Post yer 35mm shots!

[Ari]

Contax G, 21mm.



Added a 45mm lens to the Contax G, now it's my only lens. Sharp as can be, I'm very happy with it.

[Tin Can]

I find #3 most interesting

[Ari]

Thanks, Randy. Me too.

[Bernice Loui]

Contax G series FYI for Ari..

Having owned and used the Contax G system for over a decade at one point (now long gone):

~The G1 is smaller and in ways easier to use than the G2. G2 is larger with more features and better functionality.

~Two best lenses in the system, 21mm Biogon, 45mm Planar. 90mm Sonnar is not recommended, the 35-70mm zoom (G2 only) is sorta ok. The 16mm Hologon is an oddity and speciality, not that useful overall, but can be extremely dramatic.

~Personal faves, two lenses to carry, 45mm Planar & 28mm Biogon. One lens 35mm Planar (needs green update sticker on G1).


Contax G system is an underrated, under appreciated modern rangefinder 35mm camera system. In real world 35mm image making conditions and realities, it is often more suited with better image making capabilities than the Leica M series.


Bernice

[Ari]

Agree, Bernice. Thanks.
I just sold my 21mm because I saw limited use with it, same with 28mm. I don't have much interest in the 90, but the 45 is a really amazing lens.
After one roll I was immediately blown away by it, and I'm never a "normal" lens shooter, except on 8x10.

I'll add that the G is not really a rangefinder since it doesn't use two super-imposed images to focus, it uses autofocus. The manual focus is annoying, at best.
The G is more of a fancy point-and-shoot with the best lenses in the 35mm world.
It's a love-it or hate-it camera, and I was hooked almost right away.

[Bernice Loui]

Most often used lens on the Contax G1 back in those days.. 45mm Planar. It Is That Good.

The autofocus/auto exposure "point -&- shoot" aspect of the G is why it became a fave. It is a camera much about decisive moment image making and not Foto mechanical tinkering. This was also the divisive element among this style of camera back when the Contax G was introduced.

Put a few thousand rolls in-out of that Contax G, never failed... ever. But those batteries...


Bernice

Agree, Bernice. Thanks.
I just sold my 21mm because I saw limited use with it, same with 28mm. I don't have much interest in the 90, but the 45 is a really amazing lens.
After one roll I was immediately blown away by it, and I'm never a "normal" lens shooter, except on 8x10.

I'll add that the G is not really a rangefinder since it doesn't use two super-imposed images to focus, it uses autofocus. The manual focus is annoying, at best.
The G is more of a fancy point-and-shoot with the best lenses in the 35mm world.
It's a love-it or hate-it camera, and I was hooked almost right away.

[Ari]

Absolutely, making images is what it's all about, not fondling a precious piece of gear.
And yet, the Contax G lenses are all jewels in their own right, with 45mm Planar f/2 being the king.
G1 bodies are cheap enough now (silver sticker) that if one fails, it's easily replaced.

[Bernice Loui]

Post creep... Not created on 35mm..


Idle studio time & Alpa system.


Bernice

[Ari]

Post creep... Not created on 35mm..


Idle studio time & Alpa system.


Bernice

Holy cow!

[Corran]

The Widelux is my favorite "selfie" camera .

Meagan and I at Chattanooga Union Station, on Foma 400 dev'd in Pyrocat: