#Digital versus contax g2 manual#
My advice? If you want a manual focus camera, buy a Voigtländer Bessa or Leica. I won’t go into using manual focus on either camera, because I don’t use it. But if you shoot sports, stick to an SLR, digital or otherwise. The auto drive is only 2 FPS,…plenty fast for me. My way has always been faster than playing with some button on the back of a camera. I’m so fast and accurate, I’ve never bothered with the whole 51, (or whatever), focus points deal. But I always shoot with just the center AF point anyway, and recompose after locking on. The lens does move back to a “neutral” position after you take a picture, so it’s actually refocusing on every shot. (I use continuous light sources with the TLA 200 in the studio) IOW, if you’re working with decent light, it works fine. I don’t see a speed or precision difference, despite what some espouse. The G2 added an active component to the auto focus. Not as fast focusing as todays’ AF cameras.
#Digital versus contax g2 iso#
Except when it’s very dark,…but remember, it doesn’t have digital iso of 12,800+. I find it to be precise, and rarely hunts. You press the shutter button half way,…it locks on. Juergen Teller with Contax G2’s Auto Focusįocusing is like on any Canon or Nikon. Which protrudes slightly so my large nose fits. Also, easy exposure compensation, up to 2 stops in either direction in 1/3 stop increments. (single, continuous, timed) On the right, dials for auto mode, (aperture priority), shutter speed, AF or manual focus, shutter release, exposure compensation, and another small LCD frame counter.
The LCD on the left shows ISO, battery status, and drive status.
If you want to manual focus, this is not the camera for you. They moved it to the front of the camera on the G2. Not counting the ‘manual’ focus dial,…which I never use. It’s really a well laid out and thoughtful design. The autofocus and auto film advance sounds solid and precise, but it is slightly louder than a Nikon F5,…no big deal. In fact, I think the lenses are better than my Medium Format Rollei Zeiss lenses! The controls are simple and intuitive, which just adds to the beauty. The titanium glows a soft satin finish that exudes quality. (in 35mm) Any Pinterest query will qualify that statement.įirst, there are the Zeiss lenses. However,…if you shoot with smaller apertures and/or wider lenses, prefer color and employ flash alot, this camera smokes 95% of the competition. Lord knows, I’m not trying to talk anyone into giving up their Leica. What I don’t want is to get in a pissing contest with Leicaphiles. it’s really at the opposite end of the spectrum of a Leica. With autofocus lenses, auto film transport, auto load, LED readouts, etc. The lenses really are spectacular, and are VERY unique in their drawing and microcontrast. (but the difference in price between a silver and green label is really a pittance) If you want to be super stealthy, get a Leica. If you’re only ever going to shoot the 28mm, 45mm and 90mm, then don’t worry about it,…I guess. G1,…GET THE GREEN LABEL! I’m screaming because this makes it compatible with all the superb Zeiss lenses. My actual G1 with the Zeiss 45mm and Luigi Case (with 50mm AI-s f/1.2) And, yes, the G2 does have it’s advantages, but I have an irrational love for the G1. Due to the lenses, I have only found the Nikon 810 to be semi-equivilent. But once you master it, there is no equal. (my guess,…although I understand he recently started shooting a Canon 5D) Is it a quirky camera? Yes. They have since gone up in price, mostly due to a film resurgence, lens adapters for digital cams,….and probably due to Juergen Teller. This was when the masses were all dumping their film cameras. I bought the G2 about a year later at almost the same price. The G1, (green label), with the exquisite 45mm Zeiss, was about$400 used about 7 years ago.(purchased on Ebay from Joe McNally!) Who I guess was going totally digital.
Professionally, (in the film era), I mostly used Nikon and Rollei. I have both the Contax G1 and G2, both bought used. I’ve always been a Nikon shooter, but even Nikon couldn’t compete, in my eyes, with the solid finesse of this titanium satin beauty. I guess that’s the source of my bitterness.
#Digital versus contax g2 full#
Would I have liked it if they made a full frame digital G camera? Sure. Kyocera is kind of like the American 3M or Dupont,…fingers in lots of pies. I guess there’s more money in tractors, or whatever industrial crap they make. They have since left the camera business. Contax G1 camera is a 35mm film titanium autofocus electronic rangefinder camera that was manufactured by Kyocera Co., Kyoto, Japan and produced between 1994-96.
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