vibrant pictures with great contrast and 3D:
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Wise move, my friend
It is fun to have many lenses to tinker and play with and of course, it is thanks to the unsung heroes that sell for cheap that most of us even had a chance to try different focal lengths etc
But if you want to settle down on a kit and just shoot shoot shoot and shoot some more, always better to have a few but top quality items with you all the time
And then the hunger for many top quality items begins
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Katastrofo
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Katastrofo wrote:
Congrats, Ian, looking forward to your work with the Kiev.
[Woops, I mean your Contax IIIa]
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Pontus
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Pontus wrote:
A good move and a very nice camera. Looking forward to seeing more results.
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skida
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skida wrote:
That looks like good stuff, Ian, and the pictures are impressive too. |
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Cheers guys, now I just need some decent light to go out and use it.
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