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j.lukow
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 Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:17 am Post subject: Won a vintage camera . . . |
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j.lukow wrote:
I while ago I put up a thread about vintage cameras . . .
Well after much viewing and thinking I went after a camera and won it today . . .
Click here to see on Ebay
1 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex . . . comparing it to the manuals on Mike Butkus' site I think it is a Contaflex super.
Its within my comfort zone as a 35mm slr, but being a non electronic camera with a single lens it will be a different sort of "beast". And contrary to the posted amount for S&H its only costing $15us - I think $43.00 US total wasn't a bad investment.
Anybody know why it is that these old German cameras can grab you - I know that its Zeiss, I like the looks of it, and any others I've either bid on or thought about bidding on were also old german cameras. . . 
I found a link to a guy doing CLAs on older cameras http://www.camera-care.com/service_info.htm and to quote him
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| Another thought to consider is that since 1946 there has not been any real improvement of a camera's ability to render an image on film. Yes, I agree that cameras have gotten easier to use and certainly more affordable but put the same film in a 1955 Leica and any current 35mm camera you choose and I assure you that if anything the vintage 1955 Leica will yield the superior image. And by going to digital― image quality has actually taken a dramatic step backward. So there is a definite logic in keeping your beloved film camera operating at the peak of its performance. |
I guess this was the catalyst for the purchase - not to mention its directly related to my little Contaflex126 
Now, like so many others I'll just have to find time to shoot some film 
Jim
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M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
Medium Format: Pentacon sixTL
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F16SUNSHINE
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Congrats Jim! It looks like a super beauty. I love the style of this era of Zeiss. A friend of mine just gave me a Tenax with a 2.8/50 tessar. I have yet to shoot it. It is also from the era although much simpler than this one with straight scale focus. Enjoy
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Ditto, congrats, Jim! Hope it's a good performer for you! They are a solid
little brick of a camera, and a quality act for sure! |
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Those Contaflexes are very nice cameras !
Why do they grab you ? I think its the workmanship. These things were very obviously made with great skill, and there is great satisfaction in handling such things.
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Jesito
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Jesito wrote:
Nice deal, Jim!
Congrats!
I love to hear that some colleague has recovered a golden oldie and will give it a second life.
Hope to see soon some samples,
Enjoy it!
Jes.
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Farside wrote:
Nice little camera - dead solid looking.
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j.lukow
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j.lukow wrote:
| luisalegria wrote: |
Those Contaflexes are very nice cameras !
Why do they grab you ? I think its the workmanship. These things were very obviously made with great skill, and there is great satisfaction in handling such things. |
That's definately a part of it - the knowledge that something more went into it in the quality of the build. Hopefully I'm not going to be disappointed in the idea that this one should shoot as good as my Contaflex126 if not better. There's almost a siren's song in these older cameras, they speak of what they may have seen, and therefore they almost cry out to keep being used. I'm hoping this camera as it is still different from my newer slrs will help sharpen my skills.
This community can take the credit/blame for me to become interested in these old guys.
This is camera number six 
I guess I'm a gonner in the realms of this collectors disease of ours. . . 
I guess I can now say . . .
Hi my name is Jim and I collect cameras and lenses 
Jim
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Jim's Kit:
Minolta Kit: Minolta X570 & Autowinder G, Minolta SRT200
LENSES:Minolta - 45mm & 50mm F1:2, PF 58mm F1:1.4, Tamron 28mm f1:2.5, Tamron SP 35-80mm f1:2.8/3.8 & CF TeleMacro zoom 80-210 f1:3.8, Vivitar f3.0~4.5 35-200mm macro focusing zoom, f 2.8 28mm CF Wide angle, 2x macro focus teleconverter,Sigma F4 25-250, f 2.8~4 35-70mm zoom master,Tokina SD f4-5.6 70-210 zoom, f4.5 80-200 "Ultra" Zoom,AutoImage 135mm F1:2.8, Spiratone 400mm f1:6.3, Magicon f3.5-4.8 35-70mm macro zoom,Quantary f8-500 Mirror/macro lens, Accura MD mount Macro bellows
M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
Medium Format: Pentacon sixTL
Hasselblad 500c/m - CZ 2.8-80mm planar, CZ 4-150mm sonnarCF |
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nemesis101
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: Ok go on... guilt me out! |
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nemesis101 wrote:
I also bought one of these (Super B) a few weeks ago... and now have a pair of interchangeable backs too... and have yet to take a single shot in anger. Now I guess I have just been shamed into so doing?
They are beautiful pieces of mechanical art, and with their labyrinth design they don't even require the grotty foam seals that perish on lesser beasts!
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the Contaflex addicts club!
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