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[Paolo Amedeo]

Today I went taking some pictures with my battlefield Contax RTS II and, when I was in the middle of the woods, I had a bad surprise: with exposure times longer than 1/60 the camera would leave the shutter open for times absurdly long. It doesn't se

[Michael Linn]

 Contax typically provided external battery packs for cold weather. I have one for my 137.
 
I don't think it could be a capacitor problem as they are tanatlum and unlikely to fail. Is this happening only on auto? If so in order to test the camera

[Paolo Amedeo]

 Thanks Michael,
The behavior is the same both in manual and auto: that has been the very first thing I have tried in the field...  As for the temperature, the coolest spots were anyhow above 41F (5°C) and the problem persisted once the camera

[Paolo Amedeo]

 OK, here is some update: I completely exclude battery issues (6.3 V before the test and 6.3V after the test) and, if the temperature has any effect, now it seems that the higher, the worst...  I will leave the camera in the fridge overnight and w

[Paolo Amedeo]

 After a night in the fridge, the problem persists but seems slightly improved than worsened...  Now I'm trying in the freezer (also in the attempt of eliminating some residual humidity: it is in an open Zip-Lock bag in a no-frosting freezer; the bag

[Mikko Häkämies]

 Sorry to revive such an old thread, but I'm curious as to whether you managed to figure out what it was that was bugging your Contax? Not surprisingly, mine has come up with the same symptoms. I'm gonna take it to get fixed asap, but it would b

[Paolo Amedeo]

 Hi Mikko,
My apologies for neglecting this thread myself!  I have given up for the moment, since I didn't find any useful information...
 
Lately I have been busy at work and didn't have time to take too many pictures...
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