Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - (Page 20) coastal shooter Contax IIIa $550 for the Contax IIIa with a 50mm 1.5 lens. Contax cameras were German made and are said to have been of superior optical quality to Leicas from the 1930s to the 1950s. Available from Camera West in Monterey. 831.643.9088 or www.camerawest.com Some people see the purchase of an alternative brand as an expression of freedom that separates and elevates them from the consumer herd. Leica produced the first 35mm camera in 1925 and Contax, another German company, followed in 1932. Many consider Contax to have been a superior camera system, with sharper lenses and a more advanced design. Contax developed the first camera with built-in light metering in 1936, a feature not introduced in Leicas until 1971. The photographers who purchased Contax cameras did so in the shadow of Leica’s mystique, and often justified their selection with technical righteousness. But nobody buys a 50-year-old camera, like the Contax IIIa above, because it is technically superior to a digital slr. You purchase an old Contax for the same reason you buy a classic car, to look uncommonly cool while doing something common, like driving to work or taking pictures. Shooting with a classic Contax attracts positive attention. Set one on a café table or wear one at a party and see what happens. 20 coastaltraveler fall http://www.camerawest.com
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