On top of this, several other very useful focal lengths of the lens were produced for the Contax.
Note that some specialty lenses, such as the 16/2.8 were only produced in AE designs. A Contax 645 and the 80mm f/2 lens is all any portrait photographer could ever really need. The prior generation of these lenses was "AE" type, which only supported Av and M modes.
#Contax 645 55mm lens tv#
The "MM" designation means that the lenses support P and Tv modes on Contax bodies, as well as Av and M modes.
#Contax 645 55mm lens manual#
Finally, all below reviewed lenses are the latest generation of "MM" manual focus lenses. Care should be taken to make sure that the lens is positioned properly on the body before twisting it to lock on. One other point to note is that the mounting flanges are quite fragile, in part due to the strong torque that is generated when these heavy lenses are mounted and dismounted from the heavy-duty Contax bodies. As such, these primes can be quite heavy, especially when there are several lenses and bodies in your camera bag. camera and lens Contax 645 with Leaf digital back and 55mm lens aperture and shutter setting f/16 and 1/90 sec 08:55 I pulled the dark slide from the. These lenses all have T* multi-coating and are built with high-precision metal components. But Carl Zeiss mostly continued their focus on traditional prime lenses, with a few zoom lenses in the most useful focal lengths. Of course, in the current digital age, zoom lenses have become more common than prime lenses, and the quality of zooms can now be excellent with modern design and manufacturing techniques. Zoom lenses were introduced by many manufacturers, but quality ranged from very poor to quite good. Of course, prime lenses were considered the only way for serious photographers to go back in the early days of SLR cameras. A Carl Zeiss T lens permanently captures the tranquility of the morning. Most Carl Zeiss lenses are single focal length prime lenses. In short, the CONTAX 645 represents the highest expression of technology in. All except one of the lenses that I used are prime lenses. Generally speaking, these are amazing lenses of the highest quality. 55mm f1.2: Planar T 60mm f2.8: Macro-Planar T 60mm f2.8 C: Macro-Planar T 60mm f2. Great build quality, unique rendering, Zeiss 3D Pop, and price, are a few of the reasons I reach for one of these lenses 9 times out of 10.
I have used most of the Carl Zeiss T-mount lenses for Carl Zeiss SLRs. An overview of CONTAX Zeiss lenses and history: I’ve developed a bit of a fondness for these vintage lenses.