#CONTAX 645 DIGITAL BACK FOR SALE PROFESSIONAL#

Mounted on Leica S 006 and 007 bodies these lenses autofocus noticeably faster than on the Contax 645 body.55mm, 80mm, 120mm, 140mm and 210mm lenses all have the same barrel diameter and 72mm filter size. Ergonomics is on par with image quality.Leica S sensors have a 45mm diagonal, and it is there these lenses have the highest resolution. Contax 645 lenses are optimized for the 60mm image circle.Proprietary 7-layer T* coating makes all Carl Zeiss lenses incredibly resistant to flare and glare, and Contax 645 optics is no exception.In fact, these lenses are so good that most of them do not require image correction, hence no Lightroom profiles needed.

Image quality is superb: Medium Format optics is the Carl ZeissвЂ™ core competency.

This collection of focal lengths will satisfy any photographic need within the Medium Format category. So, why the Contax 645 AF lenses? The short answer is simple: currently they offer the best price/performance ratio in the industry. Realizing that exuberant prices of its lenses Leica top management came up with a clever and elegant solution: the S system came out with a host of lens adaptors including the S-adapter-C, an electronic adapter, which enables use of all capabilities of the Contax 645 AF lenses on Leica S camera bodies. That was a real shame, as the system abandoned by its manufacturer (Kyocera, shame on you) featured some of the best lenses in the Medium Format category. 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.

#CONTAX 645 DIGITAL BACK FOR SALE 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 вЂњaffordableвЂќ, yet it is not that simpleвЂ¦ 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.

Contax 645 digital back for sale