[Leica] Another 50 for the Jeffster

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

Van Stelten took hours trying to get the gummy 50-year-old grease out of my 
Contax shutter when he was giving it a CLA. I have read that the shutter 
suffers from the metal crystalizing over time. Also, the cameras seem to 
have been hand made one by one, and their parts aren't all that 
interchangeable. After playing with a few Kievs, I got my Contax IIa, and 
the difference in workmanship was amazing.

Jeffery

> 
> From: Nick Roberts <nickbroberts@yahoo.co.uk>
> Date: 2006/03/30 Thu PM 05:20:11 EST
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Another 50 for the Jeffster
> 
> The shutter is a potential weak point (and unloved by
> repairers), but otherwise, they are as tough as
> anything.
> The first "real" camera I ever saw was my
> grandfather's Contax III with f2 Sonnar - it had
> actually been my great-grandfather's camera 
> originally. I don't know what happened to it, which is
> a real shame, but it lit a fire in me that hasn't gone
> out.
> Alternatives are the later Contaxes, the IIa and IIIa,
> which have a redesigned shutter (I have a IIIa), or a
> Kiev, which are effectively Soviet-made Contaxes -
> they're cheap enough to throw away if the shutter
> fails. The Contaxes are superbly engineered, but I
> have to say I prefer using Leicas.
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> --- Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jefferey,
> > 
> > When I was 13 years old (many years ago) I've used
> > the Contax of my father,
> > this camera had a Sonnar 50/1,5 and I remember it as
> > a very nice lens, but
> > with much more contrast (but not strong) than a
> > Leica lens or Elmar, it was
> > a sharp lens given very good detail, IMHO it is a
> > very good lens. The Contax
> > of my father was unfortunately stolen, I've asked
> > some week ago in a shop
> > for a similar Contax, I know the owner and he saids
> > me that lens was lovely
> > but the Contax was in the mechanical sense a
> > delicate camera... I don't know
> > on which other cameras can you adapt a Sonnar, if
> > you know it, please let me
> > know, I have some nostalgia for that lens.
> > 
> > Saludos desde Barcelona
> > Luis
> > 
> > -----Mensaje original-----
> > De:
> >
> lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> >
> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En
> > nombre de
> > Jeffery Smith
> > Enviado el: jueves, 30 de marzo de 2006 3:42
> > Para: 'Leica Users Group'
> > Asunto: [Leica] Another 50 for the Jeffster
> > 
> > John van Stelten is getting ready to polish, clean,
> > uncement, cement, and
> > coat a nice Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5 LTM lens for me.
> > Wish me luck. I have a
> > 50/1.5 in Contax mount, but my Contax is not
> > terribly light-tight, and I've
> > never been able to give that lens a good workout.
> > 
> > Any of you have experience with the 50/1.5 Sonnar?
> > 
> > Jeffery Smith
> > New Orleans, LA
> > http://www.400tx.com
> > 
> > 
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Jeffery