Post by dee on Sept 29, 2010 15:39:12 GMT -5
Eagerly awaited is this restored Rat Contax II from the Kiev Arsenal techs in Ukraine .
It's all original given a screw or two and was in poor condition with broken shutter .
The broken self timer was removed to create a smoothed look .
The metal work was stripped , polished and laquered , so what you see is the raw steel .
The covering , discontinued , thinned upholstery leather , is reminiscent of a special edition , hugely expensive Contax in cream with pigskin covering .
Ironically , I have a parts Contax II from non matching back and body with Kiev II shutter , which , other than new front leather panels , looks completely original .
The ' Sonnar ' shown is a fake - note 5sm instead of 5cm .
I have an original Sonnar coming with it .
dee
It's all original given a screw or two and was in poor condition with broken shutter .
The broken self timer was removed to create a smoothed look .
The metal work was stripped , polished and laquered , so what you see is the raw steel .
The covering , discontinued , thinned upholstery leather , is reminiscent of a special edition , hugely expensive Contax in cream with pigskin covering .
Ironically , I have a parts Contax II from non matching back and body with Kiev II shutter , which , other than new front leather panels , looks completely original .
The ' Sonnar ' shown is a fake - note 5sm instead of 5cm .
I have an original Sonnar coming with it .
dee