Started with a contax iia purchased in a px in seoul korea in 1952. Jun 18, 20 when i was a graduate student 30 years ago. Below you can view and download the pdf manual for free. Flash synchronisation is electronic at 1125 of a second. Contax contax t film camera batteries at batteries plus bulbs. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The large focal range starting at 35 mm allows the. Obiettivi con innesto a baionetta per fotocamere contax 645 medioformato bibliografia. There are also frequently asked questions, a product rating and feedback from users to enable you to optimally use your product.
Replacement batteries for 35mm cameras, flash and film photography equipment. Contax 167mt 167 mt167 mt slr camera slr reflex body case. Manual tacografo mtcostello contax 167 mt posted 10905 the next page contains information on this camera. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog. Obiettivi con innesto a baionetta per fotocamere contax 645 medioformato. Collecting is a real passion for us and we search everywhere to find interesting cameras for your collections, as well as our own.
The contax 167mt is a 35mm slr camera produced by kyocera in under the contax brand name. Contax 167mt contax 167mt 1986 program, shutter, and. I would like to know what the value is of the 167mt as i would like to sell it, but want to list it at a reasonable price. Contax 167mt 1986 program, shutter, and aperture priority modes, spot metering, permanent aelock, automatic bracketing cy contax yashica mount yashica lens dsb. Please contact a keh photography expert to discuss similar. Centro elaborazione dati aziendali, consulenza fiscale, tributaria, societaria e servizi alle imprese. Contax 167 mt aa nimh rechargeable gp battery 4pk 2500mah check on amazon. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. This is the original instruction manual that was supplied with the contax 140 flash at the time of its release. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Lauren, if its a zeiss then i bet its a great lens.
Clearly a clumbsy hack for a camera system that was caught out with no af lenses and headed for failure a few years later, not somethng that sony is likely to resort to. If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. Contax is originally the name of the famed 35mm rangefinder camera made from 1932 by zeiss ikon see contax rangefinder, which subsequently became the name of a pioneering singlelens reflex camera made from 1947 by the eastern part of zeiss ikon see contax s. User guide for contax camera, free instruction manual. With the flash mode selector set at the low manual setting of 116 gn 7. Thats very true about it being a great system for m42 lenses august. Probably because they are definitely more common and theyve been the flagship of this genre of camera system for decades. Contax g1 although the contax rangefinders g1 and g2 have been called expensive pointandshoot cameras by some, there is no doubt that the g series zeiss optics are first rate. View and download contax tla30 instruction manual online. Even worse than that, few repairmen are willing to even try to fix them. Zeiss ikon closeup sets for contax pacific rim camera. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual. Sep 18, 2011 overview of the contax 167mt that i use as my backup to the contax rx.
Feb 20, 2009 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. I bought the package deal for the lenses and i have no use for the camera body. We provide free online pdf manuals for digital and film cameras. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world. Contax 7 md, 9, 167 mt, 645, aria, g, i, n, rts, sl, t, tvs, u. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. There was an appropriate optic for each of the three closeup lenses in the set. In general contax meter lock is better than others, such as nikon, because contax actually locks the ev, allowing the photographer to change to other apertureshutter speed combinations with the same ev at will. It is compatible with mm lenses which have a metal flange that allows. Here is a list of all models of camera where we can supply a printed and bound manual based on your search.
As i need a backbone from scratch to construct this site. Contax 167 mt instruction manual, user manual, free pdf. First contax camera to offer the automatic bracketing control a. Contax 167mt contax 167mt 1986 program, shutter, and ape. Zeiss ikon closeup sets for contax zeiss initially offered a closeup for the contax i, which carried over for the contax ii. The 167mt incorporated the worlds first automatic bracketing control abc system, as well as optional spot or center weighted averaging metering. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. If youve seen our shop before youll know that we enjoy collecting, servicing and using classic cameras. Veloce, affidabile, compatta e leggera, precisa nellesposizione ed estremamente pratica.
