Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1975
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Contax/Yashica
Shutter
Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
4 s – 1/2000 s, B
Flash sync
1/60 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (SPD)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 12–3200
Battery
4LR44 · powers shutter and meter
All batteries for Contax
Weight
700 g

Good to know

Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire and the meter won’t work. [1]

If the battery doesn’t have enough charge, the shutter won’t work either. [1]

When loading film, the shutter speed dial should be set to a manual speed. [1]

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Sources

  1. Contax RTS: Bedienungsanleitung, technische Daten und Bedienung
  2. Nadir: Test Contax RTS, Rino Giardiello und Agostino Maiello
  3. Appaphot: Contax RTS, dokumentiertes Sammlungsexemplar
  4. Ausgeknipst: Batterien für Contax Kameras

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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