ML 35-70 f3.5 and a Contax RTS
Oct 18, 2022 14:56:41 GMT
on Oct 18, 2022 14:56:41 GMT
Posted: Oct 18, 2022 14:56:41 GMT
These two beauties arrived yesterday - a Yashica ML 35-70 f3.5 and a Contax RTS with the early style of Data-Back.
ML 35-70 and RTS
I was very surprised at the winning bid - it only cost me £22 + shipping from Japan (along with a few additional Yashica and Contax goodies).
Both camera and lens show signs of wear but I'm not complaining as both function perfectly. To be safe, I'll replace the light-seals and mirror damper in the RTS and I'll find the missing front cap for the zoom.
Once again, the IQ of the lens is exemplary and I never tire of using one. Yashica has made some superb zoom lenses over the years but those early lenses, the ML 35-70 f4 & f3.5 and also the ML 28-50 f3.5, are among the finest examples of the lens-makers' art.
It goes to show that if you look long and hard, there are still bargains to be found, even among the more 'collectable' items.
ML 35-70 and RTS
I was very surprised at the winning bid - it only cost me £22 + shipping from Japan (along with a few additional Yashica and Contax goodies).
Both camera and lens show signs of wear but I'm not complaining as both function perfectly. To be safe, I'll replace the light-seals and mirror damper in the RTS and I'll find the missing front cap for the zoom.
Once again, the IQ of the lens is exemplary and I never tire of using one. Yashica has made some superb zoom lenses over the years but those early lenses, the ML 35-70 f4 & f3.5 and also the ML 28-50 f3.5, are among the finest examples of the lens-makers' art.
It goes to show that if you look long and hard, there are still bargains to be found, even among the more 'collectable' items.
Yes its into 2022 seldom, and Zeiss Oberkochen created the Contax 35-70/3.4 after this ML...RTS is still here, but i am not a fan of this 1st iteration. Especially the camera leather degrades fastly, was never as good, as into later iterations.