I'm selling my complete Contax 645 system. These days I'm shooting mostly 6x6 and 6x7 formats, and LF. This system---bought when I anticipated shooting portraits/weddings and commercial stuff with a digital back---has become redundant.
Images of this gear can be seen HERE\:
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/michaelsebastianA list of galleries of various items is at left; click the one that interests you or ALL ITEMS to scroll thru the entire package.
Items, and cosmetic condition, are listed below. Everything works perfectly. In addition to PayPal (instant payment only) I'll take a cashier's check, certified check, or personal check if you don't mind waiting up to ten days for any of these to clear before I ship. I'll ship outside the US, but will only ship insured for the item's sale price, which is the value the customs forms will list. Shipping, duties and taxes are your responsibility.
I'll accept a return, and refund your money less payment fees and shipping both ways, if you contact me within seven days of receipt of the item.
I'll be listing on APUG.org as well as craigslist, with the auction site as a last resort. There, my username is mikeseb1, and I have a 100% buyer/seller satisfaction rating. My website is
www.michaelsebastian.com, where my phone number is listed. I welcome your call to discuss this system.
Items:
• Contax 645 body; prism finder; 80mm f/2 lens with bag, caps, and hood; 120/220 film back with insert. Boxes and manuals. Overall condition excellent; finder has minimal handling wear. This is the "kit" package. At one time, I had two, and this one saw little use as a backup.
SOLD• MP-1 battery grip with insert and hand strap. Minimal handling wear, expected scratches on baseplate where tripod bracket attaches. $450
• 35mm f/3.5 with caps and hood. Glass is perfect. Barrel has a few faint wear marks, almost imperceptible, around the front rim (?from lens hood attachment?) and the body where the barrel flares to accomodate the front element. $1600
• Hartblei 45 f/3.5 Tilt-Shift lens. Excellent condition. $750
SOLD• 55mm f/3.5 with bag and caps, no hood. Like new. This is a tough one to find, and is a perfect focal length for either film or digital backs with a crop factor. $1800
• 120 f/4 macro with bag, caps, hood. The lens is pristine; the front edge of the hood has a small ding where I dropped it (hood only, not the lens!) but o/w perfect. $1800
• 210 f/4 with bag, caps, and hood. Perfect condition. $800
• 350 f/4 tele-apo-Tessar. Caps but no hood or case. I'll throw in a LowePro padded case I keep it in. Only mark on this beast is on the tripod foot's underside, where the QR plate attaches. I've shot everything with this lens, on a monopod: equestrian, skateboarding, you name it. $4800.
Odds and ends:
• Waist-level finder. Rare as hen's teeth. Perfect condition.
SOLD• GB-73 lens hood. NIB. $200
• MSB-1 Flash bracket. NIB. $350
• 120/220 film backs with caps and inserts. Varying degrees of handling wear. 3 available besides the one with the camera kit above. $150
2 of 3 SOLD, 1 remaining• Really Right Stuff QR L-bracket. Minimal wear. These were $185 new; I can't find them on the RRS site now.
SOLD • Assorted cable releases and odds 'n ends. Inquire if there's something you're looking for.
Questions by PM, email, or phone welcomed.
