david_myers8

Thanks for the pictures. I have a friend who used to work at WOOD TV and remembers the car shows. Said that he was probably at that one. I took the liberty to print the photos and give them to him. Once a month he meets with other former WOOD employees... so he will pass them around. Thanks again.

Dave

Bryan,

I have a IIIa and an M3 (and 2 M6s and 2 IIIfs). The M3 is much more user-friendly and it is is much quieter. As an example, when you turn the IIIa's aperture ring you are likely to change the focus. In fact it is nearly impossible to change the aperture without changing the focus. The M3 has a lever wind and the Contax has a knob. The viewfinder on the M3 is also much better in my opinion.

Having said all of that. The Contax is a beautiful camera... a great shutter mechanism... good rangefinder... solid... and great looking.

If you want it for taking pictures, I'd go with the M3.

Dave

There's trick to using the Canon FS4000US with black and white film. I use Tri-X almost exclusively. Scan the film as though it was a color transparency and then invert it in photoshop. That nearly eliliminates the grain problem mentioned earlier.

Dave Myers