Camera Geekery: Contax 645

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@ALEMAN42324
@ALEMAN42324 2 жыл бұрын
Best camera indeed. Till today, number one for portrait...plastic,...shadows,...colors,...simply unique. If you can add a digital back, than you have a perfect camera for life...
@JohnSmith-gs4zv
@JohnSmith-gs4zv 2 жыл бұрын
Man, CONTAX were really killing it at the end of 90's / early 2000's!
@computationalerror69
@computationalerror69 Жыл бұрын
so good at killing they killed themselves
@sixteenbitter
@sixteenbitter 2 жыл бұрын
That is a gorgeous example of a gorgeous camera. I also enjoy how you matched your shirt to the plum blossom scenery. Everything about this video is great.
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Anonymous-iw4hx
@Anonymous-iw4hx Жыл бұрын
i am using this camera since 2011 and just love it, got a phase one P45+ quickly, then a IQ180, then sold the IQ180 because is switched to fujis gfx system(biggest mistake ever) and currently i am a happy owner of a P65+ and the EXTREMELY rare Achromatic+, never gonna part with the system.....ever. still trying to reacquire an IQ180 again oh and btw. best sponsor message ever!
@Ivandotjpeg
@Ivandotjpeg 2 жыл бұрын
Lusted after this system when it came out but I was shooting with the Pentax 645N at the time. The contax 645 was not the first AF 645 system, the Pentax 645N has that edge in 1997.
@jamesriccardo7640
@jamesriccardo7640 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought this camera this previous week! It’s really really something. I’ve wanted it for a few years and I really think I’ve got something special with the Contax (although I’m a little bit of a fanboy, considering this will be my 5th contax)
@Joshgoodencinematography
@Joshgoodencinematography 2 жыл бұрын
Great video and totally worthy of legendary status, just not for reliability. Absolutely loved that gorgeous lens when I had it for a few years. Sadly, the body is just not reliable and parts are hard to come by these days (the wedding photo industry bought them up and greatly abused them). Went through two bad rollers on the inserts, which created an unintentional tilt shift effect and a blown shutter. In humidity, it would sometimes stick and not fire.
@ericwhite5653
@ericwhite5653 2 жыл бұрын
Love these camera geekery videos! Was this shot in the Hanegi Park Plum Garden?
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
It was!
@mike747436
@mike747436 2 жыл бұрын
Worth noting perhaps that the vacuum back is only effective with 220 film. I used to have one of these (plus 5 lenses) until it was all lost in a burglary. I replaced it with a Hassy 503CW which I much prefer, both for ergonomics and format.
@mike747436
@mike747436 2 жыл бұрын
@Tron Life on the Grid OK. I only shoot film so the digital back option is not a consideration for me. I only discovered my preference for square after using the Hasselblad.
@Hal_Bennett
@Hal_Bennett Жыл бұрын
I'm curious, with this camera did you find the internal meter to be fairly accurate, or did you prefer to meter externally?
@andyvan5692
@andyvan5692 2 жыл бұрын
THANKOU, for none of that squarespace crap!!, and just getting on with why we are watching 🙂
@carlporter2239
@carlporter2239 2 жыл бұрын
Would be great if you compare optics quality from this Contax vs, for example the Mamiya 645 or other cameras on that 6x45 format. Thanks !
@lugentaubner6853
@lugentaubner6853 2 жыл бұрын
2:33 “it isn’t really zeiss glass …” Would’ve loved to hear the story. When do you fancy opening that box of spiders?
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
One day, though it is a bit of a mess.
@Anonymous-iw4hx
@Anonymous-iw4hx Жыл бұрын
@@japancamerahunter well the lenses were made by cosina in japan, but the calculations were done by zeiss, actually hardly any lenses are made by zeiss in germany, cosina has been a partner of zeiss for a very very long time already
@jamesmoore9511
@jamesmoore9511 5 ай бұрын
I have a phase one digital back on mine. A great camera any way you play it.
@maxwellwellmax878
@maxwellwellmax878 2 жыл бұрын
Kioto Ceramics FTW!!! I still have my Contax N1 :D
@photomaster1
@photomaster1 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, and this is why I have Mamiya, Price, Great Glass, Price and it can get repaired when things go sideways did I mention price... 😉
@eijiroinouye4115
@eijiroinouye4115 Жыл бұрын
Surprised to see so many reviews on a discontinued camera. It feels as if it is still in production. How do the optics compare with the Pentax 67?
@gurugamer8632
@gurugamer8632 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Bellamy, do you prefer new Leica MP in black paint or silver chrome?
@philipcooper8297
@philipcooper8297 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if anyone could make a digital back for this camera, just like the one Hasselblad uses.
@andreasandomenico397
@andreasandomenico397 Жыл бұрын
It does exist. Just sell one of your kidneys or half of your liver and you'll get one.
@salviator333
@salviator333 Жыл бұрын
I used this camera with a Hasselblad Digitalback, if im not wrong, there are also some from Phase One.
