Contax TVS Digital Camera Review
A review of the Contax TVS Digital, a five megapixel point and shoot digital camera from the year 2002.
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The Contax T2 – Searching for Value Amongst the Hype
While many cameras have gone from unknown to idolized as a result of the film renaissance, the Contax T2 stands shoulders above the competition. In terms of the sheer hype…
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The Contax TVS is the Best Contax Compact to Buy Right Now
Popular opinion on the Contax TVS says that its sluggish aperture and softer zoom lens make it a third-rate camera. The choir sings that the TVS is the compact Contax…
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I Called the Contax T2 Overrated, This Reader Disagreed
Every Friday, I end the workweek by posting an Ask Me Anything on the site’s Instagram stories. Through these AMAs, readers of the site and customers of the shop get…
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Which Contax T Series Camera Should You Buy?
In 1984, Zeiss’ Contax brand partnered with Yashica to make the Contax T cameras, a series of luxury compact cameras aimed at moneyed enthusiasts. The cameras were small jewels of…
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A Week Away with the Contax T – a Perfect Travel and Street Rangefinder Camera
Three film cameras; ten rolls of film. That’s what I packed for a recent week away. Among these cameras was the Contax T, an unbelievably compact 35mm film rangefinder that…
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Contax’s Last Hurrah – My Journey with the Contax N1
The Contax N1 was the final professional-level 35mm film camera to ever bear the Contax name. Here’s our review.
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Contax 167MT Camera Review
Drew reviews the Contax 167MT, a full-featured 35mm film SLR from the glory days of the Japanese-made Contax cameras.
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Contax NX – a Multi-User Review of the Last Contax SLR
The Contax NX was among the last ever Contax 35mm film cameras. In our multi-user review, Drew and James share their thoughts on this sleek SLR.
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Contax Aria 70 Years Edition Review
The Contax Aria 70 Years limited edition model is the very last manual focus camera to wear the legendary CONTAX name. With a body designed by Porsche, shutter designed by…
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The Contax G1 Takes on the World
From my first foray into modern film photography, I was confronted by the apparent supremacy of Leica and its M mount. But for some reason, the Leica bug has never…
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Contax IIa – Zeiss Ikon’s Best Classic Rangefinder Reviewed
In 1944, Allied invasion forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France. With the first wave of troops was a young combat photographer named Robert Capa. In his hand was…
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Contax G2 Camera Review – The Anti-Rangefinder That’s in a Class of Its Own
The Contax G2 is like no other rangefinder on Earth. In fact, its technological ethos employs certain tricks that are outright heresy to diehard fans of the classic rangefinder; it…
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Carl Zeiss 45mm F/2 Planar in Contax G Mount Review – an Almost Perfect Legacy Lens
The Carl Zeiss Contax G Mount Planar 45mm F/2 prime lens is, without bluster, amazing. It’s helped me make some of my favorite images in years. It’s also irritating. Never…
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