I bought a broken T2 on ebay back in 2012 for $30. I sent it in to Contax/Kyocera in New Jersey and they repaired it for about $100. It came back a brand new camera. In case you're wondering Kyocera ran out of spare parts several years ago so they no longer repair any of the Contax line of cameras. After watching this video, I should probably take better care of it!
Ian, I am so glad that you have your own channel. I appreciate your professionalism and passion about analog gears. Concerning the price, I think Digital Rev is partly responsible :) When you type on google "best compact film camera" the first result is a DR article in which this camera appears (btw did you write this article ? Cuz the same picture of the girl on Agfa film appears to illustrate the T2). Anyway, keep making these lovely videos, also props for the person(s) behind the camera. PS: you and Bellamy inspired me to purchase the F3 :) I do recommend this camera at my turn now when's possible, and actually some of my subscribers came back to me saying that they bought the F3 after seeing my videos in which I use it. So thank you for inspiring me and indirectly them :)
Very true - media and internet blogs did for sure lead to the massive hype around this camera (good as it is). And yes I did write that article LOL. Completely forgot about it. Great to see you and your audience love the F3 - such an incredible classic.
came in china, after weeks of waiting got my internet connection, after quite a few attempts of vpns finally got back my youtube! , this is the first video I'm watching.
Great work once again. I'm a little worn out of seeing these cult cameras being reviewed at every other film photography channel (it's always a Leica M#, Nikon F3, Hasselblad 500xx, Contax Tx, Pentax 67, etc) but i enjoy knowing that your channel covers other aspects about the camera aside from its technical specs.
Thanks! We tried to put a little bit of a different spin on it. But aside from that, it was also quite a strange occurrence that it appeared on TV. (And I just simply have a long history with it).
Best youtube show ever!!! Please carry on! Can you do an episode about the leica digilux 2 and the olympus trip 35 And maybe the lovely nikon f2!!! Big upppp from Tunisia
I bought my T2 from Belamy a year and half ago and paid 500.00usd for the black version and pretty minty. Can't believe how much it gone up in such a short time.
Still ❤️ this beautiful thing. I had a chance to bought one but it was faulty, and had to return it. Ended up getting the T3, but I still think T2 has more classic characters which I like it so much more.
Mostly reliable - except the autofocus for mine seemed to have gotten worse over the years. After one too many misfocused portraits I switched to the T3 which can focus closer.
M JP That's great, but try not to watch videos on Facebook. Unless someone posted their own video, chances are that it was a "link" from RUclips. In a sense, Facebook is "stealing" videos from RUclips. When you watch a RUclips video from Facebook, Facebook gets all the money. The content creator (in this case Ian), will get 0% of what Facebook made from that video.
You guys are funny! Great video. Yea bought my T2 in 2012 after missing the process of shooting film. Picked it up for under $300. Also bought a G1 around the same time. Great camera.
Nice video Ian. You’re right, its great that film is getting more and more of a following, even if that pushes the prices of certain cameras up. Please keep up the great videos!!!
Makes you wonder... why doesn't a company like Fujifilm, Ricoh, Voigtländer, Zenit or Lomography bring such a compact point-n-shoot filmcamera back on the market? Don't know, get a crowdfunder going to create some hype. You see it all the time with like Lomography and Meyer Optik Görlitz. People eat that shit up like crazy. Now, I think, you could make one for $50 bucks, but say you actually want to create a worthy new classic maybe 249-599 then, but you can probably still sell these easily at 799. Then why is nobody serving this market? With Kodak licensensing their name to everything, I think I might pull a Meyer Optik Görlitz and get into this myself. Anybody want to co-found a Kickstarter with me?
I think the problem is that old point-n-shoot film cameras are so easily available and cheap that there really is no market for new ones. Until the old ones are gone, of course. And most film shooters prefer to have some ability to focus manually etc, so that's another nail in the point-n-shoot coffin.
'Cheap' is relative. Not sure if you have taken a look at the highly sought after quality built Contax/Fujifilm etc cameras. Some go for well over a 1000 bucks. I'm not talking about your average throw away film camera. Something like the Olympus Mju line is very affordable and pretty solid though. Or a Yashica if you want the Contax glass, but cheap price and accept the fairly ugly design etc. But there's hardly the same desire to have one as it is one of the before mentioned cameras that are a class of their own... I'm talking Contax T2, T3, Fujifilm Klasse S & W, Ricoh GR1v, etc, they're true icons and there's a premium on that. They appreciate like crazy over time. Old ones go to die and the few that remain standing get offered to the highest bidder and in meanwhile... they're opening their wallets real wide. I think it's a missed business oppertunity not to bring a new compact film stills camera in the Contax league, but at retail prices that makes it cheaper if there's more demand, rather than making it more expensive. And they have to be affordable and with new technical advancements, they're probably better thought through, more efficient and perhaps with the styling of a Ricoh GRII or Sony RX100 V nice looking and compact. Just one guy with an opinion though.
