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In the late 1980's I earned good money from picture sales through a picture library with stuff shot on Kodachrome 25 and 64 using an OM-4. At the time I thought Zuiko lenses were superb; then I started using Zeiss lenses, first on a Rollei 3003, then a Contax RTS............!!!

Great photos!!!! Wich film didi you used ?

Hi Stevan. Do you still have this camera? I have a question about the behaviour of the light meter - namely the position of the mask that covers the light meter cell at different ASA and shutter speed values. It seems like the 'mask' goes off the edge of its range (exposing the whole cell instead of a small hole) for low ASA values and high shutter speeds, so the auto mode seems to be pretty useless for low ASA values. Does yours behave this way? Thanks!

I bought an F80 back in the year 2000, and its almost like new, i bought a sunpack auto zoom flash as well.

I just found one of these at a yard sale it seems to work well. just need to have it Cleaned and lubed this video was very helpful. Thank you.

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Thank you Stevan - great video! Any tip on how to get the camera to shoot in auto mode? I have the battery and ISO selected but it won't shoot. Works in manual only. Thank you!

Upgraded from a Fujica AX-5 to this Contax and im loving how well built and solid it feels,mine has the databack too

i stoped using my digital cameras becouse of this camera...

Thanks for demonstrating the loader. Well done. Now about the Patterson reel system, it works quite well with narrow 35mm film. It doesn't work well with 127 and 120 film due to the natural process of memory curl. I've literally spent 6 hours trying to load a roll of 127 onto a Patterson reel! It was an old exposed roll ca. 1960's with extreme memory curl. The steel reels were originally engineered to cope with memory curl. Just like the plastic reels, the steel wheels require some practice. But this loader you demonstrated about blew me away! It doesn't damage the emulsion? If not, this is a 120 film shooters dream come true.

That was very enjoyable. Brief but concise. Your photos at the end demonstrate how well the cameras meter works. Very well exposed and bitingly sharp too. Thanks

Glad you had Mark Hansen work on it. A great resource. The only way to wind it. It's the best for the camera. Enjoy!

If you want to release a lens from the camera body you don't need to press the two buttons of the lens, just the located in the upper part with shallow lines (known as lens release button). The lower button with no lines is the button used to check the depth of field in the picture.

Late OM-4s and all OM-4Ts lacked the battery drain horror.

Thank you for nice review. One simple question: can you take a picture with Nikon F80 if the camera is not focused on the object? Thanks in advance.

This camera is a jewel and as the original owner of my model, I can't give it up.

To each his own, but IMO sort of ugly. Body by Samsung. Lens by ???, maybe by Rollei., but more likely by Schneider. Bucking the probabilities, it came together as a very workable, high quality 35mm automatic camera, offering full automation of everything, or allowing any part of the process to be manual. Pretty sure the same two models were rebranded and sold identically by someone else at the same time. Who??? Biggest problem for sales? The price. It was very expensive. Rollei's contribution to this group-think project seems to have been its brand name and enforcement of quality control over those who actually made the camera. Current value? So few sold on ebay that there is no good sales reference. New in box ones offered around $1,200 - $1,300. Seems silly, but it still beats the crap out of Contax T2 or T3.

Zeiss Never made a 50mm 1:1.8 they made a 1:1.5 lens.... Very Expensive lens in today's market especially in Japan..

Thx! I totally agree with your opinions on this camera. I own a CONTAX II produced in Stuttgart and in addition two Kiev cameras. Unfortunately, a second CONTAX II has a broken shutter curtain. Overall these cameras feel great and very valuable.

Hello, how do you frame shots if there are no frame lines in the viewfinder?

Hello, great review! I have found a QZ35T and it is fantastic! Just the lens cap/remote control is missing. Is there any possibility to use another aftermarket Ir-remote control?

i am still thinking between this or the canon a-1 pls help

Hey nice review… does it have parallax correction?

Just for the record. The right hand side tab on the lens is a depth of field pre view mechanism that operates the aperture blades

Neat video! I won't rest until I am able to handhold an 8x10 lol

The diopter adjustment for the viewfinder is also a nice feature for us folks with less than perfect eyesight. I also like the option of turning on the gridlines in the viewfinder.

