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Contax/Kiev
After Leica’s success with their 35mm rangefinder cameras, optical manufacturer Carl Zeiss wanted a piece of the pie. They introduced their Contax rangefinder in 1932, immediately making themselves the leaders in photographic technology in Germany.
The Contax rangefinders featured a combined rangefinder/viewfinder decades before Leica competitors, and also featured a vertical metal focal plane shutter decades before this would become standard. Contax rangefinders also feature a dual bayonet lens system with an internal and external bayonet for different focal lengths.
After World War II, the Soviet Union seized the Zeiss Ikon plants in Dresden as well as Leica factories. They began to produce their own versions of the popular Leica and Contax rangefinders with looser machining tolerances. The Contax rangefinders were replicated in Kiev, Ukraine.
Because of this, there are many Soviet lenses available for the system on top of offerings from German companies like Carl Zeiss, Hugo Meyer, Schneider-Kreuznach, and Voigtländer.
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Carl Zeiss 3.5cm f2.8 Biogon T
Regular price 2 039 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Jupiter 50mm f2 Jupiter-8M
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Zeiss Ikon Contameter 1343
Regular price 338 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Carl Zeiss 13.5cm f4 Sonnar Jena
Regular price 466 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Zeiss Ikon 433/26 Albada Finder for 50mm & 135mm
Regular price 804 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Jupiter 35mm f2.8 Jupiter-12
Regular price 1 386 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Contax III + 50mm f1.5 Sonnar
Regular price 1 736 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Carl Zeiss 35mm f3.5 Stereotar-C 810/01 + Stereotar Prism Attachment 810/02 + Contameter 439 + Stereo Viewfinder 420
Regular price 17 459 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Zeiss Ikon Contax IIa Instructions
Regular price 175 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIa Instructions
Regular price 175 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Contax IIa + 35mm f3.5 Planar
Regular price 11 636 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Jupiter 135mm f4 Jupiter-11
Regular price 1 037 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Jupiter 35mm f2.8 Jupiter-12
Regular price 1 386 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.5 Sonnar Opton T
Regular price 2 901 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Jupiter 35mm f2.8 Jupiter-12
Regular price 804 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Jupiter 35mm f2.8 Jupiter-12
Regular price 1 165 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Nikon 105mm (10.5CM) f2.5 Nikkor-P.C
Regular price 3 250 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Nikon 8.5cm f1.5 Nikkor-S.C "C"
Regular price 26 777 SEKRegular priceUnit price / per