Two rangefinders

<p><a href="http://westfordcomp.com/classics/gw690III/fujitax/fujitax.html">Contax IIIa and Fuji GW690III</a></p>

<p>Well done here gene</p>

<p>Very nice, Gene. Thanks. Yer whetting my whistle for one of them Texas Leicas. I have the Contax IIa. Nice cam but the finder too squinty for me and my thick glasses. Shame, great lenses.</p>

<p>Aah, wonderful stuff Gene! Great combo, a svelte Contax and a Texas Leica, both with the only purpose of taking great shots. Love the old Buick, the colour shot of the door handle and foliage really stands out.<br>

Although you can't really tell here, the Fujinon lens is painfully sharp. Nice to see that spring is well and truly with you.</p>

<p>Gene: your western MA images are the best, my former territory in business before retirement 7 years ago. By the way your photos of the cameras in question are of the quality found in high end catalogs, composition and lighting, etc.</p>

<p>Nice shots. I liked the black and white image from behind the drivers side Good placement of the light and dark elements.</p>

<p>When were you planning on restoring the vehicles?</p>

<p>Gee Tony, I think they're pretty sharp.<br /> Louis, I find it more and more difficult to focus <em>anything</em> these days. It sucks.<br /> Paul, the photos were done with a Nikon D800. An incredibly overpriced DSLR with a magnificent sensor.<br>

Mathew, I'm going to let them pick up more patina.</p>

<p>Wow, Gene, you shelled that kind of cash for d800? I though you are just fine with the D50.</p>

<p>Anyway, awesome photos, the old Buick beater takes the cake for me. Wish I could restore one and floor that pedal on the Belt here!</p>

<p>The meter is dead. I have a meter in my head, along with some other things.</p>

<p>The scary thing Gene is that the Contax is not a small camera by any stretch of the imagination. I had one of those Fujis. It took sharp but unremarkable photos. When I unpacked the camera upon receiving it from KEH (the size of the box should have tipped me off for what was to come) my wife burst out laughing. I never did get the red nose and big shoes to go w/ it, and that along w/ the photos it took meant it made a hasty exit from our abode. It sure was built well though and had an excellent viewfinder. Pulling that film through the film gate took quite a bit of pressure, which I never understood, as my Bessa II 6x9 folder was smooth and easy to advance the film (knob wind).</p>

<p>Big negatives, big quality...That Fuji really is a great performer; it may lack soul but it sure delivers. A big, professional, picture-taking machine, for sure... Thanks<strong> Gene,</strong> those B&W's of the car are positively three-dimensional.</p>

<p>Steve.<br>

I don't think <em>cameras</em> create remarkable photographs. They're just dumb chunks of metal, plastic and glass. Creating a remarkable photograph involves many factors.</p>

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<p>I don't think <em>cameras</em> create remarkable photographs. They're just dumb chunks of metal, plastic and glass. Creating a remarkable photograph involves many factors.</p>

 

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<p>Nice, Gene....Looks like J.Hoffa could be hiding in that trunk...</p>

I've been tempted by the 690. I have its little brother, the GS645 S, but I may have get one.