{"id":16352,"date":"2015-11-20T08:19:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T16:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=16352"},"modified":"2015-11-20T08:19:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T16:19:48","slug":"contax-g1-ektar-100-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=16352","title":{"rendered":"Contax G1 Ektar 100 images"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In my previous post Contax G1<\/a> I talked\u00a0about this camera and its features and operation.\u00a0 I can sum that up in\u00a0two words ‘flawed beauty’.\u00a0 Although a fantastic camera by many measures\u00a0there were a few issues that bothered me particularly the focusing and the small viewfinder.\u00a0 If I’m going to use a rangefinder I much prefer a larger\u00a0viewfinder, that said the\u00a0technical reasons\u00a0for the small viewfinder (being able to adjust to different focal lengths) are understandable, it is\u00a0more complex in itself than many\u00a0entire cameras. \"ContaxG1_viewfinder\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All this is forgiven when you factor in the lenses such as the 45mm f2 (6 elements in 4 groups) which is just\u00a0incredible.\u00a0 The camera is a technological tour de force but perhaps trying to\u00a0be all things at once it\u00a0detracts from the essence of photography.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong\u00a0maybe what is needed is more time\u00a0shooting with it\u00a0but it comes across for me as a\u00a0very large point and shoot with\u00a0fantastic lenses.\u00a0\u00a0An incredibly well made beautiful feature rich really big point and shoot…..okay there\u00a0was nothing else\u00a0like this camera at the time and\u00a0maybe it shouldn’t be compared to anything.
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