35mm Rangefinder Cameras

35mm Rangefinder Cameras

Contax G2

A beautifully made autofocus rangefinder camera made of rugged die-cast aluminum chassis, and titanium outer body. A fast autofocus, with up to 1/6000 sec top shutter speed, 4 fps motor drive, and 1/200 sec flash sync are some of its features. The G2 has Centerweighted metering with A/S/M modes, plus exposure compensation dial +/-2 stops. Viewfinder shows focus frame, shutter speeds, exposure compensation, flash ready and OK symbol, and exposure warning. Other features include autobracketing in 1/2 or full stops, AE lock, and multiple exposures, built-in diopter, custom functions . Contax offers five G-mount lenses, a 16mm f-8, 21mm, f-2.8, 28mm f-2.8, 45mm f-2.8, and a 90mm f-2.8. An optional adapter permits Contax SLR lenses to be used with the G2. The G2 is easy to operate with all its controls conveniently placed. Needless to say, all the Carl Zeiss lenses made for this camera produce superb images.

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Features:

Passive AF with assistance beam, modes: Single shot AF, Continuous AF (only in continuous film drive mode) & Manual
TTL actual exposure metering (center-weighted average light metering) External metering (auto switching with the mounted lens)
Contax G mount
Exposure Compensation +/-2EV in 1/3EV increments, Exposure Bracketing +/-0.5EV/ +/-1EV exposure compensating values with A.B.C. lever

Product Description
Contax continues the direction set in 1994 by adding another revolutionary camera to its professional AF rangefinder line. The G2 becomes the flagship camera in a professional line that continues to grow. The G2 raises the standard for rangefinder cameras with a four frame per second integrated motor drive, top shutter speeds of up to 1/6000 second, X sync at 1/200 second and adds an extended baseline autofocus system. The Carl Zeiss T* lens line is now enhanced with the addition of the Carl Zeiss T* Biogon 21mm f2.8 and the Planar 35mm f2.0. These lenses are wide angle formulas achieving the lowest distortion and highest optical quality. The new GD-2 Multi-Function Data Back has a special feature that allows printing all technical details used throughout the roll on the first or first and second frames of the roll. Optionally, this same data may be printed between frames or turned off.

Leica M6 and M6 TTL

Another classic from Leica, the M6 has manual mode, and metering is done by manual match-diode TTL, reading 13 percent of the image area. ISO range is from 6-6400 but without DX contacts. A mechanically controlled shutter with speeds from 1-1/1000 sec, plus B. Flash sync is 1/50 sec. Film advance is manual, but an optional winder is available. Viewfinder automatically shows framelines for lenses from 28mm to 135mm when they are mounted. The M6 TTL has flash metering via an SPD cell behind the lens. A symbol in the viewfinder lights up when flash is ready, and blinks for flash exposure OK. There are two TTL models to choose from: The LEICA M6 with 0.72X viewfinder magnification and one with .85X. With its 20% larger viewfinder image including the metering area as well as the bright-line frames this second model is ideal for those photographers mostly using focal lengths as of 35 mm. The SF 20, a compact flash unit for the M6 TTL has a Guide Number of 66 feet with an ISO 100 film, auto fill adjustable to +/-3 stops, and auto shutoff. The SF 20 covers focal length from 35mm, but 24mm with a diffusion panel can also be used. Legendary Leica lenses for the M6 cameras range from 21mm to 135mm, including, 24mm, 28mm, several 35mm, 50mm, and 90mm lenses in various speeds and in chrome or titanium. The M6 TTL is available in black or silver chrome finish, the Leica M6 TTL 0.85 in black chrome only.

Hasselblad XPan

A rangefinder camera from a company famous for its superb medium format cameras. The XPan is a manual focus camera that can produce either the standard 24X36mm format or Panoramic 24X65mm. You can have either format on the same roll of film without any attachments. Simply flip a switch to change from one format to the other. You can take 21 panoramic shots on a 36 exposure film or 13 on a 24 exposure. Both aperture priority and manual modes are included with centerweighted metering. Exposure compensation can be set +/- 2 stops in 1/2 stop increments. The viewfinder shows over/underexposure scale, frames which automatically select the focal length of the lens being used. Shutter speed range from 8-1/1000 sec, plus B. ISO dial can be set from 25 to 3200 or used with DX. Other features include auto film load, autobracketing, built-in winder with up to 3 fps film advance, LCD frame counter showing number of frames remaining. The XPan is sold in a kit with the 45mm f-4 lens. Currently only an additional 90mm f-4 lens is available.

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Hasselblad XPan II 35mm Rangefinder Camera kit with 45/4 lens

Features:

Dual-format 24x65 mm and 24x36 mm
Integral viewfinder LCD
Shutter speeds from 8 s to 1/1000 s and B (max 540 s)
Frame rate 1.2 (0.9) frames per second for 24x36 mm (24x65 mm) format
Flash sync speed up to 1/125 s

Product Description
Sometimes your world doesn't fit in the frame. Sometimes you want to think a bit outside the box. So for all those times when you need a little something extra, Hasselblad presents the Hasselblad X System and the XPan II the world's only truly dual-format 35 mm camera system. Building upon the success of the original XPan, The unique dual format XPan II produces high quality panorama or standard format images on regular 35 mm film. Every exposure uses the full width of the film, producing panorama shots with an image width equal to those produced by a 6x7 medium format camera. The two formats can be mixed in any order on the same roll of film. The 24x65 mm panorama format, together with the high quality XPan lenses (focal lengths 30 mm, 45 mm (standard lens, included in this Kit) and 90 mm) brings medium format image quality to 35 mm film. The XPan II features a wide range of convenient, user-friendly features such as automated film loading film transport, TTL exposure metering, and single or continuous exposure. The shutter release can be triggered by button, mechanically, via a dedicated electrical remote cable, or self-timer. And being a rangefinder camera, the Xpan II is very silent. Switching between formats is easily done with the simple twist of a knob. When changing format the camera automatically adjusts the film position to assure consistent film spacing and to avoid film waste. A bright viewfinder and coupled rangefinder

Voigtlander Bessa-L

A totally different camera, this 35mm wide-angle camera is in a class all by itself. It is not a rangefinder camera, although it looks like one. The Voigtlander Bessa-L is an interchangeable viewfinder camera designed for wide angle photography. The two lenses made for this camera, a 15mm f-4.5 Aspherical and the 25mm f-4, are very compact and sharp with almost no distortion. The camera body is made of die-cast-aluminum which makes it sturdy but light weight. Shutter speeds range from 1-1/2000 sec with 1/125 sec flash sync. Centerweighted metering reading is shown on the top of the camera. Three LEDs, two red arrows and one green circle, show which direction to turn the aperture ring for correct exposure. There is no built-in viewfinder! The interchangeable viewfinders are attached to the camera and show bright and contrasty images. ISO can be set from 25-1600. The Bessa-L features manual lever operated film winding and rewinding. The camera is equipped with a compatible L-mount system used for interchanging lenses. The ability to attach to other L-mount wide-angle lenses makes it an even more unique and versatile camera. The camera can operate without a battery, except metering cannot be used. This is an affordable camera for producing sharp distortion free wide-angle images. The world's oldest optical manufacture has made a come back with this little classic Bessa-L.