However, Contax 645 cameras have become dangerous to use professionally, as they have not been produced and serviced since 2005. The most advanced and forward-thinking system of its time, it is still going strong. My previous Medium Format system that had served me beautifully for ten years, until I switched to Leica S-E (Typ006), had been Contax 645AF/PhaseOneP25 combo.
Digital back contax 645 professional#
In fact, all Leica S AF-series camera bodies are no larger than professional 35-mm bodies from Canon and Nikon, while all other digital medium format systems simply inherited film bodies retrofitted with either digital backs, or built-in sensors.
The beauty of Leica S cameras is in how small they are compared to the competition. Certainly, not fully Medium Format of the past, but large enough frame to have its unmistakeable three-dimensional look. The first time I tried Leica S2 back in 2009, I fell in love with it. In a way they are right, as Leica has never been associated with a word “affordable”, yet it is not that simple… The thing is, most people who are contemplating to get into Medium Format hardly consider Leica S as an affordable option. Contax 645 lenses on Leica S medium format cameras? While this is not something new, for some it may prove useful indeed.
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