Yes, I have the Huawei P10 Plus with Leica dualcam set-up. IT'S NOT FRIGGIN' THE SAME, BRO. - With comments like that, what are you even doing on this channel?
This the DigitalRev guy? Contax blast from the past. Always wanted a G2 myself. Have a Contax SLR. My favourite point and shoot was Olympus Stylus Epic.
I own a Nikon 35Ti since new and I much prefer it to the T2 or T3 ... Or Minilux. I often take it out instead of my M6 with Zeiss 35mm. And these fun hands at the top + awesome light metering.
I got a Leica C2. It's a small compact camera like the T2 or T3 and it's rumored that it's made by Panasonic and therefor not a true Leica. I bought it brand new 6 years ago and only shot 5 rolls of film with it, so it's still in very good condition. However, I have a mixed relationship with it; I hope goes up in value in the future since it's a 'Leica' and get a good profit out of it, but I also like the camera because it's the only small (and luxurious) 35mm camera I will probably ever own. What I'm trying to say is that I rather shoot with my Mamiya 645j since it's full manual in contrast to these small point-and-shoot camera's where you have (almost) no control at all. But that's also a charming factor that creates these spontaneous looking shots and of course, perhaps, a lazy photographer.
Just for the size alone, I will go with the T3 even with its lack of intuitive usage. You get used to remembering how to turn flashes off etc as you play with it more.
Sold my T2 once prices started going crazy. It scared me too much to know if it broke I couldn't or didn't want to spend the money to replace it. It's a great camera, no question, but I cannot understand how it makes any sense that a point and shoot costs more than a G1 with the legendary 45mm f/2
Your videos are made so well. It's awesome. This series inspired me to get a Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B on the fleamarket (30€) to try out some analog photography. Just for fun. I'm thrilled to see the results. If the camera is bad, it will still look nice on my shelf. :)
I have the Contax Tix -- an outstanding camera, if you can scrounge up film for it! Keeping in mind that the last APS film was discontinued in 2011, I mean. . .
I always preferred the Ricoh GR1s but mine died a couple of months ago (they just die like that). An olympus mju i/ii or yashica t4 are the smart options. Don't get me wrong, the T2 and T3 are beasts, but are you going to spend 1000$ on a P&S? I would buy a cheap mju and spend all the rest of the money on an airplane ticket to HK and film.
The T2 seems to have fallen in price again by a bit. You can find some in working order for 700$. But the G2 is now expensive as hell. 1000$ without any lens or anything....
Went to Tokyo last month to source one of these bad boys, switched from the good old culty GR1 to T2, and I definitely love it! High quality review as always!
This might be the most fashionable, but the Rollei 35 is more charming. And one must know what he's doing. Different cameras, different purposes but with the same concept in common: small camera, top lens, high quality = user fun! Enjoy!
Sorry for asking a probably stupid question, but how do you have the film developed in adequate quality, and then, more importantly, digitized in a way that does the Zeiss justice?
I bought a broken T2 on ebay back in 2012 for $30. I sent it in to Contax/Kyocera in New Jersey and they repaired it for about $100. It came back a brand new camera. In case you're wondering Kyocera ran out of spare parts several years ago so they no longer repair any of the Contax line of cameras. After watching this video, I should probably take better care of it!
Yes it's a huge shame about the lack of repair parts for the Contax T2. I hope you still have yours!
"It's a lot of money for a small camera."
Leica: "Aww, that's so cute."
Haha Leica is indeed on another level...
Ian Wong The CM is not though.
I'm just stopping by to say that I miss this channel. Hope you bring it back soon Ian!
I'm addicted to this Digital Darkroom series!! Thanks for the great work, Ian and Anne! xx
I sold mine in 2013 for $400 to pay rent. Now they're $1000 - $1500!
I'm a professional photographer who originally learned on film and I've never heard of this camera until this video!
This was well done.
Ian, I am so glad that you have your own channel. I appreciate your professionalism and passion about analog gears.
