Throughout the years, I keep coming back to this! Greetings from Mexico :)
@sentimental71674 ай бұрын
Gracias!🙏
@Dave95Gahan6 ай бұрын
I want it on Spotify
@sentimental71676 ай бұрын
Thanks for your interest! I am trying this year to get it mastered again and hopefully at the end of the year will be finally able to put it out to streaming platforms or on vinyl through my label or a different label. This unfortunately is a major work project….
@pumpkinmeerkat36927 ай бұрын
did you (have to) service your contax in NYC or send it out?
@sentimental71677 ай бұрын
No, I bought it twenty years ago from a Swedish seller and it has worked since without service.
@braveheartsbeardstudios7 ай бұрын
Very beautiful!
@hiddenplacews7 ай бұрын
The image quality of this old camera was so good. Thanks for sharing.
@tacizettinkocabulluk7 ай бұрын
jolly
@JorgeGonzalez-te8nq8 ай бұрын
Excelente! Aprobado
@JorgeGonzalez-te8nq8 ай бұрын
Excelente! Aprobado
@florianobonfanti78018 ай бұрын
Always better than Gould
@youtuuba8 ай бұрын
Something seems to have gone wrong with this realization further into the opening theme.
@sentimental71678 ай бұрын
?
@youtuuba8 ай бұрын
@sentimental7167 the notes (usually in the lower lines) I was hearing did not jibe with the sheet music I have, and sounded like mistakes.
@sentimental71678 ай бұрын
@@youtuuba in the aria? Or the following pieces?
@youtuuba8 ай бұрын
@sentimental7167 in the opening aria. Sounded to me as if (assuming a sequencer was used) there might have been errors in the programming or operation. Sometimes a bass note I was expecting would occur a bit late, etc.
@youtuuba8 ай бұрын
This was closer to the end of the aria; for most of its duration, that movement sounded fine to me.
@dbeidesign8 ай бұрын
That’s one happy machine
@rchu16788 ай бұрын
I had the exact two lenses that you are using in this video. However, I had the Leica IIIf camera. They were given to me by my uncle, these lenses produce very nice pictures. Sometimes I will use an adapter and covert them for use on my Sigma FP L (60M pixel) camera body, pictures captured through these lenses with the latest technology really show how well these lenses were made in those days.
@robertchamberlain9 ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@nicolakiss9 ай бұрын
a great camera.. taste in music & lovely shots!
@DSZI.ShyHunterBB10 ай бұрын
A very serene piece.
@sentimental716710 ай бұрын
Yes, thank you - it was a very calm afternoon…
@jonatascd_10 ай бұрын
good video! thanks for the samples you've posted, I just bought one and while I wait for it to be delivered, these shots with Billie Holiday came timely!
@sentimental716710 ай бұрын
Nice, thanks! Have fun with your Contax; bit quirky but really great lenses.
@meedily Жыл бұрын
Why can’t new elektron machines sound kkke this?
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
I had a Elektron Rytm I, also found, the analog sounds not that great and the pads were horrible. Sequencer definitely is superior though.
@meedily Жыл бұрын
It’s sad. Their machinedrum was superior to rytm.
@meilstone8 ай бұрын
The analog sound of this box is really great. Really snappy. I use an MBase 11 for kick sounds together with Elektron Syntakt and Digitakt. Used to have an mfb Tanzmaus, but aside from the kick it was no match.
@meedily8 ай бұрын
@@meilstone Even the snare on this thing kicks the ass of any Elektron Analog Rytm model. It's so damn in-your-face it's crazy.
@haymobachmaier Жыл бұрын
Really great shots. I love NY in bnw. And Billie Holiday👏🏻🍀🎶 live it. Used in one of my YT Videos. Thank you👏🏻🍀📸
@MichaelTOtto Жыл бұрын
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@maxime7382 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Is this available for download anywhere?
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Not yet. I am working on remastering the full set but due to two harddisk crashes recently I have lost 1/4 of the original song files, so I can only master the existing mixes. I will post here, when I am ready for an upload at Bandcamp.
@erichung9043 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the fiddly film loading with my post-war Contax IIa. Still much better than the Barnack Leica at the time though until the M3 showed up.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
… or most of the Canon Rfs - easy backdoor loading
@fredphoto5551 Жыл бұрын
not the good film for such light
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Maybe… it was an experiment to try with slide film and I have to say I like the colours. Originally, I was planning on using Cinestill 800T but just that day it was sold out and I couldn’t find a roll. Best film is the one you have in your camera.
@roydebruycker7349 Жыл бұрын
That was the best photography video I. have ever seen! Thanks for making my day i I
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks, glad you liked it!
@ludwigsamereier8204 Жыл бұрын
I like your pics, but I could think of music easier to listen to.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, for me this was a clear decision for artistic purposes…
@michael9125 Жыл бұрын
Some really beautiful pictures! Especially in black-and-white. Contratulations. - You are pretty right, the Contax RF is absolutely underrated on the market. I just visited the cities of Leipzig and Dresden with a Contax II, a Contax IIa and the well-known four lens collection. It was a real pleasure.
@ludwigsamereier8204 Жыл бұрын
Hello Michael, congratulations! It must be a treat to shoot Dresden´s treasures with a camera that´s a treasure in its own right. Just like LOTHAR GÜNTER BUCHHEIM shot Paris with his ContaxII before, during, and after WW2. His book "Mein Paris" inspired me to buy my ContaxII.
