Contax IIIa

Contax was the brand name found by  Zeiss Ikon  in 1932 to the new camera 24x36 . They were following a era as  Leitz with Leica brand.

Contax IIIA  was a concentrate of technology. Rangefinder; light cell , an amazing standard optical element Sonnar 50 F1.5 from Carl Zeiss. This set was found with Contameter and Contatest options.

Germany - 1959-  Contax " IIIa "

sn. L 82578 

Contameter

Contatest

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 Recycling Project 

12/2016

Original created for the Olympics in  Munich, 1936, This lens survived for more then 50 years.
This is the ZEBRA model  due the design of new barrels. Was designed for medium format like Pentacon Six.
This lens only has 7 blades. Results are quite impressive  with lovely  colours
I'm shooting on hand  with my D800  using a specific adapteur .


Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f2 8  
Zebra Model from 1970-75

sn.9150284

Crop

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 Recycling Project 

10/2016

A 50mm f /0.95 is not very comun.and when the brand is Angenieux  the heart starts to beat stronger. I had  the opportunity to test it in a Cmount version under my old Lumix G1.
It was impossible to mount it and have infinity focus.
So I reduce to the minimum the thikness of my  adapter

Angenieux M1 50 f/0.95 from 1984

The picture that permits me to analyze the depth field

at 0.95

My cat was around and ask me for shooting session

Then a small  walk with my daughter
 into the park was required
Not easy to work at f/0.95.

Autochrome Lumiere - The first color process "Grand Public "

Autochrome Lumiere  photographic process was patent in 1903 by Lumiere brothers.
It took 4 years to industrialize the production but once achieved the success was eminent.
An average of 6000 boards/day until the 30's.

Autochrome plates required longer exposure thats why most of the cameras were under tripod and always avoiding action scenes



Beautiful "Mademoiselle" 1923
Stereo 6x13

Here another group of 5 stereo autochromes 
Stereo 6x13
 

2 of them concerning scene of rural life 

The other 3 are  photos type " still life " (Nature morte)

One of the most interesting Autochromes in my possession
is in a big format 13x18 and  concerns a national day in the
 " Hippodrome de Longchamps " Paris

Another set of 3 Photos  "Mourning period " (Deuil)
Format 13x18

There is special autochromes viewers according to the format :


Special stereo viewers
(Not available in my collection)

       
 Diascope for format 13x18
Possibility to use in landscape or portrait mode

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 Recycling Project

08/2016

An amazing lens that give you big sensations. Not very discreet but with a incredible performence.
These pictures where took in Rio Douro (Freixo), Porto  in Portugal.

Nikkor IF 300mm 2.8 produced from 1986 to 2005 sn.623859

Picture took with mobile