CONTAX T2 - Is it right for you???

[@graydeotto2820]

Loved the intro!!

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha thanks!!! So glad!

[@olympus2OM]

A list of really good Point and Shoot film camera besides the Contax T2. Leica C3, Leica C2, Olympus XA, Ricoh Gr 1, Gr 1s, Gr 1v, Gr 21, Nikon 28 ti, Nikon 35 ti, Leica minilux, leica cm, leica mini, rolllei 35 afm, Olympus mju, minolta tc1, konica hexar af.

[@BadFlashes]

Unfortunately a lot of those are also getting up there in price :/ That miniLux would be lovely

[@olympus2OM]

@@BadFlashes Nowadays all is pricy 😡

[@BadFlashes]

I know … 😭

[@AcLaMaDoR]

L35AF

[@BadFlashes]

Yeah peeps dig that one. I had that at one point :)

[@AeromaticXD]

I always love it when I’m at a family gathering, shooting away and then add “oh by the way I’m shooting Black and White” or “This is black and white, just finishing the roll off” - the looks on their faces is nuts!

[@BadFlashes]

lol they be like why shoot that hahahah They did turn out great in my opinion

[@AeromaticXD]

@@BadFlashes yeah, same in my experience too! I also get the “why film?” Comments mixed in with “it’s the 21st century, get with the times” too lol

[@BadFlashes]

Hahah yep sounds about right. 🤣

[@calchurchill2417]

I also own a TVS, and it's incredibly sharp. It's been my go-to for all of 2021, and it never fails! I'm thinking of renting a T2 for a day and shooting an identical roll on each to see whether it's worth the hype compared to the TVS!

[@BadFlashes]

Oh nice!!! Those TVS 🤩 I need to get my hands on that lovely lady

[@patrickbateman6768]

As a previous owner of his camera. It is the most over hyped and over priced camera that I have ever owned. Drop it once and I wouldn't be surprised if it broke.

[@BadFlashes]

I can see that. But i does look sexy! Lol

[@ewenjam]

@@BadFlashes yes you do Mr Flashes!

[@BadFlashes]

🤣

[@izzwizamahjah275]

Did you not like it because it had a water mark?

[@patrickbateman6768]

@@BadFlashes Yea it does look nice and kind of cool how the lens pops out.

[@nightcruisin]

Definitely my 12th Contax T2 video of Today but this was the most entertaining one

[@BadFlashes]

Oh yaya :)

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Brokeback mountain putting out videos together, how sweet.

[@BadFlashes]

I learned a thing or two from that movie 😉

[@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

love the intor but storyline with grainyday throughout the video is so much fun. I want to own t2 but quite expensive for sure..

[@BadFlashes]

Haha thanks! Glad you dig it :)

[@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

@@BadFlashes would you recommend any other point and shoot~? cheap but cool amazing and also beautiful glass~?

[@BadFlashes]

If I knew that…. I wouldn’t still be looking hah maybe a Olympus Muj … people love those and the v1’s are like 200 or something

[@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

@@BadFlashes i know it can be possible to be cheap and great. 🤪

[@NickSmithPhoto]

That primary school location looked like a photographers wet dream. Though I kinda wish they were in colour, especially that red basketball hoop in green overgrowth. I recently did a Yashica Electro review and as much as I enjoyed the camera, I wish it was more compact.

[@BadFlashes]

Aw yes I defined get that, small is nice to have every once in a while …. And yeah I wish I shot color in that a great too. I guess I just have to go back. Haha 😆

[@chbo682]

Rollei35s is something to consider if you like a fully manual pocket camera that looks sweeeeet

[@BadFlashes]

My buddy Joey loves that camera !!!!

[@ognyannikolov4752]

I love your videos! So much fun and so well done!

[@BadFlashes]

Aw thanks! I appreciate the love!

[@heck7386]

“Mine’s COLOR!” 😂

[@BadFlashes]

That’s like the best part of this whole video for me 😋

[@somephotovideos]

Just scored a silver one for $500 on FB Marketplace. Kind of shocked to have found one local here in Omaha. Anyway, this vid helped me get my head around what the camera can and can't do so much appreciated!

[@BadFlashes]

Awesome!!! And $500 is awesome. Congrats 🎉

[@somephotovideos]

@@BadFlashes Thanks!

