tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post22973244499801049..comments2024-03-22T11:28:07.415-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: The Classic ExperienceMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-57480760698046799692017-07-16T21:37:34.454-06:002017-07-16T21:37:34.454-06:00I believe it is identical to the lenses on the Iko...I believe it is identical to the lenses on the Ikonta 35 and the Contessa 35. All of them make very good pictures.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-42864300824635120132017-07-16T21:22:01.991-06:002017-07-16T21:22:01.991-06:00Oh now isn't that a delightful little bit of g...Oh now isn't that a delightful little bit of gear. And that lens really delivers!Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-61473081656875068422017-07-16T15:23:13.061-06:002017-07-16T15:23:13.061-06:00The Contaflex I is very smooth in its operation an...The Contaflex I is very smooth in its operation and the controls are well placed. If you are used to more modern slr cameras, the fact that the mirror is not instantly returning can be disconcerting at first. That means that when you press the shutter release, the view through the finder goes black. This is a common feature of early leaf shutter slr cameras. On the up side, the aperture does stop down automatically, so no fiddling with presets as is the case with the early Soviet cameras. I always carry along a push-on close-up lens to provide a bit more versatility. When I first got an earlier Contaflex I many years ago I was especially taken with the idea of being able to view through its Tessar lens directly as I had used it so often before with rangefinder and viewfinder models.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-1780394149623635352017-07-16T14:56:06.885-06:002017-07-16T14:56:06.885-06:00I always thought this was a very good looking came...I always thought this was a very good looking camera. Is it fiddly to use?JR Smithnoreply@blogger.com