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Contax Zeiss Survival Guide

Been testing our new GL Optics rehoused contax. Love the results we're getting so far! Lit with two silked 650W fresnels, quick grade in resolve

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Contax Zeiss 25mm 2.8 Scarlet 4K WS ISO 800 3200K @F2

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50mm 1.4 Scarlet 4K WS ISO 800 3200K @F2
 
Hey guys, here are some spots shot on my Contax Primes and Scarlet. For "A Very Shelby Xmas" on History. Enjoy!!

PS - the campaign is larger than this, but wanted to just give you guys the Contax highlights.

PPS - Both versions of the "Mud Snowman" aired btw, which I love.


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - MUD SNOWMAN (TIM BURTON "ALT")


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - MUD SNOWMAN


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - TURTLE SOUP


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - CHRISTMAS TREE


This one is shot on a Hasselblad prime, thought I'd be fun to add as well, so you get a sense for how these render:

A VERY SHELBY XMAS - PIRATE SHIP


Happy holidays guys!!
 
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Hi Nick

I registered to RedUser because of this incredible thread
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Since i've started to follow it a few months ago, i've gathered myself a very nice Contax set and couldn't be happier.

Leaving in Japan helped to find mint condition MMJ lenses and i just saw one i didn't of, the Makro-Planar 60mm/F2.8C (MMJ)
C is for compact, as this lens is supposed to be the same as the regular Makro 60mm , but smaller (?)

Anyway, i though i'd share that with you, if you ever had any experience with it i'll be delighted to hear about ;)
Many thanks!

Rishaar
 
Richard Gazzo said:
Hi Nick

I registered to RedUser because of this incredible thread
icon6.png

Since i've started to follow it a few months ago, i've gathered myself a very nice Contax set and couldn't be happier.

Leaving in Japan helped to find mint condition MMJ lenses and i just saw one i didn't of, the Makro-Planar 60mm/F2.8C (MMJ)
C is for compact, as this lens is supposed to be the same as the regular Makro 60mm , but smaller (?)

Anyway, i though i'd share that with you, if you ever had any experience with it i'll be delighted to hear about ;)
Many thanks!

Rishaar
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Hey Rishaar. The 60 2.8 "C" I believe is the same as the standard 60 2.8 Makro, except it's limited to only go to 1:2 macro, not 1:1 (as far as I know). Otherwise I've always been under the impression optically they are identical. That's the way I've always understood it anyway!!

Glad you like the glass. And welcome to RU!
 
Nick, thanks again for sharing some images! Looks great!

Did you have the HBM On in all these shots?
 
Nick Morrison said:
Yup. Nicely spotted. HBM on all of them actually. With a hyperstar filter as well.
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Awesome, it def looks nice.

Nick, is there a way to know the age of the lens by it's serial number? I'd love to know when mine were made. (they arrive next week btw)
 
DAVID BARKAN said:
Awesome, it def looks nice.

Nick, is there a way to know the age of the lens by it's serial number? I'd love to know when mine were made. (they arrive next week btw)
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To be honest, not sure. Contax was "born" in 1975 and the MM's starting rolling in 1984. I usually backdate it that way. If it's a low serial in the 5's, I'm guesing the 70's. If its in the low 6's, then the early 80's. And if its in the high 6's and low 7's, then mid to late 80's, maybe early 90's. And if its a high number..like in the 8's, I'm guessing 90's. I know this is about as generic as it gets, but it's as far as I go in terms of carbon dating them. I know someone had a "master list" that actually could pinpoint the production rollouts of each lens, and date them specifically...pretty amazing...but I've never managed to stumble upon anything that revealing myself.

Hope this helps!
 
Hey guys, one more piece to share! A quick studio piece with Ashanti. Shot on two Scarlets with my modded Contax glass. And some Classic Soft. Interview is the 35 1.4 and 85 1.4, MM. In the studio itself as she's recording, we stole a couple of glances with the 60 2.8 Macro. Her closeups singing are the 85 again.

Most of the b-roll and cutaways of the engineer at the console are also the 85 1.4, wide open. Some of the wides of the entire session are on the 21 2.8. Enjoy!!

 
Nick Morrison said:
To be honest, not sure. Contax was "born" in 1975 and the MM's starting rolling in 1984. I usually backdate it that way. If it's a low serial in the 5's, I'm guesing the 70's. If its in the low 6's, then the early 80's. And if its in the high 6's and low 7's, then mid to late 80's, maybe early 90's. And if its a high number..like in the 8's, I'm guessing 90's. I know this is about as generic as it gets, but it's as far as I go in terms of carbon dating them. I know someone had a "master list" that actually could pinpoint the production rollouts of each lens, and date them specifically...pretty amazing...but I've never managed to stumble upon anything that revealing myself.

Hope this helps!
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It's just out of curiosity really.

Now have you ever seen this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myrtus21/3832973853 two 85mm 1.4 both AEG and with different colored coatings. Very strange and interesting.
 
DAVID BARKAN said:
It's just out of curiosity really.

Now have you ever seen this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myrtus21/3832973853 two 85mm 1.4 both AEG and with different colored coatings. Very strange and interesting.
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Doesn't surprise me. The coatings kept evolving so I wonder if one is an early AEG? And the otheer a late? Usually the green/purple comes up in the older lenses. The orange/purple in the newer. Maybe one is a high 5? And the other a mid 6?
 
Sorry, Nick, where is the link for that studio piece?
 
Nick Morrison said:
Hey guys, here are some spots shot on my Contax Primes and Scarlet. For "A Very Shelby Xmas" on History. Enjoy!!

PS - the campaign is larger than this, but wanted to just give you guys the Contax highlights.

PPS - Both versions of the "Mud Snowman" aired btw, which I love.


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - MUD SNOWMAN


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - TURTLE SOUP

Happy holidays guys!!
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Like those two.
Well done Nick.
 
I dig the mud snowman.




Nick Morrison said:
Hey guys, here are some spots shot on my Contax Primes and Scarlet. For "A Very Shelby Xmas" on History. Enjoy!!

PS - the campaign is larger than this, but wanted to just give you guys the Contax highlights.

PPS - Both versions of the "Mud Snowman" aired btw, which I love.


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - MUD SNOWMAN (TIM BURTON "ALT")


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - MUD SNOWMAN


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - TURTLE SOUP


A VERY SHELBY XMAS - CHRISTMAS TREE


This one is shot on a Hasselblad prime, thought I'd be fun to add as well, so you get a sense for how these render:

A VERY SHELBY XMAS - PIRATE SHIP


Happy holidays guys!!
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