Contax T Point and Shoot
Contax T Point and Shoot
USER REVIEWS
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[Nov 22, 2000]
Sam Char-korn
Expert
Strength:
Beautiful little jewel of a camera. Superb Zeiss lens.
Weakness:
No AF, autowind, etc, but not needed and not designed for that. Beautiful diminutive camera. I prefer this to the T2. Razor sharp lens and no mirror slap Customer Service Never used so I can't say Similar Products Used: Hexar, Canon EOS 1n, Nikon F100, Rollei 6x6, Olympus OM System |
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[Jan 10, 2001]
Declan Geraghty
Intermediate
Strength:
Small, compact
Weakness:
Rangefinder base to small, virtually unuasable. Lens has soft spots in areas Expected the lens to be comparable to the Rollei 35, it was'nt. The rangefinder is useless for most situations and I did'nt trust the meter. The flash does work really well with very good exposures. Great for bringing anywhere. Customer Service Bought it needing repair, expensive to repair but it did work Similar Products Used: Rollei 35, Leica M2, Minox 35 |
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[Feb 11, 2001]
Kwang Soon/Lee
Intermediate
Strength:
Sharpness and fine colour.
Weakness:
No exposure compesation except only +1.5 Best compact camera ever produced in the world. Customer Service No experience. Similar Products Used: RolleiSL66S2, |
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[Apr 21, 2001]
Dante Stella
Expert
Strength:
I think others have commented on the tiny size (smaller than a pack of cigarettes and similar to a Rollei 35S), but the real joy is in the exceptionally clear finder, dead-accurate exposure, and hellishly sharp 38/2.8 T* Sonnar lens (edge to edge sharp at f/2.8, with plenty of contrast). Optically, it's really a worldbeater - takes my 35 Summicron on a run for its money. If you can't haul a Hexar around, and you can't deal with the guess-focus of the Rollei 35, this is your stop. Did I mention that it uses readily-available MS76 silver batteries?
Weakness:
Not particularly easy to load; why did they paint a beautiful metal like Titanium gold, using a black primer? Oh, yeah, forgot, it was the 1980s. A more serious (but not insurmountable) weakness is the lack of exposure lock (important with an AE-only camera). These are not huge problems and should not stop you from buying this shirt-pocket wonder. A five-star, concealable camera with Leica-quality optics. No wonder the Magnum guys bought all of the leftovers when it didn't sell. Customer Service Kyocera USA is fairly good, although it may take them a couple of days to find your part number. Buying a broken T is a recipe for disappointment, because most parts are no longer available. Similar Products Used: (Similar idea, decreasing by size) |
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[Aug 21, 2001]
Clark Thurmond
Expert
Strength:
An wonderfully sharp lens on a fine little camera that can be in your pocket every day.
Weakness:
A bit of a bear to load & doesn't handle the you-load-em 35mm cartridges as well as the store-bought jobs. When you hit the bifocal years, the range finder focusing begins to take longer. Mostly small-town newspaper work here, all B&W. I've carried a T in my pocket off and on for 11 years, and it has produced more satisfying photographs than any other camera except perhaps the Nikkormat. Its size means you'll take it more places. Its lens and exposure quality means you'll get more delightful images. Rest it in your lap and hip-shoot women sweeping with home-made brooms on the Zocalo in Cuernavaca. They won't be offended because they won't notice. Or use the self-timer and one of those tiny tripods to shoot a well-exposed shot inside the cathedral in Florence. The smeared images of passers-by will be suitably spiritual. Or maybe just your daughter sitting across from you in the diner with ice cream on her face. The heavy iron is more capable, but most of the time, it's not there. Customer Service You send it to New Jersey. They charge you a flat fee of about $180, and you're in business again. Kinda pricy, but at least they keep you running. Similar Products Used: Nikkormat, Canon A2, Hassy, Speed Graphic, Poloroid 195 |