Contax G

Contax G
Overview
Type35 mm rangefinder camera
Lens
Lens mountContax G-mount
Focusing
FocusAF
Exposure/metering
Exposureauto
Flash
Flashhot shoe

The Contax G camera line consists of two cameras, the G1 and G2, interchangeable-lens cameras sold by Kyocera under the Contax brand in competition with the Leica M7, Cosina Voigtländer Bessa-R, and Konica Hexar RF. The G1 was introduced in 1994 with the G2 joining it in 1996. In 2005, Kyocera retreated from the camera business and announced it would cease all activity related to the manufacture of Contax cameras at the end of the year, effectively spelling the end of the G system.