CONTAX IIIA
The "A" preceding the numbers indicates that this IIIA was made between
April of 1953 and October 1953. That would make it about fifty eight
years old.
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For some unknown reason I recently recalled an article I read somewhere
about
Perceptol developer and
Kodak
T-Max film.
Perceptol is a solvent developer
and as such it should not be a good choice for perceived
sharpness. Diluting
Perceptol
inhibits its solvency and allows "edge effects" to remain in the
negative.
I found some unopened
Perceptol
and put a roll of
T-Max 400
in the Contax pictured above.
I rated the
T-Max at ASA 160
and shot the roll in bright sunlight. The
Perceptol was diluted 1:3 and
developed for fourteen minutes.
Special thanks to Tony Lockerbie for the deal on the Sonnar.
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The subjects all had long tonal scales and I think the film/developer
combination handled them well.
The shadow detail is good and although the highlights are very bright,
they show detail and texture.
Photo by E.F.G.