Contaflex Alpha tripod Can't quite swing a Leica

Can't quite swing a Leica M3 right now

plus a geared centre column

with a lovely soft glow wide open and some mighty fine-looking out-of-focus area rendering

and the autofocus is about as good as you'd expect

because maximum extension is about 165cm (or 1650mm) with centre column up

Contaflex Alpha tripod Can't quite swing a LeicaThe Contaflex Alpha is a 35mm film camera with a 45mm f2. 8 Pantar lens. There is some surface wear and brassing on the body, no dents or dings. Shutter speeds are good, lens has minor haze which won't affect images. Comes with case that is showing a bit of cosmetic wear. Surprisingly compact, but also surprisingly heavy.