CONTAX G2 WITH 45MM FASHION SAMPLES MANUAL

I started using the G lenses with the Fotodiox adapter but the small, un-geared focus wheel was very hard to use and would bind occasionally. As others have noted the 35 is not as sharp as the 45, but no slouch either. Below is a street shot with the 35 Planar on the GF1 at f/5.6. My copy of the 35 Planar is quite good, but I don't use it wide open either. Is the 35mm Planar G that bad? On my Contax G2, I could never tell the difference between that and the 45mm. Having said that - it's a great pity that my 35/2 Planar is so poor in comparison. Would love to hear more about the practicality of focusing the G lenses using a little thumbwheel while on the go. I'd be hinky about using the Biogons because their rear elements extend so far into the body, and I wonder about their suitability with an imager that's not microlensed ala the M8 and 9, even if it's a significant crop as with 4/3. The 90 Sonnar might prove amazing since it's a legitimate telephoto on 4/3. I wouldn't hesitate to try it since it's a useful focal length, and verrrry small.

It's not bad but the 45/2.0 is extraordinarily sharp, one of the sharpest lenses made, so the 35 suffers a bit by comparison. The 35/2.0 Planar is a little soft at f:2.0 and doesn't completely sharpen up until f:4.

So the adapter's designers had to invent something in order to focuse manually.ДЄt least, that is what I understand, I have kept several of these lenses from the film time, but didn't get the adapter yet. The adapter is more tricky to make : these Zeiss G lenses didnt' have a focusing ring, because the Contax G were AF cameras. However, one you have set the aperture ring to the diaph you want, the body will measure the light coming through that lense and expose the picture correctly. You can't use the shutter speed mode, neither the program mode, since the body won't be able to control the aperture of the lense.

CONTAX G2 WITH 45MM FASHION SAMPLES MANUAL

This means that the body can't communicate with the lense, so you have to shoot either in aperture mode or in manual mode. Are you able to use smaller apertures? I thought I read you can't control the aperture on these lenses.ДЄperture can't be set electronically, but the lense has an apeture ring where you can set it manually. I'm not sure the more traditional (and expensive) ring around the throat adapter seen on youtube will be better in practice even if it looks good. The little focusing wheel is geared and operates precisely and smoothly. In addition, lens hoods can offer some degree of physical protection for the lens due to the hood extending farther than the lens itself.I have the 90mm with a 35mm on the way (hope it performs better than David's - samples I've looked at on the web seem to suggest it ought to, although it was never as good wide open as the 45). Lens hoods are often designed to fit onto the matching lens facing either forward, for normal use, or backwards, so that the hood may be stored with the lens without occupying much additional space. For wide angle lenses, the length of the hood cannot be as long as those for telephoto lenses, as a longer hood would enter the wider field of view of the lens.

Lens hoods are more prominent in long focus lenses because they have a smaller viewing angle than that of wide-angle lenses. This allows the lens hood to block stray light with the higher portions of the lens hood, while allowing more light into the corners of the image through the lowered portions of the hood. The geometry of the lens hood can vary from a plain cylindrical or conical section to a more complex shape, sometimes called a petal, tulip, or flower hood. This stray light often comes from very bright light sources, such as the sun, bright studio lights, or a bright white background. Flare occurs when stray light strikes the front element of a lens and then bounces around within the lens.

Contax S2 booklet.ДЄ lens hood or lens shade is a device used on the end of a lens to block the sun or other light source in order to prevent glare and lens flare.

Das Contax System booklet (in German) (1994).

Contax Real Time Photography booklet (PUB.

Contax Carl Zeiss T* (T-Star) Wechselobjektivsystem brochure (in German).

Contax system accessories & lenses booklet.

Contax/Yashica 35mm SLR Camera System booklet (177 pages).

*) Sources of data: Manufacturer's technical data

Contax g2 with 45mm fashion samples