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  • Re: Contax S2, RX or ST?

    From launebe@launebe@gmail.com to rec.photo.equipment.35mm on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 19:51:10
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    On Friday, October 18, 1996 at 2:00:00 PM UTC+7, Tse-Sung Wu wrote:
    Are there any net resources about these and other recent Contax cameras?
    Couldn't find a FAQ. Mailing lists? Interested in learning more about cameras no longer in production (as I've tried to glean off this
    thread): ie, a way to get into Contax/Zeiss on a grad student budget.

    TIA,
    Tse-Sung
    Try Youtube. Most of the Contaxs are featured there. Will give you an overview. A fairly cheap but quality alternative is the 139Quartz...great camera, almost fully manual if you want it to be, and very reliable without the built-in power wind. I have it and the RX, and I find myself taking out the 139 more frequently...light, smaller and simple. Good luck. You can do it on a grad student budget with a part time job. Hah. BEst.
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  • From drew.chambers@drew.chambers@my.wheaton.edu to rec.photo.equipment.35mm on Sunday, July 28, 2019 20:26:21
    From Newsgroup: rec.photo.equipment.35mm

    On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 10:51:13 PM UTC-5, lau...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, October 18, 1996 at 2:00:00 PM UTC+7, Tse-Sung Wu wrote:
    Are there any net resources about these and other recent Contax cameras?
    Couldn't find a FAQ. Mailing lists? Interested in learning more about cameras no longer in production (as I've tried to glean off this
    thread): ie, a way to get into Contax/Zeiss on a grad student budget.

    TIA,
    Tse-Sung

    Try Youtube. Most of the Contaxs are featured there. Will give you an overview. A fairly cheap but quality alternative is the 139Quartz...great camera, almost fully manual if you want it to be, and very reliable without the built-in power wind. I have it and the RX, and I find myself taking out the 139 more frequently...light, smaller and simple. Good luck. You can do it on a grad student budget with a part time job. Hah. BEst.
    Ha! You replied to a literally 22-year-old thread.
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