Quality Features of the Contax Rangefinder Camera
The Contax rangefinder camera is professional 35mm classic equipment for small format photography. It has a solid build, highly durable, and features advanced mechanical functions as well as superior optics design.
The rangefinder system dates back to 1930’s but Contax revolutionized the technology as it continued production of range finder cameras well after the second world war. The Contax 35mm was truly a professional grade rangefinder and you have a choice between black dial and color dial rangefinders.
The first Contax rangefinder camera featured a wider rangefinder built-in to its system. It has a bayonet mount lens with a metal shutter that was burn-proof. Shutter speeds range from 1/25 second to 1/1000 second. Later manufacture of Contax rangefinder featured a very advanced 1/2 second slow speed shutter mechanism.
Contax also introduced some of the most advanced features for its rangefinder line with the addition of built-in photoelectric exposure meter. The cameras also became very handy which made them ideal as standard equipment of war journalists and adventure photographers. The camera also became the standard equipment of professional photographer who published their works at glossy magazines.
The lens of Contax rangefinder camera used the 50mm f/1.5 Carl Zeiss Sonnar which is still being used by modern cameras. In fact, this lens is still considered as one of the best lenses ever manufactured in terms of quality delivery and durability of construction.
Aside from the built-in light meter and Carl Zeiss lens, the rangefinder models of Contax featured a vertical travel focal plane shutter built in metal. The color dial flavor of the Contax rangefinder also has a built-in flash solution using electronic X-sync at 1/50th second. For the black dial, an adapter cord should be used to utilize X-sync flash.
The Contax rangefinder was and still is considered as a true system camera. Its focal range was powerful enough and could reach up to 500mm. The Contax system rangefinder also utilized copy stands functionalities, microscopic adapters and several attachments for Macro close-up shots. These features enabled the rangefinder to transform itself into a multi-purpose camera for professional photography.
The Contax rangefinder camera can deliver professional grade image quality for you. Its aesthetics and highly advanced mechanicals will enable you to shoot better pictures for your small format photography. Production of the rangefinder class ended in 1962 but the available rangefinder of Contax can still provide superior performance if you prefer classic photography.
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US $589.00
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