Sold on Ebay 30 sep 2012 Condition B/C for Euro 268,96 'In this auction is a Contax I camera from Zeiss-Ikon. A very old 35mm rangefinder camera. Produced in circa 1935. V36566 The camera winds and fires. View finder is clear.

Contax IIa IIIa serial numbers:: Film:: Home:: Film Rangefinder / Viewfinder Cameras. Description and information on Contax I its history and how it works. Serial Number: AU21435 (1931). 11826, shutter no. Camera instruction book. 'The Connoisseur and the Contax', booklet on the Contax listing the accessories available, c. 'Accessories for Contax Photography', booklet on. Zeiss Ikon: Contax I a - 1932-1936. 35mm rangefinder camera. Serial numbers starting with AU or AV (A means camera was repaired by the factory), I've seen one with Y.

Honeywell Plc Programming Software Free Download there. Shutter and film counter works. Focus moves smoothly. Shutter functions but not accurately. Only fast speeds appear to be good. (Fast speeds sound / look good.

Slow speeds not good.) Looks nice for its age. Lens is hard to find early B/W Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar for Contax, ser.no.

1431815 Many cleaning marks on front lens. Attachments Ebay 30 sep 2012 Condition B/C for Euro 268,96 by » Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:07 pm.

Zeiss Contax II and III Contax II and III Zeiss' Successful Leica Competitor After being embarrassed with the failures of their Contax I, Zeiss circled the wagons and came up with a winner. X Ray Photoshop Download. 1936-1942 A good argument can be made the Contax III was the world's first modern 35mm camera, as it was the first 35mm system with a built in camera exposure meter. Yes, I know about the earlier 35mm Contax TLR camera, but its outlandishly poor design disqualifies it from the 'modern' category. 'Superlatives are too frequently abused.

We will content ourselves by saying that Contax II represents the most advanced miniature camera design and construction of the present day.' 1936 Zeiss Catalog Contax II mounting a Voigtlander Prominent 50/1.5 Nokton After photography conglomerate Zeiss fell on its royal laurels with the incredibly unreliable Contax I shutter, it went back to the drawing boards and introduced the Contax II and II in 1936. With the Contax II and III, Zeiss not only had a legitimate competitor to Leica, in many ways it bettered Leica and was often considered THE Professional 35 system.

It was a success Zeiss would not enjoy after W.W.II. combating the likes of the formidable Leica M3. Today most Contax II / III are well worn, they were workhorses. Zeiss had the goal of making it the best made 35mm camera, and many longtime Contax users consider the heavy duty and complicated construction the high point of Contax Rangefinders.

Leica won the rangefinder race in the long run, with used Contax prices taking a fall. Contax bodies and lenses sell generally sell for much less than their contemporary Leicas. In use the Contax II and III proved to be very reliable cameras -- just as reliable as their contemporary Leicas in my opinion. While the Contax occasionally needs shutter curtain straps replaced, the Leica occasionally needs shutter curtains replaced. Both need occasional cleaning, lubrication, and adjustment to keep working. Both pre-war lens systems have the tendency to fog up over the years and will require a professional cleaning if you want the best results. The Contax III with 50/1.5 Sonnar.

The III was the first professional quality 35 with a built in meter. Yes, I know about the earlier Contax TLR, but it was just a bad design idea and not worthy of professional consideration. The Contax II / III self timer was probably the first on a system 35. In 1936 the new Contax beat Leica in a number of significant areas: • A much longer rangefinder for more accurate focusing. Instead of a moving mirror system that Leica used, and still uses, Zeiss used a more expensive system which Zeiss claimed was more accurate system. By rotating two glass wedges to achieve rangefinder focus, rather than a single mirror, Zeiss claimed higher rangefinder accuracy which would practically never go out of alignment.