@philipcooper8297
@philipcooper8297 Жыл бұрын
@@salviator333 Cool.😉
@andyvan5692
@andyvan5692 2 жыл бұрын
you are also forgetting the Hasselblad H series, and the Rolleiflex (leaf and sinar) HY-6, which simmilar to the Hasselblad H1 allowed film AND digital backs on the one platform, and finally the new ( as of 2014-2017) the Phase One XF system camera; all of the aforementioned have the same slr/dslr form factor, so have the same ergonimics.
@GordonMoat
@GordonMoat 2 жыл бұрын
Used one briefly professionally. Great ergonomics. It was a bit bulky and heavy, which was why I didn’t keep it.
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@Flinches
@Flinches 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't the pentax 645n autofocus and out before this?
@ejacks3
@ejacks3 2 жыл бұрын
The CONTAX 645 is a beautiful camera. I recently was introduced to the CONTAX N1, part of their N line of cameras before the brand was retired. There is very little info out there about the system and absolutely no info out there about the lenses. I was wondering if you had any knowledge of camera and the quality of the lenses .
@roybixby6135
@roybixby6135 2 жыл бұрын
Is the Contax 645 leaf or focal plane shutter ?
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
Focal plane
@lugentaubner6853
@lugentaubner6853 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Been waiting for this one. Best-looking MF camera imo.
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@dorfschmidt4833
@dorfschmidt4833 2 жыл бұрын
Pentax had autofocus with the 645N in 1997 !
@DodoKing187
@DodoKing187 2 жыл бұрын
had both this camera and the hasselblad H2 for a while and kept the Hassy. If you're relying on shutter speeds above 1000th and absolutely need that F2.0 lens for the twisty bokeh shots (which the look of that would be worth an entire video as I for one really dont like that look other than on large format) then yes this is a beautiful piece of kit. But for people looking for a good alternative the Hasselblad H-System is amazing, and the supposed Zeiss lenses are not really sharper than the Hasseblad branded Fuji Glass, plus the H Filmbacks have their Darkslide built into the Back, which means you can surely never loose it. ;)
@teamhestia6994
@teamhestia6994 2 жыл бұрын
What do you feel about the h system electronic reliability?
@DodoKing187
@DodoKing187 2 жыл бұрын
@@teamhestia6994 I never had trouble with it other than the Lithium rechargable batteries drain quite fast in very cold environments, but for that there's also a grip that works with regular batteries. The H2 that I have gotten handed down from a reputable photog friend has 200.000 actuations and works every time I pull it out the bag.
@Anonymous-iw4hx
@Anonymous-iw4hx Жыл бұрын
Stopped down i guess most MF lenses are very very close in sharpness, i shot the 80F2 Planar in studio, together with the IQ180 and at F8 the detail was mind blowing, when focused on the eye, you could see the blood vains in the models eye so crisp....just insane
@DodoKing187
@DodoKing187 Жыл бұрын
@@Anonymous-iw4hx of course, stopped down any MF lens goes crazy compared to 35mm, I shoot mostly at F8 and it's still very shallow DOF. But thats also why I dont really need a F2.8 lens, hence me saying that the "Zeiss Specialty" is just a thing for people shooting at those wide open apertures with natural light.
@AustenGoldsmithPhotography
@AustenGoldsmithPhotography 2 жыл бұрын
£6-7000 on eBay . I would be scared to take it out of the house , happy to stick with my 500 cm and lush contax 139 ( unless I win the lottery)
@wk2139
@wk2139 2 жыл бұрын
beauty camera. Portrait Monster
@Notimportant1995
@Notimportant1995 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone always forgets about Hasseblad H series, which is IMHO a better camera. Still repairable, wonderful lenses, beautifully made and tanks to work with.
@rumiral2778
@rumiral2778 Жыл бұрын
How sad Contax went out of business when it couldn’t cross successfully the bridge to the digital world
@oliverlison
@oliverlison 2 жыл бұрын
It is a lovely camera but once broken, always broken. I would not want to buy one ever. I would get a lens though and mod it if possible.
@Anonymous-iw4hx
@Anonymous-iw4hx Жыл бұрын
i have been using a repaired C645 since 2011, not a single issue since
@av8bvma513
@av8bvma513 2 жыл бұрын
8:03 Ewww, creepy man in park taking pictures of young girls. . .
@Clifton_McWilliams
@Clifton_McWilliams 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely overpriced nowadays
@x_x_6427
@x_x_6427 2 жыл бұрын
PLS fix your mic sound =(
@TrentGamingCo
@TrentGamingCo 2 жыл бұрын
Wearing a mask to the park is crazy imho
@twit3471
@twit3471 2 жыл бұрын
This is japan where people know how to follow protocols, it's also cherry blossom season and some of them are allergic you bread
@japancamerahunter
@japancamerahunter 2 жыл бұрын
Yup, peak hay fever season far many here,
@TrentGamingCo
@TrentGamingCo 2 жыл бұрын
@@japancamerahunter ohh i see, it just sucks because you cant take a good candid picture of somebody with a mask on
@TrentGamingCo
@TrentGamingCo 2 жыл бұрын
@@twit3471 yeah but you cant take a good candid of somebody with a mask on
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