[rollei_list] Re: Contax Repair was: ...now analogue versus digital
- From: Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:48:29 -0500
Carlos,
This sounds very encouraging. Did you talk to Eddy on the phone and
found him communicative and friendly?
I hate to wait another year with Henry Scherer before I can use my
IIIa...
Looking forward to your results with your Contax II
Jan
On Jan 13, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
Hi Jan:
Eddy worked on four main elements: 1)Shutter; 2)
Rangefinder; 3)Sonnar 1.5/50; 4) Film transport.
1)Shutter is very smooth and silent, not as quiet as a Rollei
Compur but very good. Slow shutter speeds from 1/50 to B sound a
bit similar regarding an electronic camera shooting and advancing
the film but quieter. Shutter speeds seem accurate, the self-timer
works fine from 1/1250 to 1/2 sec.
2)The rangefinder-viewfinder looks very clean, you can distinguish
both images clearly and the two different image colors too, you can
focus using the rangefinder wheel or rotating the lens barrel. When
the images coincide, colors become one and stronger. The Contax II
has the right window very close to the right side and you need a
bit of practice to avoid to cover the window with your finger ( I
could see the IIa has this window closer to the lens, but it also
has a shorter rangefinder baseline).
3)The lens looks like new, the front element was polished slightly.
I can't talk about results yet because I have the first film in the
camera. I regret I still don't have a lens hood for the lens.
4)Film transport works fine, it has like an intermediate stop that
confused me initially.
Eddy did an excellent work IMO, it was not necessary to replace
parts in my camera, he only replaced the top cover due to the
original was bent slightly. BTW, I couldn't say my camera looks
like new, it maintains a scratch close to the word "Contax" and it
still has the original leather cover in very good condition but it
does not look like new. Except for that scratch, metal external
parts look very nice and clean. There are no scratches caused by Eddy.
Eddy price was very reasonable really and I had my camera at home
after 30 days including holidays and 20,000km.-
Carlos
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