Contax Rangefinder Archives

29 August, 2025

Contax T – The OG one The Kardashians should’ve had

By Ibraar Hussain

The Contax T, the one that started off which is now a cult like series of high end electronic Compact Cameras. I had hitherto owned and photographed with the other T series came...

25 April, 2025

Contax G1 – A thing of Beauty…

By Bob Janes

Back in 1932, following on from Leitz’s success with the Leica, Carl Zeiss introduced a competing interchangeable lens rangefinder: this was the Contax. Unlike the Leica, ...

10 March, 2025

Contax G2 – The Most Advanced Rangefinder

By Simon King

Following a reasonably painful wrist injury in early 2024, compounded by three of my film Leica M’s being away for repair, I have been using a Contax G2 as my primary came...

21 July, 2023

Contax G2 – The Finest Camera Ever to See my Minds Eye

By Ibraar Hussain

Back in 2005 I had just started getting back into shooting Film and had bought a Minolta Dynax 5 to accompany my Konica Minolta 7D DSLR. What I then wanted was a Leica – almost ...

10 October, 2022

CONTAX T – The 1st One – A Compact, Manually-Focused Rangefinder

By grain_frame

The Contax T is a compact rangefinder introduced in 1984. It was the first in what would become a line of premium point-and-shoot cameras, a segment pioneered by Contax. It was ...

8 March, 2022

Contax G1 – Much more in-focus than out-of-focus – By Chantel Wakefield

By Chantel Wakefield

“I loved owning one for two weeks until every photo came back out of focus.” This was a comment from a popular YouTuber under another popular YouTuber’s review of the Contax G1 ...

15 June, 2021

Contax IIa review – Chasing that Classic Look with an Unaccountably Affordable Vintage German Rangefinder – By Phil Calvit

By Phil Calvit

Like most of you good 35mmc readers, I’d love to own a classic Leica. And like most of you (unless you’re a more posh lot than I’d assumed), I’ve been unwilling to make the life...

20 August, 2016

Contax G2 Review – The Gobi Desert – by Nicholas Koh

By Nicholas Koh

I sold off my Leica M6 to fund the purchase of the G2. Why did I switch from the M6, widely considered one of the best film cameras money could buy, to the G2?

Danilo Leonardi on 5 Frames, some with the Bridge Turned into Shadow and Shape.
That’s great to hear, Gary. I’m glad the 28–200 on the D810 is working well for you, and by the…
Danilo Leonardi on 5 Frames, some with the Bridge Turned into Shadow and Shape.
Thank you very much, Paul. I really appreciate your kind words. You’re right, I also think that the character of…
Danilo Leonardi on 5 Frames, some with the Bridge Turned into Shadow and Shape.
Thank you very much, Tony. Your kind words mean a lot and are really encouraging. I truly appreciate you taking…

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