wadeschields

Thanks rick_ Reading another thread on here I think I know the reason for the confusion on the backs. It was stated that ebay sellers say that the backs are for the contarex and the contaflexes but it turns out that the booklet is for both but the backs are different as you said. So I was confused by sellers descriptions .... They just dont know what they have . But how do I tell the difference just from the ebay pictures? I got another body from evilbay that arrived today and the shutter works as I expected it should so my dads camera will need to be looked at by a "specialist" But the new body has issues too. The shutter button has to be pushed so hard that I have to use two thumbs sometimes. So I think I will keep looking for a nicely working body.... I know these two will be costly to fix. I will get them fixed though... At least my dad's camera.

This doesn't seem normal to me... Is my shutter acting badly? The camera seems work fine from 30th to 500th of a second although all speeds sound/look the same speed.... but 1sec to 15th of a second the shutter fires but doent close again like it does above a 30th... Seems like that would be letting light get to the film until you cock the shutter again. So that cant be right?? Any thoughts ? Also another question is that film back. I saw on the web that the later models bodies got bigger as they went on so the corresponding film back also get bigger. Searching/seeing them on ebay they all look the same... Are they different ? How do I know which one I need for the Super (old) ? Bit of my camera history: Back in the early 60s my dad was stationed in Germany on the Pershing Missile base into the beginnings of the Vietnam War . While there one of the things he bought besides cuckoo clocks was a Contaflex Super. Having recently been reinspired to shoot for fun, not just work, I dug out my old film cameras and now that I have tested them all and got the juices flowing , I decided to give his old Contaflex a try. Jumping the gun a bit I bought a 35mm 3.2 lens from ebay for 25 dollars without doing any research and later read that the 3.2 is for the later models and is not supposed to be the same mounting as the F4 version . However it arrived in the mail today and sure enough if it doesnt just bolt right on... Hurray.... But the web does say that its not supposed too. Am I missing something? Obviously I have not shot any film through it yet. Will it work? signed Newby to Contaflex but excited to use it

Back in the early 60s my dad was stationed in Germany on the Pershing Missile base into the beginnings of the Vietnam War . While there one of the things he bought besides cuckoo clocks was a Contaflex Super. Having recently been reinspired to shoot for fun, not just work, I dug out my old film cameras and now that I have tested them all and got the juices flowing , I decided to give his old Contaflex a try. Jumping the gun a bit I bought a 35mm 3.2 lens from ebay for 25 dollars without doing any research and later read that the 3.2 is for the later models and is not supposed to be the same mounting as the F4 version . However it arrived in the mail today and sure enough if it doesnt just bolt right on... Hurray.... But the web does say that its not supposed too. Am I missing something? Obviously I have not shot any film through it yet. Will it work? And last question - If its 3.2 and the camera is still reading 2.8 , Do you still go by the meter ? or close down half a stop ? Or something else? Opps - One more question :( It came without any lens covers. The 115 I have is in a plastic case. What else can I use? PS Dad passed away 20 years ago so I cant ask him any questions. Hope you dont mind me asking here... signed Newby to Contaflex but excited to use it