Posted 2018-12-27instagrama minute read (About 173 words)

11:40 PM

I use my old Contax T2 for crappy snapshots to put in the family album, because those are the shots that should be there, but the dial has been dodgy for years. I figured I would pick up a spare one for parts, like I do with all my old cameras, especially Contaxes because the electronics fail. So this £50 camera has turned into a frickin’ £700 camera overnight and I have NO IDEA WHY. The same thing happened to my G2 but luckily I’d picked up spares and parts by then. The guy in Aperture doesn’t understand either. If they break, good luck fixing them. They’re dead without parts. I bought this almost twenty years ago and it was pretty worthless, but a steal. Anyway, it’s a lovely camera and staggeringly simple to use, if anyone wants to borrow it to try out, let me know! #contax #contaxt2 #filmphotography #compactcamera #t2 #film

Posted 2016-04-14instagrama few seconds read (About 42 words)

contax | Thursday, April 14, 2016

5:05 PM

Have conventions in rangefinders influenced mirrorless design? Or were all analogue cameras like this? Contax had distinct designs through their whole range, and is still the most tactile camera of the three here. #contax #fuji #leica #cameras

Posted 2015-08-26instagrama few seconds read (About 17 words)

contax | Wednesday, August 26, 2015

11:18 PM

And we are back in action. #contax #g2 #film #photography #camera #titanium

Posted 2015-08-22instagrama few seconds read (About 27 words)

wideangle | Saturday, August 22, 2015

3:23 PM

I always used to hate these middly #wideangle lenses but I’m really getting into these two. #Nikon #contax #T2 #28mm #38mm

Posted 2015-08-15instagrama few seconds read (About 32 words)

Contax | Saturday, August 15, 2015

9:39 PM

And the #Contax #T2 has a better exposure compensation dial than most other cameras, a bloody #aperture ring on the lens and manual focus setting too :) #Astonishing

Posted 2015-08-15instagrama few seconds read (About 105 words)

Contax | Saturday, August 15, 2015

9:35 PM

Two fantastic cameras, not even as compact cameras, but compared to SLRs. The #Contax #T2 is my current daily rider, as it has a flash and AF for casual snaps, but the #Minox #35ML was my previous pocket camera. The #Zeiss #Sonnar 38mm f2.8 is a pretty unusual lens to have. I would expect a #Biogon or a #Planar, and slightly wider too, but the choice is excellent. Wide enough, very low distortion and the ability to get into the action. The #Minotar is an absolutely incredible lens and the camera is the most discreet thing I’ve ever owned.

Posted 2015-07-15instagrama few seconds read (About 34 words)

Contax | Wednesday, July 15, 2015

11:07 AM

Sentimental value. But I really have no idea what use this camera is anymore. My ideal camera is a digital Contax G2 with iPhone connectivity built-in. #Contax #rangefinder