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What mount is Contax RX?

What mount is Contax RX?

Contax/Yashica
The Contax RX is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Kyocera in 1994. Being under the Kyocera line, it used Carl Zeiss lenses with its popular Contax/Yashica (C/Y) lens mount. Zeiss lenses are prized for their good craftsmanship and even better image quality.

What mount is Contax?

Sony Alpha A-Mount Digital SLR Cameras – Popular models include:

Lens Mount: Contax 645 (C645) Mount Lens
Body Mount: Sony Alpha A-Mount (and Minolta AF) Mount SLR Camera
Manufacturer: Fotodiox Inc.
Warranty: 24 Months

What lens mount is Contax g1?

The Contax G camera line consists of two cameras, the G1 and G2, interchangeable-lens cameras sold by Kyocera under the Contax brand in competition with the Leica M7, Cosina Voigtländer Bessa-R, and Konica Hexar RF….Contax G.

Overview
Lens mount Contax G-mount
Focusing
Focus AF
Exposure/metering

Who made Yus lenses?

The YUS line of lenses were a budget option for Yashica buyers. They have a C/Y mount and were made for the American market, YUS stand for Yashica US.

Are Contax cameras still made?

In 2005, Kyocera announced that it would no longer produce Contax cameras. The rights to the brand are currently part of Carl Zeiss AG, but no Contax cameras are currently in production, and the brand is considered dormant.

What mount is Yashica?

Yashica and Contax manual-focus lenses with a common bayonet mount were introduced in 1975 simultaneously on the Contax RTS and on the Yashica FX-1.

Are Yashica lenses any good?

Of the Yashica lenses, I would say they are excellent and often superb and are possibly one of the all time over looked lens makers. If you want DIRT CHEAP and excellent, try ML 28/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.7, 50/2, 135/2.8C, 200/4C.

Who made Contax lenses?

Kyocera
The final products under the Contax name were a line of 35 mm, medium format, and digital cameras engineered and manufactured by Japanese multinational Kyocera, and featuring modern Zeiss optics.

Are Contax good cameras?

Contax T2 travel camera There is no doubt the little Contax T2 is pretty much the perfect travel camera. Yes Leica M and Leica iii cameras (especially) are beautiful and fun to use but if you are with others, perhaps a family holiday and just want to grab a quick holiday snap this camera is brilliant.

Can I mount a wide angle lens on a Contax body?

The wide angle lenses are marked SC (for Nikon S and Contax), and can be mounted on a Contax body. This mount should not be confused with the lens mount of the Contax G, see Contax G lenses .

Can You mount a Voigtländer RF mount on a Contax?

Quite surprisingly, the new Voigtländer company, owned by Cosina, also launched a new rangefinder body in 2002 using the Contax RF mount, called the Bessa R2C, together with a range of lenses in Nikon RF mount. The wide angle lenses are marked SC (for Nikon S and Contax), and can be mounted on a Contax body.

What is a Contax N series lens?

The Contax N series was an autofocus 35 mm SLR system, based around an entirely new electronic bayonet mount that was not compatible with previous Contax C/Y mount lenses. Three models were made: the N1, the NX and the N Digital, the first full-frame digital SLR.

Who made the original lenses for the Contax?

The original series of lenses for Contax were mainly new designs by Ludwig Bertele, under the Sonnar name which was previously used by Contessa-Nettel.