This vario lens has also been manufactured using the onetouch zoom design patented by carl zeiss, i. In the case of the contax 7 mamd quartz and contax 9 quartz, the shutter speed is locked in. As fascinating as it is, you can not count on a contax i as a reliable shooter. As you can see, this is a rather excentric camera at best. The contax 9 quartz was the second camera that contax produced. Contax 167 mt instruction manual, user manual, free pdf manual, camera manual. The biggest contax i problem is a notoriously unreliable shutter. Working with contax cameras from model i to iiia a focal camera guide emanuel, walter daniel on. Purchase this manual if you need more information about specifications, settings, or features of this item. Amedeo zeiss contax rangefinder lens internal mount or external mount lens adapter with rangefinder coupling to leica m camera bodies film or digital. Program ae with high and low modes, aperture and shutter p. I recently purchased a couple of lenses along with a contax 167mt. Dear customer, we would like to extend our deep appreciation for your long patronage of.
Overview of the contax 167mt that i use as my backup to the contax rx. It consisted of a rangefinder with a removable optic. The 167s spot metering system, therefore, works particularly in conjunction with the 167mts exposure meter lock. So any digital camera manual on a cd can be uploaded to printmy pdf and they will give you a price for printing, binding and shipping before you give them any credit card paypal information.
There is just something very special about m42 screwmount lenses and i am very pleased that they can offer a viable alternative to zeiss class for the. Fotocamera reflex contax 167 mt, contax anello per montare ottiche hasselblad hbcf su corpi contax. Contax 167mt 1986 program, shutter, and aperture priority modes, spot metering, permanent aelock, automatic bracketing cy contaxyashica mount yashica lens dsb. It arrived in 1979 and had quartz timed shutter speeds and other functions. The image quality is very good even at the shortest focusing distance of 1. Posted 10905 the next page contains information on this camera. Also included were the 21mm finder and a turret finder for the other 3 lenses, all in a fitted case. In all honesty if i have to think of a slr model the first to come to my mind is the nikon f3 and, maybe, the canon ae1. Contax 167 mt usato in italia vedi tutte i 40 prezzi. Content in this section was mainly based on the original camera instruction manual of contax rts ii quartz. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Contax 167mt 167 mt167 mt slr camera slr reflex body. Contax ax manual cofirms the problems of this method. Working with contax cameras from model i to iiia a focal camera guide.
The 167 s spot metering system, therefore, works particularly in conjunction with the 167mts exposure meter lock. To just conclude it as just another upgrade is rather unfair because the contax rts ii. View and download contax g2 instruction manual online. This camera has a electronicallytimed shutter unit with speeds from 16s to 14000. For years weve regularly received emails asking us if we can provide manuals and i.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Amedeo zeiss contax rangefinder mount to leica m mount adapter. Contax rx slr camera 35mm series sign in to comment. Oct 03, 2011 i too am a fan of contax film cameras and zeiss glass. It was a multimode slr with an integrated three frame per second motor drive. Its an older model that set the stage for some of the features offered on later models.
Contax contax t film camera batteries from batteries plus bulbs. While ive been using the first lens and will use the second lens on a 5d, id like to buy a contax camera for film use, as well. Notice regarding the discontinuation of aftersales service for cameras and digital cameras. The rts ii quartz is an upgrade model of the original rts which was introduced back in 1975. If there are no results please try searching with fewer words. In the case of the contax 7 mamd quartz, make a functional check of the viewfinder led display by lightly depressing the shutter release button part way down.
When used with a contax featuring the direct ttl auto flash metering system or the yashica fxd quartz or equivalent camera bodies, merely set the camera to the auto mode as in the case of normal auto flash operation. The camera itself is nicely made and has a very solid, precision feel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy yashica contax 167 mt original instruction manual by contax isbn. Real world, most of the contax is you encounter will likely have an inoperable shutter. In fact, check out this article on luminous landscapes. Contax is originally the name of the famed 35mm rangefinder camera made from 1932 by zeiss ikon see contax rangefinder, which subsequently became the name of a pioneering singlelens reflex camera made from 1947 by the eastern part of zeiss ikon see contax s in 1973 the contax name was licensed to the japanese maker yashica by carl zeiss to create a. I found the manual for the contax ax, and you can see from the table on page 75 how limited the af range gets for longer focal lengths.
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