Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stuart, I owned a Contax IIa with f/2.0 Sonnar back in the 50's. Actually, I think that Sonnar was better than some of my pre-Summicron 50's for the Leica. I used to have a lot of Kodachrome slides taken with the Contax but they've been lost over time. I do remember that this lens produced very contrasty b/w prints. Bud - ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart Phillips <stuart.phillips@umb.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 11:55 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica and Contax > Does anyone have any experience of using a Contax IIIa (or III) as a user? > I have a body which needs to be CLA'd but no lens. Has anyone taken any > photos and posted them on the web? I have a lot of experience using Leicas, > 1970's "pecker-cameras" and others, but not Contax. > > Thanks > Stuart Phillips > >