Biotar by Biotar
The Contax S ("S" stands for "Spiegel", i.e. "mirror") was made by Zeiss Ikon in Dresden, and was the first single-lens reflex with a fixed prism viewfinder. It appeared in 1949 and was produced until 1952, after which it became the Contax D and later, after a reorganisation of the East German camera industry, was renamed "Pentacon Z".
It is shown here with the famous Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f:2 lens (early version with 17 aperture blades - M-42 screw-mount).
Taken with a later (ten-bladed) version of the Biotar mounted on the Pentax K-1. Focus was on the knurled focussing-ring and the aperture was set at f:16 for maximum DOF. Lit with on-camera bounce flash, soft flash from the left and a reflector on the right.
All processing, including toning, vignetting and re-sizing, has been done using tools provided in the Pentax K-1.
HSS!!!
Biotar by Biotar
The Contax S ("S" stands for "Spiegel", i.e. "mirror") was made by Zeiss Ikon in Dresden, and was the first single-lens reflex with a fixed prism viewfinder. It appeared in 1949 and was produced until 1952, after which it became the Contax D and later, after a reorganisation of the East German camera industry, was renamed "Pentacon Z".
It is shown here with the famous Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f:2 lens (early version with 17 aperture blades - M-42 screw-mount).
Taken with a later (ten-bladed) version of the Biotar mounted on the Pentax K-1. Focus was on the knurled focussing-ring and the aperture was set at f:16 for maximum DOF. Lit with on-camera bounce flash, soft flash from the left and a reflector on the right.
All processing, including toning, vignetting and re-sizing, has been done using tools provided in the Pentax K-1.
HSS!!!