[@BadFlashes]

🚀🚀🚀

[@ripemangosmdm7997]

It's interesting to see what scans from a Contax point and shoot look like. I feel like it would be hard to tell them apart from Olympus xa, canon sure shot 85 zoom, even some photos my Olympus trip MD has made. Seeing prints may be different. And it makes sense the Contax feels really nice to hold, shoot, and just have, but I say to all who want to just make pictures! Get whatever you can, you won't be dissapointed. Just keep using it and you will hopefully be able to appreciate it and get out of it whatever it is capable of, which most likely will be on Par with most other cameras. As usual, love your video! Rock on.

[@BadFlashes]

Awesome, I’m glad you dig 🥳 And You are totally right on all fronts. Making prince of these things will be an interesting next step especially against another point and shoot! 😉

[@ripemangosmdm7997]

@@BadFlashes oh! Do you think you'd make a video of the after math of printmaking? Comparison...or just a, "hey look at these puppies?"

[@BadFlashes]

Probably the puppies thing. I have an actually made a print yet I feel like I have to get that down first lol

[@ripemangosmdm7997]

@@BadFlashes you so got it! And the puppies too. You got those. Yeah I've never tried color printing in the ol D room. But someday I'll go for it. When and if you do, I wish you luck.

[@Sreybk]

Damn price just went up again. Thanks you two.

[@BadFlashes]

Well…. I did say it’s not necessary lol

[@NJ1810]

The abandoned elementary school was a great location, I think you should revisit with a tripod, a medium format camera and color film :)

[@BadFlashes]

Ummmmmm 1000 billion thousand present!!! I would love love love too. I dream about that place every night :)

[@DLivingston]

That intro, so good. Also, excited to see the KC stuff.(yes I paused to type this) Also, just arrived to Slaps in the video. it's a hidden gem that many in KC overlook because they think Arthur Bryants or Q39 is the go-to. Slaps is the King, in my opinion. Okay, back to the video. I am back.. Love easy sport, nice summer brew! Okay, back to it. Also, I love some tmax. It's the first film I shot when I started shooting film in 2019. Good luck on your search for the HoloG Charzzz. Crazy how much is left in the schools. In kansas abandoned schools are a common thing these days but I've never venture into them for the same reason you went running, noises ha. Still haven't visited the castle but I watched a documentary awhile back that shot a good amount of footage there. Wish I could remember who it was but anyways back to the video. Okay, I found it. It's called "U shoot videos?" Okay, so I love a good point and shoot and take one everyday with me to work and just out and about. Never know when you find that shot you want. I use a Canon Autoboy D5 as my everyday carry. Can't wait to see the road trip footage as I see we are getting closer! (sorry if this live commentary is annoying)

[@BadFlashes]

haha I'm just glad enjoyed the video! Especially to pause and type and pause! You probably the only one that made it even half way through! there is a reason I ate slaps 3 times while back in KC! Man those short ribs are to die for! I'm glad you know about that place too! and yeah I had a whole list of schools I wanted to go to but a lot of them are fenced off... I don't play that game... yet.. haha but I love the old look and just seeing how the place exists at these times... I hope they can be reused in some way! OH Morgan Cooper! I think my buddy works with him on a bunch of stuff, that dude is doing big things. and damn that camera looks wack but that is awesome! I bet that is fun to shoot with. thanks for sticking though the videos! Love the commentary 😍

[@DLivingston]

@@BadFlashes Slaps is a common place for family get together when we all meet in KC which is pretty often. I always watch videos all the way through, you keep them moving and funny so it's easy to pause and type and continue on. As for the Canon Autoboy, it is a different beast and only bought it to take on a trip in a few months and leading up to that it's been fun to use. Also has that fake panorama mode where a black shade on the top and bottom of the frame come in to five off that wide pano style, tried it once and probably wont waste any film doing that again LOL Anyways, great video as always dude. Have a good one and hope you have a ice cold tank 7 today!

[@666fiat]

Rollei Prego af Xenar has a beautiful schneider 35mm lens with out the price tag

[@BadFlashes]

Well now off to eBay I go!

