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6 Reviews For Contax (Kyocera) Aria
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Rob Valine
16th Mar 2007 Reviewer rating:
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Good Points: I have 2 Contax Aria Bodies and a Yashica FX-3 as a back up body. The Contax Aria camera Body has served me well. In 7 years of using these cameras professionally, they have never let me down. It's lightweight and easy to use. It's my camera of choice where auto focus and a high speed motor drive aren't necessary. Very well constructed, high quality camera.
Bad Points: Being a manual focus camera and having a 3 frame per second motor drive, the Aria does have it's limitations. I recently purchased a Nikon F100 for the faster motor drive (5 frames per second) and auto focus which are very helpful when shooting things like wildlife.
General comments: I'm very happy with the Contax Aria camera body. I've been using them for 7 years and will be using them for years to come. To see photos taken with these camera bodies, Go to www.RobValineimages.com
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Todd Frederiksen 30th Dec 2005
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The plastic on the Contax (Kyocera) Aria 35mm SLR camera is tough as nails, and strips the weight off the package. This is highly desirable compared to the "battleships" that fill out the rest of the Contax line. Paired with the Tessar 45/2.8 or the Planer 50/1.4,1.8 you have a discreet street package that will get you into the "scene" without looking like a wedding photographer. That is such a huge advantage when shooting "people" in high profile or hazardous situations. Big manual controls ...- Read Todd Frederiksen's review (205 words)
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cceuk
5th Aug 2003 Reviewer rating:
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I bought my first CONTAX Aria in 1999 and loved it from the moment I picked it up, but the results were superb (even with the Yashica ML lenses, not the CZ items) and confirmed it as my favourite camera ever (a position previously held by the Contax 137MA). Sadly a burglar parted my company with both cameras, and with the insurance money I was seduced by an attractively priced Contax RX. For some reason I never got on with the RX - I think because of a poorly placed AEL button which resulted i ...- Read cceuk's review (260 words and 5 comments)
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Juan Sandoval. 1st Jul 2003
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I purchased Aria as newer body to replace my Yashica FX3 Super camera, as I have Contax lenses. The Aria is lightweight and compact like my Yashica which was the main reason I got it. But I do not have good results with the automatic metering. When I select evaluative metering mostly I get overexposed photos, especially with the 28mm lens - slides are always overexposed especially. The metering on my FX3 Yashica actually works better.
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Alan.
9th Nov 2001 Reviewer rating:
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Ok, so you want to be a photographer right ? You go through all the "major" brands and buying guides, endlessly comparing features until you go stark crazy ! In the back of your mind you say to yourself, " Hey, if I am putting this much time and energy into this search, maybe I should think about getting some quality gear that will last !"
But all you run into are dim viewfinders, obscure controls, and cheap zoom lenses. So what's an aspiring Ansel Adams to do ? One day you are at your whit ...- Read Alan's review (303 words and 3 comments)
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CyberPOP.
27th Apr 2000 Reviewer rating:
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I bought my second Aria 2 weeks after my first Aria. There will be the time to change from one to another, but noone can part me from Aria. The well-built, light weight camera that can mount a Zeiss lens on it for a reasonable price is sought after. I enjoy using Aria as my serious photo or travelling. The Aria with Tessar 45/2.8 is a handy point-and-focus-and-shoot camera. People are wondering when they saw Aria with Tessar 45/2.8 on it. Is it a "high-end point-and-shoot" or a "junk-like SLR"? ...- Read CyberPOP's review (118 words and 1 comment)
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Contax (Kyocera) Aria 35mm SLR camera Review - 35mm SLR Cameras.
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Contax Cameras - World Class Camera Systems
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Contax Cameras - World Class Camera Systems
Consequently, Kyocera will terminate the shipment of CONTAX-branded cameras, and the exclusive lenses and accessories in September 2005, except for the CONTAX 645 camera system, the shipment of...
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Contax (Yashica/Kyocera) - Camerapedia.org
Since manual-focus Contax and Yashica manual-focus 35mm SLR cameras share the same common bayonet lens mount, ... In 2005, Kyocera halted production on all Contax-brand film and digital cameras.
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FX 35mm SLR Camera - Photography Equipment Review at BetterPhoto.com
My camera's quality is fairly good for an entry-level camera and its various focal-length lenses (which also fit the Contax 35mm SLR's including the pricey RTS-3) are fairly good as well.
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Contax RTS Series SLR Camera Models
List of Carl Zeiss T* lenses for Contax SLR cameras ... Some of the content are extracted from: Cees De Groot, who maintains a Contax FAQ site and Tim Roger website on Contax SLR cameras, A few of
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Contax RTS II - Other Issues - Part I
It was a product which took Kyocera/Contax seven years of intense research and development effort to bring us such an worthy upgrade. ... List of Carl Zeiss T* lenses for Contax SLR cameras
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Contax 35mm
Kyocera created a new Contax N series 35mm SLR with new autofocus N mount which was not backwardly compatible with C/Y lenses which thus failed as most wanting AF moved to Canon or Nikon cameras.
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Buying a Point and Shoot Camera - photo.net
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Contax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Contax was a camera brand noted for its unique, and sometimes odd, technical innovation and a wide range of Zeiss lenses, noted for their high optical quality. Its latest incarnation was a line of 35 mm, medium format and digital cameras engineered and manufactured by Kyocera...
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