@tanfilmphotography7066 Жыл бұрын
bạn có đo sang ko vậy
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
No, guessed.
@michaelcase8574 Жыл бұрын
Zeiss optics and bright viewfinder. What's not to like. I highly value mine.
That was awesome - I had a wonderful standing chi gong meditation - I really like the background sounds too
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! That is the kind of things it was made for!
@michaelanono2412 Жыл бұрын
hello, i notice that this camera only goes up to iso 200. is there a way to shoot higher than that?
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching. This camera doesn’t have a lightmeter of any sort, so put in any ISO you like.
@guidotrio Жыл бұрын
Push this, turn that, and see what happens. 😁
@alexcarrillo5510 Жыл бұрын
BRAVO!!!!, I love it, and to have Billie Holiday song makes it so much enjoyable to see your images, and song agrees with the mood. And your way of capturing the images with a 60 year old camera proves that you do not need a Expensive Camera $$$, it is your imagination, and your eye.. I too have my Dad's Contax IIa, but it needed work as I use it when I was in High School, but I too love the camera so I got myself a Contax II, and III, and with Carl Zeiss Jena lenses that I was blessed with the Sharpness, and Contrast. I thank you for your video....📸📸📷📷📸📸
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
🙏🙏🙏 thanks! Glad you like it - enjoy shooting your Contaxes, marvelous lenses…
@willswitchcraft Жыл бұрын
the sound during the intro is brilliant.......such a great contrast......some really great textures and events..............
@elinch Жыл бұрын
Beautiful 👏
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, much appreciated! Big fan of your work.
@lucab1733 Жыл бұрын
I like the Kiev more, the viewfinder is alot better and its way cheaper! But it's the same quality and reliability, I've got a very early version before the machinery started to wear out
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Early ones are really nice, had one too, 1951. Love also the Helios, one of my favorite 50s.
@ComsiCaterpillar Жыл бұрын
If you ignore some short comings, I think the Contax looks better than a Leica, both the result and the camera itself.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I think so too, they are really interesting cameras and lenses are great imho. The finder is definitely worse than that of a M, but then most rangefinders are. But the rangefinder patch I find very usable.
@vangstr Жыл бұрын
I wish you could've included more close ups of your actual camera too!
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, yes - next time 😉
@ghosttownsentinel5288 Жыл бұрын
The photographs look beautiful in both color and b&w. What lens did you use?
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Like mentioned in the comment, for normal most of the time is a 1,5/5cm CZJ Sonnar from 1949, a 2/85 Sonnar and the CZ 2.8/ 35mm Biogon.
@ghosttownsentinel5288 Жыл бұрын
@@sentimental7167 three of their most beautiful lenses and you used them well. I have the CZJ 5cm f1,5 also. I love its beautiful rendering style.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
@@ghosttownsentinel5288 it’s a wonderful lens
@michaelcase8574 Жыл бұрын
@Senti mental Same outfit I shoot with with the addition of a 135mm Sonar made for the Contax 1 in black. Great video!
@DSZI.ShyHunterBB Жыл бұрын
The 1010 lemon drop and fireball are also some pretty cool synth engines that I’ve always wanted to work with.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
True, would like to test them aswell.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
So, if you don’t have the time to watch the whole video, it’s maybe not the right moment. But if you are willing to sacrifice about twenty minutes of your time, I believe you might be able to benefit from this. Just let your mind flow without chasing one particular thought.
@nilschristian4274 Жыл бұрын
I like the calmness and the steps in the backround!
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Thx!
@marcellebuttner3931 Жыл бұрын
Sehr entspannend! Die Lotosblumen sind schön🌸
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Mercy!
@randallstewart175 Жыл бұрын
This camera and lens was my first camera in 1959. It cost me the princely sum of $70, big money at age 13. It was in good shape, and it always functioned properly. However, the film advance and shutter cocking was very stiff at higher shutter speeds. The lens, both fast and uncoated, suffered very low contrast and high flare. Uncommon for Zeiss historically, the internal lens mount is weak and easily damaged if camera is banged on the lens. (Not a good look for Nikon when they adopted it for some reason.) Most of the lenses do not rangefinder couple, which is not a problem because today in the US, finding lenses for that system is nearly impossible. So, if you are thinking about buying one of these and must do so, buy it with the superior 50mm 2.0 Sonnar.. If you are on the fence, have your best friend punch you in the face, then move on.
@sentimental7167 Жыл бұрын
Nice story, thanks for sharing! Actually, I got this camera many years ago with it’s original lens, a prewar coated 1,5/5cm Sonnar, which, like the camera, is like new. I had to wait many years though for a decent repair guy who fixed the shutter straps an cleaned the slow gears (have another one I could use in between…) Banging the lens/ camera is never a good idea, but yes, you can damage the mount - on old LTM Leicas you bend the body… old technology… I have been assembling a lens line up (as far as they are affordable) for these for the past twenty years and often use a 2/8,5cm Sonnar and the 3,5cm Biogon, both prewar and both coated. They do flare, but often than can give a pretty vintage look on the image 😉.
@garaughty2 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful tones & textures on this piece !
@dariocugia19382 жыл бұрын
HAL 9000 would have loved this!
@sentimental71672 жыл бұрын
Don’t know if you heard the rest, but I think Hal would’ve gone really crazy over the last set…😁