[@stefansalvatore3628]

hiii i’ve purchased a contax t2 and it isn’t here yet it’s been rigorously thoroughly tested for functionality however i’m worried what if there are light leaks etc or some problem if i develop film with it is it possible if a camera is fully 100% functional and been tested for integrity but it could be faulty while developing film?

[@BadFlashes]

Both are possible but I’d bet on the lab being solid … and if you have light leaks. You have to get the light seals fixed

[@stefansalvatore3628]

@@BadFlashes there are no issues as i asked the seller it hasn’t arrived as yet my question is if it is 100% functional and intact (but not tested with film) is it possible there could be some fault in it or no

[@BadFlashes]

I mean there is always a chance it can be faulty but at this point you just don’t know until test. But they say it’s working then you can only hope it’s working.

[@michaelsherck5099]

I think I'll keep my Konica Big Mini and my Olympus Stylus Epics, thanks. I think I have something like $40 between all four of them and all of their lenses are excellent. The Konica's auto focus may be a bit better (faster, quieter and more accurate.) The Olympus cameras might be a bit more rugged.

[@BadFlashes]

You like the big mini? I’ve looked into those before. Look great

[@michaelsherck5099]

@@BadFlashes I like my Big Mini but it's quite feature-poor compared to the Contax: no selection of aperture, no manual focus and no shutter control. A true point 'n shoot. Of course, it doesn't cost a grand, either. :)

[@BadFlashes]

Well I guess I don’t need a lot of features haha

[@michaelsherck5099]

@@BadFlashes I think that the features we expect from a camera are really a combination of the cameras we're used to and what we've come to prefer. As a guy who shoots mostly large format I obviously prefer cameras which do as little as possible to "help" me. This doesn't mean that I'm a great photographer (I was once described as the worst photographer unlynched -- yet,) it just means that after spending all day writing computer programs I'd really rather spend my free time away from automation. I throw the Big Mini, or one of the Olympuses, in my pocket when I'm not expecting to take pictures but hope the opportunity pops up. If I anticipate the opportunity to take a photograph I'll take a different camera, depending on mood and circumstances. Oddly, most of my cameras were not lovingly stalked and bought because I lusted after them. My wife used to go to a lot of auctions and if the price was cheap, buy me the occasional box of goodies. I have more cameras than I really need and some of them even work!

[@redsphoto6708]

Fire photos as always fam! Though I am curious if you did something different for those Tmax 100 shots, they seemed lower contrast? than what I'd expect (though I have never shot T100 before) Damn the T2 be smexy, loved the theft from poor unsuspecting Jason lol. Does the T2 tell you the focusing distance? I have a TVS-3 and it at least tells me the distance it chose to focus at so then I can gauge if it found the right subject or not usually (although tragically mine isn't working up to spec and usually fails to focus all together ;___; ). Speaking of which do try one of the TVs someday, my specific focus problems aside my TVS-3 is a joy to use and does take great photos (pricey as heck but not T2 level thankfully). Given the problems with my TVS3 my favorite "point and shoot" is actually the Konica Hexar AF (technically an AF rangefinder I know). Yeah it is a fair bit chonkier than the Ts and it requires an external flash, but it works so well for family pictures at gatherings and stuff. Very reliable autofocus, good metering, a very nice lens etc etc

[@BadFlashes]

Oh man I definitely want to try a TVs for sure. I should have picked one up a while ago but just didn’t. As for Tmax 100 it was my first time too. Cold have been my editing style. I like medium amount of contrast for black and white :) Thanks for digging the episode 🥳🥰🤩

[@pierlombardini8705]

is there any reason at all to buy a point&shoot camera for the same amount of money as a Contax G with a couple of lenses or an M6 ? Would you ever buy a small japanese car for the same price of a Porsche cabrio ? by the way I use a very small, very cheap RF camera with a tessar 42mm f2.8 and I think it's an excellent focal lenght just a little wider than a 50 but not so much to be a wide angle (normal lenses are way more flexible for any purpose than any other focal lenght)

[@BadFlashes]

Yeah. That’s basically where I’m at. Lovely camera but not Porsche status

[@travis_cannady]