Concerning the price, I think Digital Rev is partly responsible :) When you type on google "best compact film camera" the first result is a DR article in which this camera appears (btw did you write this article ? Cuz the same picture of the girl on Agfa film appears to illustrate the T2). Anyway, keep making these lovely videos, also props for the person(s) behind the camera.
PS: you and Bellamy inspired me to purchase the F3 :) I do recommend this camera at my turn now when's possible, and actually some of my subscribers came back to me saying that they bought the F3 after seeing my videos in which I use it. So thank you for inspiring me and indirectly them :)
Very true - media and internet blogs did for sure lead to the massive hype around this camera (good as it is). And yes I did write that article LOL. Completely forgot about it. Great to see you and your audience love the F3 - such an incredible classic.
The king of film photography videos 🙌
came in china, after weeks of waiting got my internet connection, after quite a few attempts of vpns finally got back my youtube! , this is the first video I'm watching.
just dropped off my first roll to be developed from the t2 i bought last week. excited to see the results!
Very nice Ian I really like the style of video you do.
Thanks Brian! We'll keep experimenting with some different styles in the future though maybe :)
Good to see you still out there Ian.
Hi John, glad you are still watching!
Great job guys! This series is becoming one of my favorites here on RUclips!
Thanks!
Got a couple of Contax T , the model 1, one silver, one black, with the fold down front, and a T3. I always enjoy using them
The opening close-up shot on the camera reminds me the DigitalRev Contax G1 episode. Good work!
Great video Ian. Keep up the good work
I've got the T2 and T3. Trying to figure out which to keep and which to sell is one of the hardest decisions ever.
T3 imo! The close-focusing makes so much difference.
Keep both. Prices are only going through the roof.
sell the T3. I want to have it.
this content quality is amazing for such a small channel. can’t wait to see you reach 100k
Ian's directions are amazingggggggggg
Just picked up a Champagne T2 with the data back! I love it.
Great work once again. I'm a little worn out of seeing these cult cameras being reviewed at every other film photography channel (it's always a Leica M#, Nikon F3, Hasselblad 500xx, Contax Tx, Pentax 67, etc) but i enjoy knowing that your channel covers other aspects about the camera aside from its technical specs.
Thanks! We tried to put a little bit of a different spin on it. But aside from that, it was also quite a strange occurrence that it appeared on TV. (And I just simply have a long history with it).
Best youtube show ever!!! Please carry on!
Can you do an episode about the leica digilux 2 and the olympus trip 35
And maybe the lovely nikon f2!!!
Big upppp from Tunisia
content as chill and inspiring as ever. makes you want to go out and shoot
Good.... good :)
I bought my T2 from Belamy a year and half ago and paid 500.00usd for the black version and pretty minty. Can't believe how much it gone up in such a short time.
Still ❤️ this beautiful thing. I had a chance to bought one but it was faulty, and had to return it. Ended up getting the T3, but I still think T2 has more classic characters which I like it so much more.
I really love my T3 ... but can't quite bring myself to sell my T2. It's been too many places with me.
Ian Wong I’m eyeing a T2 now, would you say yours has been reliable so far? Thanks!
Mostly reliable - except the autofocus for mine seemed to have gotten worse over the years. After one too many misfocused portraits I switched to the T3 which can focus closer.
Your Videos never fail... You always bring the best! You're right.. "Greed bay" prices are out of this world.
Everybody has gold now..
Really nice video, Ian. Glad to see you producing new stuff!
We are trying to keep it regular!
With Ian you first like👍 then watch😉
:D
I liked the second I saw it on facebook and while the video was still loading I hit that thumbs up button.
M JP That's great, but try not to watch videos on Facebook. Unless someone posted their own video, chances are that it was a "link" from RUclips. In a sense, Facebook is "stealing" videos from RUclips. When you watch a RUclips video from Facebook, Facebook gets all the money. The content creator (in this case Ian), will get 0% of what Facebook made from that video.
Ian I love the theme and flow of your videos and the aesthetics of your editing. Hope to see more greatness from you!
You guys are funny! Great video. Yea bought my T2 in 2012 after missing the process of shooting film. Picked it up for under $300. Also bought a G1 around the same time. Great camera.
Nice work, as usual!
Thanks Daniel!
The outro beat tho 🙌
Yeah no credits? Really wanna know who did that beat!
The song is called Once Upon a Time In Detroit 1 by Axel Ljung
Sweet! I didn't know you had a RUclips, Ian. AnalogRev was always one of my favourite parts of DigitalRev.
