Zeiss Ikon Contina III (1955-1958)

Zeiss Ikon Contina III (1955-1958)

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This photo is from the copy I own

History and technical features 

During WWII Hubert Nerwin thought about a new 35mm folder. The results of his thoughts were developed after the war to Zeiss Ikon's first completely new postwar product, made since 1948 as Ikonta 522/24. As Zeiss was unable to produce sufficient Tessar lenses (due to war damage to their production facilities), this is one of the few Zeiss models ever to feature a non-Zeiss (Schneider Xenar) lens. The model was continued in 1953 as Contina, as one of the first cameras of the new Contina series of 35mm viewfinder cameras (one was a rangefinder) made in Germany by Zeiss Ikon. The first models were folders, later models were rigid. Some had linked shutter/aperture rings, using the Light-value system. The folding models had knob wind, frame counter and rewind fitted to the bottom; the later ones had top-mounted 180° lever wind, knob rewind and frame counter around the shutter release.

Source: camerapedia


Specifications

Manufacturer: Zeiss Ikon
Origin: Stuttgart, Germany
Introduced: 1951 (folder); 1954 (rigid)
Film: 35mm
Shutters: Prontor-SVS, 1sec-1/250 or 1/300 with X & M sync & self-timer, Prontor-SLK or Synchro-Compur

Source: camerapedia

Contina III
1955-58
529/24
Pantar 45mm/2.8
Light meter + convertible lens

Source: camera-wiki.org


Model

Serial number


Reference sites

camerapedia

camera-wiki.org


Manual

English manual


Film

Pictures taken with this machine


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