Dec 10, 2011 I recently purchased this Zeiss Ikon camera for $10 at an estate sale. The woman that owned it was from Germany who recently passed. The camera says made in Stuttgart Germany. The serial on the top is S 21794. The camera seems to function great. The lens is a Carl Zeiss Jema Nr. 2877011 Sonnar 1.5 f=5cm. The model on front say Contax. An Internet Camera Store: You can find a small selection of Contax IIa and IIIa cameras, lenses and accessories at highly inflated prices at camera stores that advertise their inventories on the Internet. I regularly review these stores and have found that a Contax IIIa body with a 50mm f1.5 lens rated Excellent will sell from $675.00 to $875.

Contax cameras serial numbers Keep in mind the 'one letter five numbers' code was used for all Zeiss-Ikon cameras (not only for Contax) so these codes do not indicate total Contax production. Serial Numbers for Contax I T 1931/32.

Zeiss-Ikon A. G.

Dresden

Germany

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Zeiss Ikon Camera Serial Numbers Peatix

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Hasselblad Flextight X1 And Imacon 848

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With:

• 5 cm Albada view-finder. Cassette. Red filter R10, screw mount, in brown case.
• Plate back adapter with three single metal slides (1 - 3).

Zeiss Distagon 25mm Vs Zeiss 28mm

Improved model I

1936

Zeiss-Ikon A. G.

Dresden

Germany

The Super Nettel was introduced as a cheaper alternative to the Contax I. It had a fixed lens attached to the body by bellows and scissor struts. Idatabase for mac reviews. The body itself was more streamlined than the Contax I and the whole camera was easier to use. The shutter setting/release/film advance knob was on top the camera as it would be on the Contax II introduced two years later.

Originally the camera was finished in black and nickel with a choice of two lenses both of 5 cm length, an f3.5 Tessar or f2.8 Tessar. An f3.5 Triotar was added in 1935. In 1936 the model II was introduced. This had a chrome finish and was only available with the f2.8 Tessar. The original model, then called the model I, was restricted to the f3.5 lenses. The model II had the finder extended to the front of the top plate and the accessory shoe was attached and not part of the top plate mounting.

There are a number of minor variations prior to the introduction of the model II:

• The earliest had a flatter speed dial than later models.
• The film advance knob had 6 rows of knurling, later 5.
• The focusing scale was calibrated from infinity in a clockwise fashion, later it was anti-clockwise.
• The depth-of-field scale was more spread out than later and flush with the face plate, later it was on an angled bezel.
• The iris was moved by two small knobs, later only one.
• The lens hood fixing studs were on a black surround, later nickel.

All of these variations occurred before the introduction of the model II. Later black model Is used the body parts of the II, that is, they had the extended finder and attached accessory shoe. The bright parts also became chrome. The price with an f2.8 lens was £23.10.0.

Zeiss 28-70, Zeiss 85/1.4 Or Zeiss Contax 28-80?

The filter with this example is in a special mount for the Super Nettel allowing the case to be closed with the filter in place.

Zeiss Ikon / Carl Zeiss Jena Cameras