Loved the intro man 🤟🏽and the video is fantastic
Greay video! So happy for this trend. Recently got rid of my Contax T2 for quite a lot of $$$. Never liked using it. More of a Ricoh user.
Loved the video Ian! Looking forward in what you bring next 🙂
Thanks for this video. I use to sell this camera when I worked in a camera store.
Nice video Ian. You’re right, its great that film is getting more and more of a following, even if that pushes the prices of certain cameras up. Please keep up the great videos!!!
It's funny that you posted this ha ha. I've been researching this camera hardcore lately deciding between a T2 and a Leica Minilux.
This probably won't help you much with your choice ;)
Ian Wong Or did it? (It did) Keep it up with the great content! 😁
Another great episode ! congratulation on this one 😀
I had absolutely no idea she went on the Tonight Show with one of these, or that she had one in general. That's wild.
Yeah it's crazy! She has a nice one too '-'
Great work Ian! Looking forward to see more videos from ya!
I am Anne's #1 fan!
Makes you wonder... why doesn't a company like Fujifilm, Ricoh, Voigtländer, Zenit or Lomography bring such a compact point-n-shoot filmcamera back on the market? Don't know, get a crowdfunder going to create some hype. You see it all the time with like Lomography and Meyer Optik Görlitz. People eat that shit up like crazy. Now, I think, you could make one for $50 bucks, but say you actually want to create a worthy new classic maybe 249-599 then, but you can probably still sell these easily at 799. Then why is nobody serving this market? With Kodak licensensing their name to everything, I think I might pull a Meyer Optik Görlitz and get into this myself. Anybody want to co-found a Kickstarter with me?
Fuji kind of did with the Klasse, but only for Japan market a while ago...
I think the problem is that old point-n-shoot film cameras are so easily available and cheap that there really is no market for new ones. Until the old ones are gone, of course. And most film shooters prefer to have some ability to focus manually etc, so that's another nail in the point-n-shoot coffin.
'Cheap' is relative. Not sure if you have taken a look at the highly sought after quality built Contax/Fujifilm etc cameras. Some go for well over a 1000 bucks. I'm not talking about your average throw away film camera. Something like the Olympus Mju line is very affordable and pretty solid though. Or a Yashica if you want the Contax glass, but cheap price and accept the fairly ugly design etc. But there's hardly the same desire to have one as it is one of the before mentioned cameras that are a class of their own... I'm talking Contax T2, T3, Fujifilm Klasse S & W, Ricoh GR1v, etc, they're true icons and there's a premium on that. They appreciate like crazy over time. Old ones go to die and the few that remain standing get offered to the highest bidder and in meanwhile... they're opening their wallets real wide. I think it's a missed business oppertunity not to bring a new compact film stills camera in the Contax league, but at retail prices that makes it cheaper if there's more demand, rather than making it more expensive. And they have to be affordable and with new technical advancements, they're probably better thought through, more efficient and perhaps with the styling of a Ricoh GRII or Sony RX100 V nice looking and compact. Just one guy with an opinion though.
Shiznutsz We got smartphone today.
Yes, I have the Huawei P10 Plus with Leica dualcam set-up.
IT'S NOT FRIGGIN' THE SAME, BRO.
- With comments like that, what are you even doing on this channel?
Love your videos man, keep up the hard work!
i had and dearly miss my leica minilux i am considering triying a contax t2 or perhaps both as I get back into this hobby
quality content bro. feels like im watching a documentary. glad I came across your channel
chill and lowkey content as always.
Your videos have that wonderful mood in them :)
Good stuff Ian, I like what you do. Keep going at it!
This the DigitalRev guy? Contax blast from the past. Always wanted a G2 myself. Have a Contax SLR. My favourite point and shoot was Olympus Stylus Epic.
Awesome video! Wish i could find a T2 for $200 nowadays. What kind of shoes are you wearing tho man! love em!
Great video. Looking forward to the next one!
I own a Nikon 35Ti since new and I much prefer it to the T2 or T3 ... Or Minilux. I often take it out instead of my M6 with Zeiss 35mm. And these fun hands at the top + awesome light metering.
I got a Leica C2. It's a small compact camera like the T2 or T3 and it's rumored that it's made by Panasonic and therefor not a true Leica. I bought it brand new 6 years ago and only shot 5 rolls of film with it, so it's still in very good condition. However, I have a mixed relationship with it; I hope goes up in value in the future since it's a 'Leica' and get a good profit out of it, but I also like the camera because it's the only small (and luxurious) 35mm camera I will probably ever own.
