Contax T3: a review after 3 years
Channel: no stream
Date: 30/06/2021

Music in the video (free, by me, licensed under CC-NC-SA if you'd like to use): https://soundcloud.com/gimmick-mask/
Other photos (also CC-NC-SA): https://www.nostreamphoto.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostream/

The Contax T3 is one of the memeiest point-and-shoots around; is it any good? (Spoiler: yes, but it's not that much better than plenty of other options.)

T3 vs. Rollei 35se side-by-side comparisons: https://youtu.be/L18x2Z-C33Y 

chapters:
0:00 intro and some pics
0:15 basic info
1:48 pluses
4:19 in the field with fuji c200
5:15 minuses
7:36 in the field with t-max 100 and portra 160
8:14 sharpness demos
8:42 comparisons
11:55 conclusions
12:41 outro and see you next time :)

---

quick tech specs for nerds:

contax t3
mostly at f/5.6-f/8
sharpness examples at 1/250s or faster 
(no tripod because 
IT'S A POINT AND SHOOT. sue me.)

all photos developed by photolab in berkeley, ca
b&w developed in xtol

scanned w/ fuji gfx 100 + 120/4 GF + extension tube
(film mounted in negative.supply setup)
at f/11 (film flatness is hard!)
(single image, not stitched,
effective resolution ~60 MP,
effective DPI 6000+)
(a.k.a. WAY overkill)

color inverted in NLP + LR to taste
B&W inverted by hand + LR to taste

there's no such thing as a neutral scan,
and this isn't a scientific review.

---
CC Images credits:

"Olympus Mju-II" by mmartinsson is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

"OLYMPUS μ[mju:]-II DELUXE" by d!zzy is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

"New Toy — Rollei 35 S" by Rsms (black rollei 35s)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12281432@N00/388925183

rollei 35 s (in hand) by janne moren
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37921614@N00/4425597865

"RICOH GR III" by HAMACHI! is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0