And while the smaller negative size of 6x4.5 cm might appear to put the Contax at a disadvantage when compared with the aforementioned 6x7 models, I would argue that it comes with a range of features that more than make up for this minor shortcoming. As a result, it now commands correspondingly high prices on the used market. Indeed, it comes with most of the features you would expect to see on a modern camera - albeit in a slightly less evolved form.Īlongside the Mamiya 7ii and the Pentax 67, the Contax 645 has gained a reputation as one of the best medium format cameras ever made. Produced during the twilight of the film era, the Contax’s design is far removed from that of earlier medium format SLRs. It’s a camera that will largely appeal to analog photographers looking to benefit from the greater resolution of 120 film, while still retaining many of the advantages of a 35mm SLR in terms of speed and mobility. I also take other kinds of photographs as well.The Contax 645 AF is a relatively small and lightweight medium format film camera dating from the late 1990s. Clicking on the images will present you with a version 1000 pixels wide to further enjoy. I trust that this irony is not lost on anyone. All of the photos were shot with a Ricoh GRDII. When I meet them out on the streets I ask to photograph their camera, and usually post it here the same day. People who shoot film simply do because they choose to, and the Photo Culture of Tokyo is full of film camera users. The relationship one has with their cameras affects their approach to making a picture. At the same time they physically exist as expressions of these same concepts.
I just pick up the one that looks nicest on the dayĬameras are wonderful little contraptions.īy making photographs, they are tools with which one can express their personal taste and private sensibilities. I don’t think about what camera I should use that much. A really good camera has something I suppose you might describe as its own distinctive aura. Changing cameras means that your photographs will change. If you want to change your photographs, you need to change cameras. Cameras and Photography spotted in Tokyo, Japan.
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