What I'm trying to say is that I rather shoot with my Mamiya 645j since it's full manual in contrast to these small point-and-shoot camera's where you have (almost) no control at all. But that's also a charming factor that creates these spontaneous looking shots and of course, perhaps, a lazy photographer.
Just for the size alone, I will go with the T3 even with its lack of intuitive usage. You get used to remembering how to turn flashes off etc as you play with it more.
You have a really cool style. I'm glad you carried on making videos. I love the ones from the outdoor pool
Glad someone liked it! It looked better in real life though, so my attempts at scaling the wall didn't really pay off.
Ian with the surprise Wednesday morning upload, you never expect it.
Good...good...
I love you videos, well done again.
I've waited so long for another episode ;D
Great to watch this again for the memories, now that Jumbo has closed down :-(
Sold my T2 once prices started going crazy. It scared me too much to know if it broke I couldn't or didn't want to spend the money to replace it.
It's a great camera, no question, but I cannot understand how it makes any sense that a point and shoot costs more than a G1 with the legendary 45mm f/2
another fun episode - nice job.
Your videos are made so well. It's awesome. This series inspired me to get a Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B on the fleamarket (30€) to try out some analog photography. Just for fun. I'm thrilled to see the results. If the camera is bad, it will still look nice on my shelf. :)
Hope it works!
really enjoy your videos.. you have your own way.. love it .. wish you would create more content.
i have a T2 which is a great camera. taking very sharp image and very durable like a tank.
entertaining video and great pictures! it's always good to have a walk in Hong Kong with you. keep up the good work!
Cool video... introduced me to the world of Contax T2...
Great video guys.The T2 in uk is average in between £1,500-£2,500 🤦🏻♂
Great episode.
I've got mine for 300€ in Germany. Good video!
Not sure about the title. Anyway I got T1~3 and TC1, and many others. T3 is hands down the best.
great as always
This made me feel great about having one. They are the visual Gucci of cameras but perform like a Ferrari
Bro, do you even Leica? 2😳🤣🤣
Great work Ian
Thought I'd never say this but, thank you hipsters for making film popular again :)
I have the Contax Tix -- an outstanding camera, if you can scrounge up film for it! Keeping in mind that the last APS film was discontinued in 2011, I mean. . .
Keep up the good work..
What about comparing the two Nikon TI 28 , TI 35 ??
Sammy Anderson would like to see this too 🙂
I've wanted to get my hands on those for ages haha
Love the style of this vid dude! (That d'va soundbite made me lol)
top quality content! very informative but must have been a lot of work so thank you!
WINKY FACE! 😉✌🏽
are you a D. V. A. main? haha
Of course!
I always preferred the Ricoh GR1s but mine died a couple of months ago (they just die like that). An olympus mju i/ii or yashica t4 are the smart options. Don't get me wrong, the T2 and T3 are beasts, but are you going to spend 1000$ on a P&S? I would buy a cheap mju and spend all the rest of the money on an airplane ticket to HK and film.
Amazing production Ian, congrats! ;-)
Thanks!
Wow dude. Fantastic work!
Ian, when are you coming back? Needing another episode of this!
now theyre like 1500 on ebay... its a great camera byt the looks but tis not worth 1500. im fully turned off.
The T2 seems to have fallen in price again by a bit. You can find some in working order for 700$. But the G2 is now expensive as hell. 1000$ without any lens or anything....
OMG NEW VIDEO
0:28 Matt Granger and Manny Ortiz: The early years
I need a P&S camera so bad..
Looking forward for a AGFA film roll video later on!
Lots of good ones out there for less money than the T2!
Went to Tokyo last month to source one of these bad boys, switched from the good old culty GR1 to T2, and I definitely love it! High quality review as always!
makes me rethink about selling my t2
Well done!
at first when you talked about HK and boat i instantly thought you were about to recreate the g2 review (the one with the duck boat) LOL
Jesus Christ make more episodes! So goooood!
Great video!
This might be the most fashionable, but the Rollei 35 is more charming. And one must know what he's doing. Different cameras, different purposes but with the same concept in common: small camera, top lens, high quality = user fun! Enjoy!
I love your content so much
I see his flash burned out on the T2, happened to mine as well. Wish there was a way to replace them!
Sorry for asking a probably stupid question, but how do you have the film developed in adequate quality, and then, more importantly, digitized in a way that does the Zeiss justice?
Contax II > Contax T2 any day ;)
old school!