The lens is a wonderful and sharp Ernst Leitz Summaron f3.5 35mm wide-angle lens. This is the famous Leica IIIg with the Leicavit winder attached. Even the exposure meter is working! The last in the long line of Leica 元9 (LSM) interchangeable lens rangefinder cameras. The Carl Zeiss Sonnar f/1.5 50mm lens is in excellent condition as is the camera. Here it’s pictured with the exposure meter flap in the closed position. A fully operational Contax IIIa from early 1951. Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIa from 1951 is a 35mm interchangeable lens rangefinder film camera. The high-speed motor drive is built-in and at its fastest its capable of shooting 10 fps! Here it has a gorgeous Canon EF AF 50mm f1.4 USM lens mounted. The Superman of Canon’s 35mm SLR film cameras. Here’s my top 6 new members of the hoard.Īn eclectic mix of cameras presented in no particular order. Lots of outgoing cameras and lenses and a few (well more than a few) additions. Please respect that all content, including photos and text, are the property of this blog and its owner, Yashica Pentamatic Fanatic, Yashica Sailor Boy, Yashica Chris, Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris.Ĭopyright © 2015-2021 Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris (Yashica Pentamatic Fanatic), Chris WhelanĢ020 was a pretty dynamic year as far as our camera collection was concerned. As always, thanks for stopping by and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). It does make an awesome display camera amongst my other 35mm rangefinders so it’s got that going for it.Ĭomments are always welcomed as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. Expect some issues that may need to be addressed and of course without service (CLA) little guarantee of continued function. I’d give the Contax IIIa a chase factor of 6 – they’re out there so finding one isn’t a problem but finding a 70-year-old camera in full functioning condition is the hard part. I would think around $350 to $400 is reasonable for a clean example and having the box is always nice and in this case worth the $50. A recent set with body, lens, and box went for $450 (similar to mine) in working condition. My list of film test cameras is quite extensive so the likelihood that this one will see film anytime soon is slim, very slim.Ī quick search on eBay shows a nice selection of these available in all sorts of condition and states of operation. All levers, knobs, buttons, and dials are working as is the meter. I haven’t had a chance to run a roll of film through this beauty yet. This image was taken with my Nikon D800 in my studio as a test shot – no post processing. Shown with the meter flap open for business. This lovely camera is from 1951 and features a built-in exposure meter. Carl Zeiss Sonnar f/ 1.5 50mm lens shown here with a Zeiss Ikon slip-on lens hood (shade).
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