General Information

Serial #

Z46916

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL CONSTRUCTION/ GLASS ELEMENTS/ LEATHER COVERING ON BODY/ LEATHER CARRYING CASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

13.6 cm

Width

7.2 cm

Height

7.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Zeiss

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Dresden

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1940S TO RECENT

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

THIS IS THE LATE FINAL EDITION OF THE FIVE VERSIONS OF THE CONTAX I PRODUCED FROM 1932-1937. VERTICAL FOCAL PLANESHUTTER WITH ALL-METAL BLINDS, SPEEDS FROM 1/2 TO 1/1000. SEPARATE RANGE FINDER AND VIEWFINDER WINDOWS. CARL ZEISS SONNAR 1:2 F-50 CM LENS. REMOVABLE BACK. SHUTTER RELEASE AND FOCUSING MECHANISM ARE PLACED BESIDE ONE ANOTHER FOR EASE OF OPERATION. THE FILM ADVANCE & SHUTTER COCKING MECHANISM ARE LINKED TO PREVENT DOUBLE EXPOSURES. THIS MODEL SOLD FOR APPROX. $184.00 IN 1937.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERED 'CONTAX' ABOVE LENS/ 'ZEISS IKON' STAMPED IN LEATHER LEFT FRONT, RIGHT REAR AND ON SNOUT ON CAMERA CASE

Missing

NO

Finish

ALL BLACK BODY, SPEED SELECTOR, SHUTTER RELEASE AND FILM WIND KNOBS UNPAINTED, LENS WITH ONLY ABLACK BAND BEHIND FOCUSING KNURLING

Decoration

N/A