Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1980
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Contax/Yashica (C/Y)
Shutter
Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
11 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/60 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (SPD)
Exposure modes
aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 12–3200
Weight
665 g

Good to know

Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire and the motorized film advance won’t work. [2]

Aside from aperture priority, the only settings available are X at 1/60 s and B. [1]

Film advance is motorized, but at the end of the roll you have to rewind the film with the rewind crank. [2]

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Sources

  1. Contax 137 MD Quartz: User Manual, Specifications
  2. Contax 137 MD Quartz: mehrsprachige Bedienungsanleitung
  3. Contax/Yashica SLRs

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