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Contax IIa + 35mm f3.5 Planar

Contax IIa + 35mm f3.5 Planar

€1.199,00 EUR
€1.199,00 EUR
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Used item, no tax.
Tested & inspected with special tools and machinery, found to be working correctly. Any flaws present will be noted and will not affect typical use.
Internal elements of the lens and its finder cleaned. Kit tested to be fully working. Overall a clean set, but smells bit bad even after cleaning. Comes with a Zeiss 432/5 3.5cm finder.

Details: Contax IIa + 35mm f3.5 Planar

35mm manual focus Contax/Kiev mount rangefinder camera released by Zeiss Ikon in 1950. The IIa came with a redesigned shutter mechanism and body design compared to the pre-WWII Contax II. Metal body available in black & silver.

  • Shutter: Vertical metal focal plane, 1s - 1/1250s + B
  • Size: 135 x 77 x 45 mm
  • Weight: 516g

Manual focus semi-wide-angle prime lens made for Contax/Kiev 35mm rangefinder cameras by Carl Zeiss. Attaches to the outer bayonet of the camera's lens mount. Metal construction in chrome finish.

  • Carl Zeiss 35mm f3.5 Planar (6 elements, 4 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 0.9m
  • Aperture blades: 10
  • Size: 55 x 40mm
  • Weight: 240g
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Contax IIa + 35mm f3.5 Planar

Also includes: front cap, rear cap

Contax/Kiev System

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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