Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]dave, your son is lucky one to start with contax as the first system. it is very important to teach "our kids" about the finer things in life!! I have a full line of both contax and leica r system and i have decided both are my favorite. _____________________________________ Thanks, Mehrdad [-----Original Message----- [From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rodgers, [David [Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 5:12 PM [To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' [Subject: RE: [Leica] Hybrid Leica M/Contax G systems [ [ [Mahrdat, [ [Speaking of Contax, I just shot my Contax system over the weekend. [I did two [location portrait sessions. I used an ST body and 85/1.4 for some b/w 35mm. [I had all my Hasselblad backs loaded with color film. [ [I use R now, but I still have a few Contax SLR lenses, and the ST body. I [couldn't give them away on the used market, so I kept them. [ [Two things I appreciated about using Contax system. I stopped down to f2.8 [or f4 for most of the shots (I was limited to using natural [light). The negs [look super. Haven't printed them yet, but at f4 the 85/1.4 is pretty darn [good. The Zeiss 85/1.4 MF lens is only worth a fraction of what its Leica [counterpart is worth on the used market. Don't know how they compare [performance wise, as I've never used the Leica lens. [ [Secondly, I used auto bracketing on the ST. I wanted to run some exposure [test on Acros under various conditions. I'd forgotton how handy it is to [have auto bracketing. Three quick shots with the motor drive! Fast and easy [to get just the right exposure! [ [I wish the ST was an R mount. There's really not any R body that [compares. I [actually like the R7 more, but it's close. There are some features [on the ST [that I like. The ST is only worth a fraction of what the R7 is worth. [ [Contax MF is like Canon FD. A real bargain right now. My son signed up for [photography this, his senior year in HS. (I'm happy but a little shocked. [He's never shown an interest before and I've never pushed photography to [him). Guess which system he gets to use? [ [Dave [ [-----Original Message----- [From: Mehrdad Sadat [mailto:m.sadat@verizon.net] [Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:11 PM [To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [Subject: RE: [Leica] Hybrid Leica M/Contax G systems [ [ [if you shoot with the r system, u got try some the contax MF lenses. the [100/f2, the 100 makro, the 85 /1.4, the 50/1.4 and some of the exotic lens [like the 28/2, 135/2, 85/1.2 and the 55/1.2 are just great not to mention [the zoom's like the 35-70/3.4, 35-135. compared to a R8 system, a contax MF [system with good lenses will cost a fraction. [ [ [ [_____________________________________ [Thanks, Mehrdad [ [[-----Original Message----- [[From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [[[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of ternahan [[Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 5:19 PM [[To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [[Subject: Re: [Leica] Hybrid Leica M/Contax G systems [[ [[ [[I got a G-1 when my R 6 had to be in the hospital after a bad fall for [[several months. I like the fact that it is so much lighter and try to use [[the rangefinder by presetting and shooting from the waist or chest. [[trish [[ternahan@gentlelens.net [[ [[ [[> From: "David Kieltyka" <dkieltyka@csi.com> [[> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [[> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 19:37:07 -0400 [[> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> [[> Subject: Re: [Leica] Hybrid Leica M/Contax G systems [[> [[> <DBaker9128@aol.com> wrote: [[> [[>> Do other Leica M owners on the LUG follow Davidson's practice [[>> of mixing Contax with Leica? [[> [[> I do. But I use a pair of 1950s Contax cameras, IIa and IIIa, [rather than [[> the current G models. (I had a G2 for a couple years...awesome [lenses but [[> the lack of a proper manual focusing capability finally got to [[me and I gave [[> it up.) My main Domke 803 usually contains a Contax IIa with 21 [[f/4.5 Zeiss [[> Biogon, Leica M2 with 35 Summilux (pre-ASPH) and Leica IIIf with [[an LTM 50 [[> f/1.5 Zeiss Sonnar. One of the Domke's pouches holds an LTM 50 [[f/3.5 Elmar [[> that I sometimes use instead of the Sonnar or 'Lux. An alternate [[> configuration consists of a 50 DR Summicron for the M2 and an [[LTM 35 f/2.8 [[> Biogon for the IIIf. The other 803 has a Contax IIIa with 50 f/1.5 Opton [[> Sonnar, a Leica M3 with 90 Summicron (late 80s version) and [[either a 135 f/4 [[> Opton Sonnar for the Contax or a 135 f/4 Tele-Elmar for the M3. [[I don't use [[> the 135s often but they're great to have handy when I need the reach. An [[> alternate configuration here is the DR Summicron for the M3 and [an 85 f/2 [[> Sonnar for the Contax. I always decide which bag I'm taking and [[which lenses [[> I'll be using before I go out. I hate changing lenses. :-) [[> [[> -Dave- [[> [[> [[ [