About the product.
The Contax TVS is a compact 35mm point-and-shoot from the collaboration between Contax and Kyocera, part of the TVS line that pairs titanium bodies with Carl Zeiss lenses. It sits toward the premium end of point-and-shoots, aimed at photographers who want manual control (aperture priority, exposure compensation) in a pocketable body rather than a fully automatic snapshot camera.
It carries the reputation of the broader Contax T-series: understated titanium design, a genuinely sharp Zeiss lens, and a control layout with real aperture and focus rings on the lens barrel, which is unusual for a compact. This makes it a camera sought out by people who want an SLR-like shooting experience in a small body, rather than just point-and-shoot convenience.
Specifications
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar zoom lens
- Aperture priority and program auto exposure modes
- Manual aperture ring on lens barrel
- Built-in autofocus with active/passive system
- Titanium body construction
- Built-in flash
- LCD top-panel readout for frame count and settings
- Uses 35mm film, DX coding for film speed
- Powered by lithium battery
Condition
- Cosmetic: Excellent
- Working: Fully Working
- Lens extends and retracts: Smoothly
- Autofocus: Locks accurately
- Flash: Fires every time
- Light seals: Replaced or still sealing
- Test roll shot through it: Yes, scans available
- Ver mild leak on the LCD panel
Included
- Camera
- batteries
- 1 test roll (expired)
In short
Declared faults, if any, are called out above rather than left for you to discover — what's listed is what you get.
