Craig Marshall continues his series on classic Contax stills lenses that make for great video on modern cameras. This time it's the turn of the Zeiss ‘Contax’ Planar 50mm f/1.7. Weekends at RedShark ...

The classic Carl Zeiss Contax lenses make for excellent glass on modern cameras. Craig Marshall evaluates the Vario-Sonnar 35-70mm f/3.4, a lens so good that it became known as a variable prime. With ...

"The Carl Zeiss Planar lens is the most successful camera lens design ever created. This nearly symmetrical layout provides the lens designer with numerous means to correct aberrations extraordinarily ...

The new Metabones Contax N-Mount to Sony E-Mount Speed Booster and Smart Adapter allow Contax N mount lenses to be used on Sony mirrorless cameras. The Metabones Contax N-Mount to Sony E-Mount Smart ...

I have too many 50mm lenses and I am letting this one go with a $25 EOS adapter (non-AF confirmation chip). It is in excellent condition (no scratches, focusing ring is smooth, aperture ring is snappy ...

"The Distagon T* 45mm lens is the all-purpose wide-angle lens in the Contax 645 auto focus system. The focal length of 45mm on a Contax 645 is approximately equivalent to 28mm in the 35mm format.