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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...

10 November, 2024

5 Frames with Contax T and Fomapan 200

By Matt Benton

It’s been years since I shot 35mm film. With costs rising, and mediocre flatbed scans as my output, I was easily convinced that the format was not worth the effort. I had ...

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 ...

15 January, 2019

5 Frames with a semi-broken Contax T on Neopan 400 – By Xiaosu Han

By Xiaosu Han

I had my eyes on this particular compact for a while already, seeing reports here and there, and once you see someone share really good results with a certain camera or lens, it...

16 June, 2018

Contax T Review – My Final Word in Pocket Cameras – by Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

For far too long, I’ve been looking in the wrong place for my ideal resident for my pants pocket. I’ve gone through a Nikon 28Ti, Contax T2, and more recently a Rollei 35SE and ...

31 October, 2017

5 frames with a Contax T – By Gavin Maxwell

By Gavin Maxwell

I think I’ve found my perfect 35mm camera! Pocket-sized, fantastic quality, and a joy to use: the Contax T. In fact it’s so good I bought it twice! I had a silver one, but in a ...

David Hume on Kodak Ektachrome E100 on Holidays in 2025.
Cheers Jim - thanks for those thoughts! David.
Gary Smith on 5 Frames with Kentmere 400 along Portugal’s coastline
I'd say that the choice of the Bessa was a good one. I love that last shot looking up the…
Jeffery Luhn on The Rover returns – A one shot story
Paul, That was a fine looking car. My family owned an earlier 3 liter Rover sedan which my dad bought…

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