![]() ![]() Contax/Yashica mount offers you three options in bodies, crude (the Yashica FX-3/FX-7), flaky (all the other reasonably priced options) or expensive (the RX series, Aria, S series, RTSIII or AX). The S2 is rather nice, but wildly overpriced for what you get (consider that it is essentially identical in specification to a Nikon FM2n, but costs 2 or more times as much). ![]() I'd be most grateful for any insights in this camera, or any other (small) in the Contax SLR line. And the simplicity in itself is appealing, but would also imply that not too much can break down. What I like is that it is (supposedly) very small. But I guess that would be all I need, I assume you would use the time or aperture dials until the meter says "ok". The S2 is a very simple one, all manual - the only thing it offers is light metering. So I took a look on the Contax range of cameras. It seem they can be had for not-that-much.īut then I have a whole range of really nice CY lenses which I use on the 5D2. Originally the idea was to get a Hasselblad with a say 80mm or wider lens. It's totally great and you deserve one either for film photography or for collection.Read full review.Increasingly I've been glancing at film cameras for some time. Multi-exposure can also be done by a small lever. There's also a self timer at the front of the body for selfie. There's also a lock around the shutter button so you could not shoot by mistake. ![]() The ISO, shutter speed is set by the body and the aperture is set b y the lens. The cover of the camera body is said to be budge from Italy which makes the feeling soft and comfortable, but also easily broken. ![]() Thus you have to use an external light meter or SUN 16 rule for exposure settings. This makes the camera totally work even there's no battery at all. The oeration is done by a traditional lever on the right shoulder of the camera. The lens system is Contax/Yashica bayont compatible lens group. They built such a camera which is almost pure mechanical except for its built-in TTL light meter. It is named S2 because they want to commemorate Contax S, the first SLR designed by Contax in the world. This camera is said to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Contax. ![]()
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