[rollei_list] Re: OT: Contax II NEW Lenses and Accys

From: mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:43:29 -0400 (EDT)
Not yet Friday however...if anyone is looking for NEW Old Stock Contax RF 
Filters, Close Up Devices or even normal lenses I have quite a 
pile...mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 20, 2006 11:34 AM
>To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [rollei_list] OT: Contax II 
>
>Thor:
>
>The Contax II you found on Ebay is nice but not worth $565, even if 
>fully restored, as the seller claims.  Dutch "Petrakla Classic Camera 
>Service" has been offering some pretty nice stuff ( they sure know how 
>to photograph cameras) but who knows how good their "CLA" work is.  The 
>lens of this pre-war Contax will be uncoated, thus tricky to use for 
>color photography.  I would look for a nice postwar Contax IIa or IIIa.
>
>Almost all Contaxes will need service.  Henry Scherer would be my first 
>choice.  Be aware though that his service takes 6-12 months!!  The 2-3 
>weeks he states on his website is for the actual REPAIR time, but his 
>waiting list is VERY long right now (some 60 cameras currently in queue 
>for a one-man operation!).   I have a Super Ikonta BX at his place 
>since October last year.  I have suggested to him to state the average 
>"actual" time it takes a camera from receipt to shipping date to go 
>through his service.  Still, his is probably the best service and he is 
>a good communicator.
>
>Finally.  Classic Contaxes are fairly large, especially the prewar 
>versions.  I briefly had a postwar IIIa and was surprised how bulky it 
>was compared to a Leica IIIf.  The 1950s collapsible Zeiss Sonnars (2.0 
>and 1.5) are also not as compact as the collapsible Elmars and 
>Summicrons of the Leica - though arguably better.  Contax Viewfinders 
>are not as bright and clearly framed as modern Leica M, Cosina Bessa, 
>or Cosina/Zeiss Ikon ZM viewfinders but the rangefinder is very 
>accurate, IF well adjusted.
>
>Anyway good luck deciding on your RF.
>Jan
>
>On Thursday, Apr 20, 2006, at 02:02 America/New_York, FreeLists Mailing 
>List Manager wrote:
>> From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: 35mm RF (Voigtlander Bessa)
>> Oh,
>> and can anyone say anything about Henry Scherer? He has a service that 
>> =20=
>> locates and completely overhauls Contax's before sending them off to 
>> =20
>> new owners. Kind of like Harry Fleenor does with Rolleiflexes. Is he 
>> =20
>> (Henry) good?
>> http://zeisscamera.com
>> Thor
>
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