To this day I am beating myself up for stupidly passing on a Contax T2 I found at a thrift store for $5. At the time (2014) I had no idea of what that camera was. I was there looking for an Olympus Epic, because that's all I was told by everyone to look for. When I got home that day from passing up on that T2, I looked it up (I would have looked it up on my phone, but I believe it was dead or at like 2% battery life) and instantly had regret for not going with my gut feeling. I went back to that thrift store with the hope it was still there, just sitting on the shelf, waiting for me, but at last, no luck. Right when I walked in I saw some lucky person buying the camera. So yeah, that's my "almost owning a $5 Contax T2" story. I did find a Yashica T4 (non-super) at that same thrift store in 2018 for $2. The T4 was great, but I wanted more control. I ended up giving it to my friend that was looking for a good P&S. He's loving it, so that's good. I have to say that I no longer lust over the Contax T2. I now own (thank you stimulus) a Fujifilm Klasse (O.G., non S or W) and I absolutely love it. Maybe you should give one a try.

[@FilmCameraNow]

Ugh! That’s a bummer!

[@BadFlashes]

Wow that’s like 3 hell of a story’s haha that’s crazy!!! I heard people love those things too! But there are now also yo there I believe … but like. I’m addicted to eBay so we shall see what happens haha

[@Film.Stories]

came for the Contax (ha!), stayed for the intro

[@BadFlashes]

Hahah yas!!! Love to hear that. ☺️

[@olympus2OM]

I'm wondering from the european perspective. How much abandoned building and places are there in the US? 330 Millions, one for each inhabitant? Anyhow i have seen thousands of it in the various youtube channels here.

[@BadFlashes]

Haha there are like billions Unfortunately we don’t reduce / reuse efficiently

[@brycemelander643]

What camera bag are you sporting in this vid? I can't tell if it's the Jumper or not 😅

[@BadFlashes]

Yeah in the beginning of the video. It’s the jumper. It’s coo coo

[@honghanguyenthi8754]

Oh man! if i were you, i would take both the Contax T2 and the Xpan next to it (Maybe his Leica or the Mamiya too)

[@BadFlashes]

Well I didn’t have big enough pockets at the time … I was wearing my spanks 🤣

[@augustonabike2658]

my problem with point & shoots is that i end up just blazing through the rolls without even noticing $$$$$$

[@BadFlashes]

Yeah that happens for sure. It also happens with cameras you enjoy using lol

[@kosmos_marichuanovitsch]

You go girl!

[@BadFlashes]

Thanks girl!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@michaelsingJiuJitsu]

nope not for me... Should I still watch the video YEEEEAH!

[@BadFlashes]

Ahhhhh 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thanks for the love 💕

[@juancampos1164]

I was like, “a camera that can pack away nicely,”, I was thing of the iPhone 3G (It’s the Sonar lens!)

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha I love the iPhone 3g’s design. Always wanted one

[@juancampos1164]

Wow, I mispeled thinking with thing, I was probably drinking that day

[@BadFlashes]

It’s all good. I misspell things all the time and I really have no excuse hahah

[@sergeleephoto]

haha, introduction is great 😂😂😂

[@BadFlashes]

Hahah omg I’m glad you like it 😍😍😍

[@dukewheeler7846]

This looks like Overland Park, in highschool I was dumped in the parking lot of that old Winstons!

[@BadFlashes]

Damn... I'm sorry... That sucks but I bet you are rocking it now though! 😉

[@finn4240]

Damm boi i really need the name of the case at 2:59

[@BadFlashes]

Do it. Wear it on yo hip! 🥰

[@BadFlashes]

It’s just the case that the contax use to come in.

[@finn4240]

@@BadFlashes damm guess I'll need to bring a "visit" to grainydays too to achieve this level of drip

[@SathyaPeacock]

Haha that intro man 🤣

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha glad you liked it 🤪

[@captasin7991]

I saw that 6x9.....it’s coming I know it

[@BadFlashes]

You bet your bottom dollar 😘

[@tlm2096]

great review!

[@BadFlashes]

Oh thanks!!! Glad you dig

[@robertomendez9823]

He, ummm, he didn’t wipe…. Is that like a photography tip? Like make yourself uncomfortable since you will be uncomfortable already while waiting to see if your shots are good or not? I mean… why?

