Contax RTS III - Camera

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Model Details

35mm manual focus Contax/Yashica mount SLR camera released by Contax in 1990. Manufactured by Yashica/Kyocera. Top of the line model packed with features such as 1/250s flash sync, TTL flash metering, 2 metering modes (spot and average), AE lock, +/-2 exposure comp, built-in adjustable diopter and a special ceramic film plate with vacuum function for maximum film flatness. Metal alloy body available in black finish.

  • Shutter: Electronic quartz-controlled vertical-travel metal focal-plane, 32s -1/8000 in auto mode, 4s -1/8000 + B in manual mode
  • Continuous shooting: 5 fps at CH, 3 fps at CL
  • ISO range: 25-5000 in DX auto mode, ISO 6 -6400 in manual mode
  • Size: 160 x 122 x 65mm
  • Weight: 1150g
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Contax/Yashica

The Contax / Yashica mount was the result of a collaboration between Carl Zeiss and Yashica after the latter purchased the rights to the Contax name in 1975. The goal was to merge Zeiss’s excellent lens design with Yashica’s electronics and manufactering process within a single mount. This came only a few years after Leica began collaborating with Minolta.

Both Yashica and Contax would produce cameras and lenses for this new mount, with Yashica targeting consumers and Contax aiming at professionals. Contax SLRs were known for pushing the limits of electronics at the time, and for producing some of the best lenses Zeiss designers ever came up with.

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Contax RTS III - Camera Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
10 Apr 2025 T99977 € 175,00 Contax RTS III - Camera Image
03 Dec 2023 T54877 € 449,00 Contax RTS III - Camera Image
15 Mar 2022 T13008 € 399,00 Contax RTS III - Camera Image