After much testing, I determined that it underexposes by exactly a Metering is generally very accurate, except that it is oversensitive to bright Insert, which is usable for either 120 or 220 film by simply rotating the Wind to stop (my most frequent aggravation). To save battery life, necessitating continual relocking if one is waiting for Mirror lockup is unfortunately limited to a short interval The body includes just about any feature one would want, such as multipleĮxposure capability, automatic bracketing, self-timer, continuous firing, mirror To do without once you've gotten used to it. Imprinted along the edge of each frame, an extremely nice feature and difficult This actually works with any flash I very rarely use on-cameraįlash, so cannot offer an opinion in that regard. The exposure compensation dial and all is well…no fussing with resetting flash The desired area and flip the flash meter lever it fires a preflash andĭisplays compensation, if any, that is necessary to attain this exposure. It is TTL metered, no compensation for extension is necessary. Precisely-metered studio flash use such as my flower and macro work, and since Another exceptional feature of the 645 is its built-inįlash meter, similar to Contax's 35mm RTSIII…this is perfect for "lock" and it will retain the same exposure settings until you release it, evenįor the entire roll. Integrated with the off/on lever to lock exposure, simply flip the lever to One of my favorite things about Contax bodies is the AE lock switch. It includes a built-in motor drive and normal top-of-the-cameraĭials, not a dreadful menu-based layout such as the original Pentax 645 had. It's lightweight but sturdy, and I typically carry it by the neckstrap The body is well constructed of black composite material containing carbonįibre. Naysayers don't complain that 6圆 isn't much different from 35mm…remember that aĦ圆 cropped from square is virtually identical in size to a frame of 645. Than that of 35mm that of 6x7 is only a further 60% larger. The image size of 645 is nearly 2.7x larger Right", and as a whole the camera is very intuitive to use.ĭon't let anyone tell you that 645 isn't enough of a jump in size from 35mm toīe worth consideration…the difference is spectacular, and my guess is that these Medium format such as prism and waistlevel finders and interchangeable backs.Įrgonomic level is very high, the buttons and controls generally being "just
In that regard, yet offering much better image quality and convenient aspects of It boasts many advanced features, again being similar to a 35mm camera With their all-metal construction, are considerably heavier than some otherīrands. It's fairly compact for a medium format SLR, although its Zeiss lenses, User-friendly, like most 645 format- but unlike many larger medium formatĬameras. The Contax 645 is somewhat like a slightly overgrown 35mm model. I do still like and recommend the Contax highly. Movement capability, and now do most of my work in 4x5 and 6x8 formats, although InĮarly 2003, I eventually sold the entire Contax system due to its lack of Lenses, in particular due to the reputation of its 120mm macro lens. Shorter, I finally chose the Contax due to its features as well as its Zeiss It due to its sensitivity to shutter vibration. I gave a lot of thought to Pentax 67, but in the end decided against I considered many brands and models: Pentax and Mamiya in particular, as well asĬontax 645.
Which would replace 35mm as an all-purpose camera. Using the Mamiya for six months, I began the search for a medium format SLR Were so far superior to 35mm that I knew that medium format was for me. It does, however, make very nice 6x7 images, and the results that it gave me Imprecise framing, difficulty using certain filters, and no closeup capability. Nice camera but limited in what it can do, being a rangefinder…no long lenses, My first medium format camera was a Mamiya 7 II, purchased in July 1999. Please note that I no longer own nor use this camera system and cannot answer questions as to current status of lenses, parts, etc.
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