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Contax G2
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Features
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The Contax G2 offers a stepless, electronic, multi-bladed, composite,
vertical travel shutter with high precision, exact repeatability and a range from 16 seconds to 1/6000 second. Designed in 1994 following a long evolutionary development path that includes SLR technology
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Automatic Shutter
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Not available. A mechanically based, horizontal travel, rubberised cloth shutter. Sets shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/1000 second. Designed in 1925 with little substantive modification or enhancement.
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Through The Lens direct, integrated, Contax TLA Flash system provides real time flash control
without manual calculation. X Sync (the highest shutter speed with flash) is 1/200 second. State of the art flash system. Easy flash ratio capability.
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High Speed Flash Sync
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Not available. A mechanically based, horizontal travel,
rubberised cloth shutter. Sets shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/1000 second. Designed in 1925 with little substantive modification or enhancement.
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Flash sync is versatile and may be second
curtain synched with the TLA 280 or TLA360. This allows special motion effects coupled with flash.
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Second Curtain Flash Sync
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Not available. First curtain flash sync only.
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External, enhanced baseline, active infrared
and phase difference detection passive autofocusing and manual focusing system. Developed especially for the Contax G2 in 1996. The user selects from continuous autofocus, single autofocus or manual.
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Automatic Focusing
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Not available. External coincident, optical image rangefinder, mechanically based. Developed by Zeiss Ikon in 1936. Unchanged after Leica's adoption in 1954.
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Real Image Zoom Viewfinder coupled to installed lens provides SLR type
view.
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Zoom Viewfinder
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Not available. Six real image bright line frames, two frames visible for each setting.
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Aperture Priority (AV) or Manual exposure
modes. Set any f stop and the camera will respond instantly in the AV mode with proper shutter speed. If you need 1/1354th second, the camera provides. An Auto Exposure Lock allows locking of any exposure.
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Automatic Exposure Control
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Not available. Manual Exposure mode only. Set shutter speed and f-stop manually to balance exposure. Shutter speeds can be set only to the full shutter speed. Only f-stop is precisely adjustable to achieve proper exposure. Technology unchanged since 1925.
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Allows automatic bracketing with normal, over-exposure, and
under-exposure by either 0.5 or 1 stop. The order of bracketing may be altered with Custom Function system.
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Automatic Bracketing Control
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Not available. f-stop or shutter speed
must be changed manually for bracket. Technology unchanged since 1925.
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Computer CPU timed 10 second delay.
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Self-Timer
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Not available.
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Via built-in motor drive. Select single frame
advance, continuous low speed advance (2 fps), continuous high speed advance (4 fps), single advance, multiple exposure, or self-timer operation.
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Motorised Film Transport
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Optional Accessory. Standard single stroke manual advance. Manual Advance crank since 1954.
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Automatic X sync shutter speed is set when
flash is charged with dedicated flash.
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Auto X Sync
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Not available. X sync must be manually set to X or longer shutter speed. No change from the late 50's.
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Electro-magnetic release. A touch of the
exposure release illuminates viewfinder information display, focuses camera, releases, the shutter advances the film and prepares the shutter for next release.
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Electronic Shutter Release
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Not available. Mechanical release trips
shutter. Film is subsequently wound manually along with shutter recharge. Technology unchanged since 1925.
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Built-in Diopter (0.3D to -2D), selectable.
Additional optional diopters extend range to +2.3D to -6D.
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Diopter Adjustment
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Not available. Diopters are optional,
clip �on type, range (+0.3D to �3D).
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AE lock assignment. Order of Auto Bracketing Control, Film end rewind (film leader wound in/out)
Focus adjustment for manual focus, Multi�exposure.
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Custom Functions
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Not available.
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* All data as of 11/98
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