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p.1 #1A7rVI and Contax G
I found a couple of old lenses and a camera I bought new in the mid 1990s, a Contax G RF and two lenses, 28mm and 45mm.
I'm curious if they would work on Sony E with an adapter or not worth the hassle due to the incident angle or something about the sensor or lenses. I have not used any of it in over 25 years. Thanks.

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Jul 24, 2026 at 07:33 PM
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EB-1 wrote:
I found a couple of old lenses and a camera I bought new in the mid 1990s, a Contax G RF and two lenses, 28mm and 45mm.
I'm curious if they would work on Sony E with an adapter or not worth the hassle due to the incident angle or something about the sensor or lenses. I have not used any of it in over 25 years. Thanks.

EBH


The 28 would probably need a PCX filter.

https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-carl-zeiss-28mm-f-2-8-biogon-t-1-5m-pcx-filter/

And with the 45 I believe is better, but still might have some field curvature, but might be workable. I'm sure someone with first hand experience will chime in. I did see this.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1527755/0&year=2018#14341398

Jul 24, 2026 at 07:51 PM
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p.1 #3A7rVI and Contax G
Yeah, the short answer is neither at their best with the Sony stack, but people do still use them. The Techart AF adapter is the popular way to go on Sony. The manual adapters generally suck (they slip, get stuck, or are just jumpy when trying for precision). The 28's a solid 28 on film and/or with an adaptation for M mount, but there are plenty of small film-era lenses, including the C/Y Distagon 28/2.8, that are better performers on stock Sonys and much easier to adapt. I've never understood the 45's reputation. It's a decently strong performer, but it's objectively well behind the ZM Planar 50/2, which is, again, easier to adapt.

Personally, I'd let it all go to someone interested in working with the set.
Jul 24, 2026 at 08:46 PM
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p.1 #4A7rVI and Contax G
Thanks. I won't waste my time with that idea.
About 30 years ago the G was a small setup for supplementing SLRs when I did not want to carry a 6x7 or 6x9 in addition. IIRC the lenses were quite good, especially the 45 at around f/5.6 on Velvias.

EBH
Jul 25, 2026 at 08:31 AM


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