Hi, should the SQ-A still turn on if it has no film roll in it? I want to sell mine but it doesn't switch on. It has a working 6v battery but no luck. I'm wondering if it could be because there's no film roll. I'd appreciate any help, thank you

Great review and excellent photo examples. Professional quality from a coat pocket camera. Well done!

How costs a used at good condition?

wait!!, before you extend the front standard, you must retract the focus bed/ track all the way, otherwise the standard "car" will fall off the track- there is a gap in the hinge area!!, at least in most of this style of camera, like Linhof Technika.Some of these have a "focus stage" in the body area, to store the standard, but in those which have another knob on the left side, this is used to focus the <90mm, wide angle lenses, with the bed down, as you show here. ALSO you need to add the cam for the range-finder coupling before the standard goes out ( this puts the follower roller in the track forward far enough to allow cam insertion into a fitting on the hinge side of the bed.).

This is the first camera I've seen with the FOCUSPOT in a long time...I had one on mine, but I was curious about how the camera worked, and I took it apart, and was not able to put it back together again...Humpty Dumpty, etc.

Hello, I am looking for new optics for my Contax 167MT. I am interested in Zeiss optics. Can I mount Zeiss optics which doesnt have a t* on them? Thank you

You can just take your index finger and zip it along the knurled knob to advance. No turning/twisting at all necessary.

Hello there, i have just aquired a speed graphic this week and have been experimenting with al the movements. However, i can't get the camera body back into the case as the rails inside the camera are not aligned. Have i done something wrong here? There is a lever inside the left side of the camera that is not connected to anything apart from the rangefinder. Can you help us please?

I just stumbled upon this camera a Goodwill . Doing all my research on it now pretty excited to get it going

I used to use Nikor tanks, i am returning to developing film again. I got a JOBO tank and I am returning it. I found new old stock Nikor tanks for 120 and 35 mm. snapped them up. Nothing beats stainless steel!

Another rumbling off the cuff talk. No plan, no concept, just waste of time. I guess that is the purpose.

Olympus Om1 vs Ollympus Om1 n.

Portrait / Vertical; what is the "problem" ? Do you know the cameras with 120 spool and neg size 4,5 x 6 cm ? Nobody is "complaining" about Vertical /Portrait !

I just got one but the film advance is stuck? The lens diaphragm wont open either...? Any tips? Thank you!

How do you set iso/asa setting on this camera?

Thanks this was interesting

Love these little cameras. Sam Abell used them

Very good tutorial!

The OM4Ti is the best SLR for 35 mm Film Cameras, among all Japanese made Cameras, including Canon, Pentax & Nikon. Using the Flash F280 TTL System you can shoot at shutter speeds up to 1/2000 Second. It also has automatic exposure with aperture priority up to complete 120 Seconds, which is great for Night Photography but you need a professional Tripod. The Spot Metering system and average metering system are second to none and are really top professional, reading the light exposure off the film plane. Many Thanks for the nice review and assessment of this legendary camera from Olympus.

Fantastic post and beautiful images! Iceland is on my bucket-list. What a great opportunity you had to film and photograph its beautiful landscape. I love the horse image at 6:50 as well as the image at 9:00.

Which 85mm lens is it? Is it the D or G ?

Stunning photos! Thanks for this video been on the fence of getting this camera or the Rollei 35S. where can we get a copy of your cheat sheet !!!??

I've been into Contax/Yashica since 1980. I used the predecessor to the 167MT, the 159MM, bought it new in 1985 and recently just retired it. Replaced the 159MM with the Aria last week, great camera and a joy to use. I also love that Zeiss 28mm F 2.8, it's been my most used Carl Zeiss lens over the years. My Zeiss 85mm F1.4 has on it "Made in West Germany." I guess I'm a life long Contax and Zeiss fan. Cheers!

Two additional notes: The little black button on the right side of the lens mount (seen from behind) illuminates the indicator in the viewfinder for 10 seconds which is really needed in low light situations. Also, the self timer switch silences the beep sounds when pushed inwards. The beeps can be quite disturbing when the camera warns for overexposure (one still has this blinking "OVER" warning in the viewfinder). I'm sure you know this -- just thought these two features needed an explanation. And I fully agree with you regarding the amazing eight point spot metering! It's a truly unique feature not even found in the OM-D series, or in any other modern digital camera as far as I know. Oddly enough, one might add.