Contax T3

Contax T3

Introducing Contax (Contax) T3, a captivating and beautiful camera, but the most intense bubble film camera ever. In the midst of the resurgence of film photography, which has been disappearing in the past, the P & S (point and shoot) tactile film camera, which can be easily accessed without knowing the mechanical principles of photography theory and camera It has been booming over the last few years. Most of the film cameras, especially those tacky cameras, are no longer in production, and the Contax T3 is traded at a high price that overturns common sense because it is known to be celebrated by famous celebrities both at home and abroad.

I will briefly discuss my thoughts on why the T3 is so popular among the many great film cameras, and the story of the camera. In short, the first one is very good as a fashion item, and the second one is just too good to take pictures.

It's very small compared to other cameras, it has a box-like design with a luxurious titanium body, and it's hard not to touch it with hands. The T3 was launched in 2001, when all the camera companies were at the height of the peak of the P & S camera's high-end and high-performance era, so it was an unbelievable investment in performance, design and interior and exterior materials. Compared to the digital cameras produced by Japanese companies these days, I think that they have a big advantage in terms of build, design and materials used. In addition to the glass in the viewfinder, even the shutter button is surprised by the delicacy of using sapphire glass. The T3 is basically a champagne-colored titanium body, but the material is the same in black, which is more expensive at about 1.5 times the price. It's just pretty ... . The Zeiss T-coated Sonnar 2.8 / 35mm lens is a great SLR camera with Zeiss's T-coated lens, Excellent performance is far superior to the lens. But before that, the best thing about the camera is the all-automatic mode, which makes it very clear, so photographers who do not have any knowledge of optics or cameras can guarantee a certain level of output even when shooting in Full Auto mode.

What is Contax (Contax) that makes T3? Yes, it is a company that does not disappear now. In the middle of buying Kyocera Japan, but was born in Germany is a company. Contax is the camera brand that Zeiss made with the T * coated Sonnar lenses adopted in the T3. Zeiss's pride and the T * coating's Sonnar lens, which at one time is a state-of-the-art coating technology, are the key to ensuring the T3's picture quality. It is a 35mm wide-angle lens, but with little distortion, it shows a full resolution to the edge of the image.

The new 35mm lens has improved resolving power and contrast, as well as a decisive shooting distance. The shortest distance is reduced from 70cm to 35cm from T2, . The close-up performance of 35cm is very useful for taking close-ups, product shots, and photographs of today's trendy in-use food. However, I personally do not enjoy food photographs or close-ups and it is not very useful to me. ㅠ

But T3 is not without problems. There are also chronic diseases, and there are disadvantages that I feel while using.

A persistent problem is that the lens cover is caught in front of and behind the lens, causing the camera to become jammed and is often referred to as a "barrier problem". I can repair it in a few cases, but I think it is pathetic to make users uneasy by the problem that this expensive camera is very strange. The T3 story is destined to be compared to the previous game T2 is really like a tank, so even if you fall off a lot, it will hold firmly and the corners will collapse, but there is no problem functionally. In comparison, the expensive T3, a sequel, is ironic that you have to be pampered by damage and malfunction.

It was my intention to simplify the appearance in terms of design, but the manual adjustment dials on the previous T2 were gone and replaced with one menu button. If the P & S camera really points and shoots, then the main purpose is to get the picture out of the way, so what's wrong with hiding the manual controls in the menu ... The autofocus function of the T3 is very good and even better than the digital cameras of today, because of the phase difference focusing, I feel that the performance is not falling. However, when I take a street photo I enjoy, it is often necessary to use the manual focus function. It is not uncommon for you to shoot at a fixed focal distance of 2 to 3 meters. To manually set the focal distance in T3, press the menu button several times. Even if you try to fix the distance, turning the camera off and then on again will reset all these settings. Exposure compensation can not be adjusted with the intuitive external dial, but press the menu button to enter the compensation mode and adjust with the dial. If you are unhappy, the exposure compensation value will be retained even if the power is cycled.

The above photographs show a 10-second long exposure shot on a Velvia100 slide film. No, you can do it with a tinker. But I do not have a good knee, so I have a day when I want to travel with only one P & S camera with a light body. In the meantime, a full-frame (?) Camera film tongue pulls out good quality pictures with a good lens, so you may need to cover all the shooting situations with this one camera. It calculates the exposure value, fixes the iris, presses the mode button several times to move the focal length to infinity, presses the mode button several times to set the shutter speed for the long exposure, and activates the timer shooting through the menu I was able to take this picture. I think this process is so hard and annoying that I have to sell it right away. A camera that has made the most decision to release in my mind, but it is a miraculous camera still alive in a desk drawer.

In fact, I think that there is probably a camera that is so small and beautiful, and that it picks up pictures well. I decided to leave, and I decided to leave it for the last greetings.