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Contax G1

Contax G1

€639,00 EUR
€639,00 EUR
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Used item, no tax.
Tested & inspected with special tools and machinery, found to be working correctly. Any flaws present will be noted and will not affect typical use.
All functions tested to be working as intended. Has some minor LCD bleed on the frame counter as well as a fingerprint underneath the window of the autofocus sensor. Will not affect use. The viewfinder has some minor haze inside.

Details: Contax G1

Autofocus G-mount 35mm electronic rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses released by Contax in 1994. An electronic connection between the camera and the lens to transmit data but the focusing (both AF and manual) is driven by a motor in the camera. "Green Label" G1 bodies are compatible with 21mm and 35mm lenses. Titanium body available in champagne finish.

  • Shutter: Focal-plane, Manual: 1s - 1/2000s + B, Auto: 16s – 1/2000s
  • Minimum focus distance: 0.5m
  • ISO range: 6 - 6400 (via DX)
  • Size: 133 × 77 × 35mm
  • Weight: 450g
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Contax G1

Also includes: cap

Contax G System

The Contax G1 and G2 were produced by Yashica/Contax parent company Kyocera in the 1990s. These cameras use a hybrid rangefinder autofocus system with two windows that triangulate the focus distance passively. It's an automatic version of the rangefinder system found in other 35mm cameras.

Upon release, the G1 was criticized for the speed and accuracy of this system. The G2 fixed many of these issues by adding an active AF system on top of the passive one. The passive system controls general focus and the active system fine tunes things before the shutter is pressed.

One of the defining features of the G system are the lenses. The seven G lenses are widely regarded as some of the best lenses ever made for film or digital cameras. From the ultra-wide 16mm Hologon to the world’s only zoom lens for rangefinder cameras, there are many interesting options in the G mount.

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