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10-MAR-2013 Sam_C

"Z 3D"

I was able to procure the use of the rare and legendary Contax N Digital,
in my view, the Holy Grail of Digital SLR's.

The Contax N Digital was announced in late 2000, sold in 2002, and was only on the market
for a short time before Kyocera/Contax pulled the plug on it. It was a 6 mp,
35mm full-frame DSLR.

The camera was on the market for such a short time that most people today probably
don't even know about it, and all but a few hardcore camera geeks remember it.

Contrary to what many people think, the first full-frame 35mm DSLR was NOT the
Canon 1Ds. It was the Contax N Digital.

The samples and reviews on this camera online are scarce. I hope to add to this
small collection with some new images from this classic digital camera in the near future.

Contax N ,Contax 50mm f/1.4N Planar
1/512s f/1.4 at 50.0mm iso50 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Jeff Real22-Oct-2013 09:37
A special moment in a magical place...what a treasure ~V~
XiaoBernard9919-Jul-2013 07:18
Actually I search some Contax evolution...When I see ZOE, perhaps the most beautiful of the Web(:o),captured by this lens and this body (of star) , I am subjugated...
In past when I was an young Engineer , I remember the departure of my first manager.As gift for his retriever day he receive a complete panoply of CONTAX (with the body Three lenses 35,50,135mm as the standards in past).Today I understand his joy.
Lee G11-Jul-2013 05:13
Awesome image, Sam. I come here for the great images and leave with another bit of interesting camera history, bonus round! :)
~v
Fong Lam09-Jul-2013 11:32
Love the 3D effect and rich color tones from that Contax N....excellent work, Sam! V
Pepe Lugash08-Jul-2013 02:45
wow...beautiful!...so sharp shot of the lovely Zoe...I didn't know this full framer (which was supposed to have a Pentax version as well in the MZ-S body) had ever made it to market. Truly the holy grail...6 Mpixel full frame!...matches the D2H as having the Pphatest of PPFAT pixels. I voted :)
Simon Chandler08-Jul-2013 00:00
Beautiful composition with great 3D feel and rich tone. Thank you Sam for the info. v
settler07-Jul-2013 21:31
This is the first I heard about it.
Yiannis Pavlis07-Jul-2013 15:08
Sweet photo ,amazing contrast and focus with 1.4..Great shot..V
Tom LeRoy07-Jul-2013 10:42
Fantastic Zoe in this 3D Contax N shot, the color rendition is really special! Lucky Man! V