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It’s not loud, I doubt many people would notice it in a street scenario unless you are close enough to steal their last Fruit Pastel, which I might add is somewhat frowned upon. So much so after you receive a roll of film perfectly in focus you may feel the need to make a sacrifice to the great camera gods. It’s a chore and I never perfectly felt comfortable that I have actually focused on what I intended so I kept with the autofocus.
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Manual focusing requires more twiddling of the front nob. I do have friends who use the custom options, but generally I didn’t feel the need too. Ahh I might got muddle up with the last sentence. Then up, down, left, right, A, B, C, start and then you get the level select and Super Sonic options.
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It also has custom modes, although generally I didn’t use them because it requires you push ISO and focus lock button down for a few seconds, and then twiddle the manual focus dial. It’s all rather easy to control by feel and the dials have a good amount of resistance on them. From exposure compensation, exposure lock, auto bracketing (because film isn’t expensive at all) and various shooting modes. It has them, all of the ones you can possibly want. It feels so reassuringly solid that you may believe you could defend yourself from a rampaging rabid goat with a swift twat to the head, although I might add, this is not a course of action I would recommend or condone. The addition of a thumb rest and small grip really enables you to get a grip over the camera, rather than it feeling like a slippery metal bar of soap.
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Contax G2Įrgonomically, the Contax G2 feels great in your hand. The Contax G2 would act as my daily analogue camera in the same way as the M6, but in addition, and unlike the M6 had the extra capability of a “usable” flash sync with my studio equipment.Īnyway below is a very brief synopsis of my findings. It replaced my Lecia M6. I appreciate that may sound like blasphemy to some of you, and that by admitting to this a mob armed with pitchforks and torches running to my house as we speak but there was a purpose to this. It was in great condition apart from some LCD leak situated in shutter counter (a common problem).
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I purchased the Contax G2 from our friendly Japan Camera Hunter. I generally work with model agencies and various other creative folk supplementing my digital work with polaroids and film. Hello, my name is Adam and I’m predominantly a portrait photographer. Anyway I guess I should start at the beginning. I subsequently got somewhat side-tracked with the joys of editing, and then sold the camera in question (more on that later), which made me ponder if I should even submit my musings at all. The roll was then lab develop and scanned, with no further editing done.Morning all, I hope this finds you well with a hot beverage and ideally a biscuit nearby (I’m rather partial to a bourbon myself).Īfter speaking with Hamish about an advance compact a month or so ago I agreed to submit my thoughts in relation to the shiny Contax G2. The shoot itself was super fun, the compact Contax G2 with the tiny but impressive TLA200 flash meant I could balance and lean up against various parts of the tub without having the weight of the camera ruin my balance and drag me down, which was imperative, as trying to fit three people in a bathtub in various positions, with the water running is not only amusing to look at but dangerous.Įvery frame for the entire roll was shot using the TLA 200 flash, with settings unchanged at either f/16 or f/11 (depending on the distance to subject), 1/60th shutter and adding -1 stop of exposure compensation. Thankfully, when I got to my friends’ house (who would be modelling for me that day), they had no objection to jumping in the bathtub for this. I racked my brain, and the only idea that came to mind was this old idea I had of wanting to try using flash capturing a running shower stream. The night prior, I went out and upon returning home at 3 am, I realised I had nothing planned for the shoot and started panicking.
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My Contax G2, 45mm Carl Zeiss Planar and TLA200, TahmidĪ friend of mine asked me to take some photos for his clothing brand and told me I had free reign to do whatever I chose. Over 500 people have signed up for EMULSIVE Santa 2021, the world's largest annual film/traditional photography gift exchange! Time is short, click here to register by October 31st.