u/jaekij

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Hi everyone,

I bought a used Contax G2 with the Zeiss Planar 45mm f/2 about a week ago, and after my first test roll, the autofocus seems seriously off.

These were shot in SAF mode, and the shutter speed was fast enough, so I don’t think this is motion blur or camera shake. But in almost every frame, I can’t find any clear point of focus — it looks like nothing is properly sharp.

The camera seemed to confirm focus when shooting, but the results are consistently out of focus. In some situations, the viewfinder also showed both near distance and infinity blinking at the same time.

Does this look like a G2 body AF/calibration issue, a 45mm lens issue, or something else? Since I only bought it a week ago from a used shop, I’m wondering if I should ask for repair, calibration, or return/exchange.

Any advice from G2 users would be appreciated. I’ve attached a few sample images.

https://preview.redd.it/451pma402jyg1.jpg?width=3089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1d02b4f0541a9fdd7be3bbfde1bd7535e2f3fa1

https://preview.redd.it/tlf8db402jyg1.jpg?width=3089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=88f2610f9db3200dfe362075cef94d6148217fb0

https://preview.redd.it/u0krlh402jyg1.jpg?width=3089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b47c6fb5e9a68337cfbfab2c89f3b5bfdf3345c

https://preview.redd.it/ap9y7b402jyg1.jpg?width=3089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d5cc297e19207befcea176db360cfb819dd132b

https://preview.redd.it/2oyazb402jyg1.jpg?width=3089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dcb13229ef3f90d319d27eaeca6536c47d2c5c8

https://preview.redd.it/xma2cb402jyg1.jpg?width=3089&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24cd1fc7924f2d10e904f57ea31afb300837137d

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