Quantum has a good web site with plenty of charts to crossreference various batteries, the applicable equipment and the necessary connectors. To review if you have a Quantum 1+ Battery you will need: An MCX adapter to connect the Contax 645 camera itself An MA2 adapter to connect the TLA 280 Flash An MKZ3 adapter to connect the TLA 360 Flash (Note: This is a change from my last post which called for an MKZ2 Quantum has updated this adapter to the MKZ3). You will need a Quantum MA2 adapter (connection cord).
The lens must be in manual stopdown mode using the F function of the shuttered lenses and of rthe F/FE lenses just stopping down the aperature when ready to shoot.Įvan, With regard to your question about using the Contax TLA 280 Flash with Quantum 1+ Battery, the answer is yes it can be done. For now, the use of Zeiss AF optics and the extended use of the Hasselblad line of optics through the use of the MAM-1 adapter is an additional source for Zeiss optics. Any opinions on this? I hope to use this forum to ask future questions as they arise. I figured that the lens would not require it as much as the body and the prism. I have the option of purchasing the Mack Extended Warranty policy for 2 Years or 3 Years? IS this a good option for the body and AE prism?
I am interest in locating the MS-3 that has the Gridlines in it. The standard one in the camera is the MS-2. Any suggestions to this problem, or does anyone has one for sale? Additional viewfinder screens. Can the TLA280 flash also be used in this configuration?Īvailability of the P-8, P-8D, and the MP-1 Grip as additional extra battery power source are nowhere to be found. I like the answer supplied by Tony Mazzuca, in the use of the Quantum Battery 1+ to drive both the camera and the TLA360 TTL flash. The cold weather ewe had been experiencing in the Northeast doesn't help too much. I have gone through 2 batteries so far and I have just shot 6 rolls only. I have seveal questions to ask of the Contax users to help clarify the battery issues that has been addressed so far.
Keep in mind the 'one letter five numbers' code was used for all Zeiss-Ikon cameras (not only for Contax) so these codes do not indicate total Contax production.
Contax 645 Battery,MAM-1, & Mack Warranty Questions. I recently bought a Contax 645 kit and must say that the camera is. Although the system has been discontinued by Kyocera, I am hoping that someone will pick up the line to bring MK2 into reality. I went throught the archives and used many of the partcipants replies to help me make this decision to go to an AF medium format system. I recently bought a Contax 645 kit and must say that the camera is very well made.