Question on Contax 645 80mm lens please...

[dwdmguy]

The lens, the Plannar 80mm f/2 just arrived. I pick up the body tomorrow.

while moving the aperture ring, the aperture blades do not stop down (close) is this normal please. It's wide open and is staying that way.
Thank you.
Tom

 

[MikeSeb]

Don't have mine in front of me; but yes as I recall. The camera stops the lens down electronically during exposure.

So you found a body! Congrats. You will love this camera.

 

[dwdmguy]

Thank you tons Mike. Yup. The RZ system is gone, I found a mint lens from shutterblad.com for $325 and the body for $650 and I pick her up tomorrow. I really can't wait. I did grab myself a steal on a Polaroid 600se too which I've wanted for so long. I'll have to use a left handed wrist brace for it tho' because it's heavy.
Thanks again. I'll post when I have something.

 

[kiku]

... I did grab myself a steal on a Polaroid 600se too which I've wanted for so long...

Any particular reason you bought the Polaroid 600se and not a Mamiya Press; Super 23 or Universal? Howard

 

[dwdmguy]

No reasons at all Kiku, it's just that the Pola was a very good price point here. They seem to be coming back into "style" and the prices are beyond my reach and this one was in stunning condition.

 

[WRSchmalfuss]

Hi Tom, the aperture blades of the Contax 645 AF Planar 2/80mm, and all of the other Contax 645 glasses, are electronical controlled.

Cheers