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on Jun 1, 2024 9:52:22 GMT
Posted: Jun 1, 2024 9:52:22 GMT
Hello, I was not sure where to create this thread, I did a quick search and not able to find any comments about it. Even when there is a thread about "Non-Yashica/Contax SLR cameras with a Yashica/Contax mount", I do not think it would be the right place for this one: contax139.blogspot.com/2020/11/yashica-fx3-super-4000-anyone.htmlcontax139.blogspot.com/2021/02/yashica-fx-3-super-4000-part-ii.htmlWhen I saw the title, my reaction was: wait... How? A very interesting analysis done by the writer of the blog. It seems that the 1/2000 shutter was already a re-work of the 1/1000, and the guys from Phenix re-worked it again to reach 1/4000... just like that. The Nikon lens mount was a nice touch, which assume made things more interesting, solving the flange focal distance difference.
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on Jun 1, 2024 11:33:06 GMT
Posted: Jun 1, 2024 11:33:06 GMT
Hello, I was not sure where to create this thread, I did a quick search and not able to find any comments about it. Even when there is a thread about "Non-Yashica/Contax SLR cameras with a Yashica/Contax mount", I do not think it would be the right place for this one: contax139.blogspot.com/2020/11/yashica-fx3-super-4000-anyone.htmlcontax139.blogspot.com/2021/02/yashica-fx-3-super-4000-part-ii.htmlWhen I saw the title, my reaction was: wait... How? A very interesting analysis done by the writer of the blog. It seems that the 1/2000 shutter was already a re-work of the 1/1000, and the guys from Phenix re-worked it again to reach 1/4000... just like that. The Nikon lens mount was a nice touch, which assume made things more interesting, solving the flange focal distance difference. Peter's work has always been impressive and this was another fine example of his skills - and patience. It was interesting to note that initial thought to try reverting from the Nikon mount to a C/Y one; curiously, it's not uncommon to find the Contax mount modified to fit Nikon lenses on the original Contax Preview. That only stopped with the arrival of the NPC Forscher Polaroid Back for the Nikon F series. At the end of the day, Peter ended up with a rather brilliant FX-3 Super-Super: an unusual and exotic camera...
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