[@BadFlashes]

Introspective. I like it!!! 🤪🤣

[@justinconnaher8868]

Legit 🔥 🔥 🔥!!! Thanks 😊 🙏

[@BadFlashes]

No…. Thank you for watching 🥰🥰😍😍🤩

[@lensofdang]

wtf yall came to KC and we didnt even meet up, im livid

[@BadFlashes]

Well …. Should have hit me up … that’s On you yo 😆🤣

[@michaelsaks4744]

George ain’t no Corey Wolfenbarger but I get it

[@BadFlashes]

Hahah we all have our George’s and Coreys

[@e.j.calubag8065]

Got a tvs instead lmfao, on my first roll still! So far its amazingly sexy like u said :P

[@BadFlashes]

Oh yeah those are super dope too! I can't wait to get my hands on one sometime

[@jaykast4998]

Bro I just bought a contax TVs !!!!!!

[@BadFlashes]

Nice! How do you like it?

[@jaykast4998]

@@BadFlashes it’s on its way in the mail lol 😂 can’t wait tho hopefully it’s here by Saturday!!!!

[@BadFlashes]

Oh yeah baby!!!! That will be awesome!!!!

[@refard5]

There is this minolta point and shoot that talks to you, forgot the name minolta talka or something, siri ain't got shit on minolta

[@BadFlashes]

Fun fact, Siri is an advanced version of that Minolta camera 🙃

[@refard5]

@@BadFlashes wow the more you know!

[@BadFlashes]

🤣🤣🤣

[@erichung9043]

The answer is no. Just get its predecessor, Contax T. Same lens, mechanical, true rangefinder, more compact (w/o flash module) and much cheaper.

[@BadFlashes]

Haha that’s also a valid answer. But sometimes you don’t want to think … auto focus style lol

[@miguelrivera2970]

This video was long AF. . . enjoyed all 20 minutes of it.

[@BadFlashes]

Hahah nice!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it… got worried there for a moment 😉😋

[@aristoioannidis7490]

Epic!

[@BadFlashes]

Nice! Love to here that! 🥰

[@KurtRatliff]

RIP Winstead's.

[@BadFlashes]

Right!!!! 😭😭😭

[@N556ND]

I’d rather have a Fuji 645 point and shoot.

[@BadFlashes]

Fuji is da bomb.com for sure

[@grainfixer5926]

I Couldn't resist, so a bought a mint one, for 600$, and it is super clean, and yes I do sleep with every now and than.

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha no will power I get it…. I have non as well. Haha

[@InAnInstant]

My mans didn't wipe? 😩 he raw dogging those undies? 😩😩 say it aint so 😩😩😩😩😩

[@BadFlashes]

I know I know I know. One of the saddest things I’ve ever witnessed. 😢

[@InAnInstant]

@@BadFlashes damn pouring one out into the toilet for the undies we've lost

[@druuu84]

Pretty sure Jason didn’t wash his hands either.

[@BadFlashes]

Wouldn’t be the first time. Haha

[@FilmCameraNow]

Geez $1k p&s film camera? Gonna keep my eye out for one of these in a camera lot to flip! Some poor unsuspecting garage sale picker is bound to toss this in a box of throw away cameras! 🔥🔥🔥

[@BadFlashes]

Hah I’m right there with ya. Keeping my eyes peeled

[@RyanBounedara]

Not right for me and my finances. :(

[@BadFlashes]

Yeah …. Finances are definitely a big one. Lol

[@sallua2901]

🤦🏾

[@BadFlashes]

Cuz you love ❤️🥳🤣

[@sallua2901]

@@BadFlashes 😂😂 yes

[@BadFlashes]

Yay 😁

[@Shaka1277]

38mm is BLEH

[@BadFlashes]

Right. Give me give me give me dat 35

[@Shaka1277]

@@BadFlashes As much as I told myself I’d like it, the 75 mm f/4.5 for the Pentax 67 is not for me. I should have bought the 55!

[@BadFlashes]

Oh damn I like the 75mm it’s dope. But so is the 55…. Just get both haha

[@Shaka1277]

@@BadFlashes I coooooould but I'm falling for 6x6... Gonna borrow a Bronica SQ-A for a bit :)

[@BadFlashes]

Do it. 6x6 is some fun stuff

[@mariathithuthaonguyen9667]

Hahahahahahaaha

[@BadFlashes]

☺️☺️☺️

[@dxps26]

POOP JOKES AND FELONIES

[@BadFlashes]

Love them all!!!!!