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Zeiss Ikon Contaflex III

Specifications, film and matching parts.

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1956
Film
35 mm
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Camera

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1956

Film

Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm

Lens

Lens mount
Contaflex Pro-Tessar (Vordergruppenbajonett)
Focusing
focusing screen

Shutter

Shutter
Leaf shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/500 s, B
Flash sync
1/500 s

Exposure

Metering
none

The standard lens is a Tessar 50 mm f/2.8; to change focal length, only the front lens group is swapped. [1]

Once you’ve taken a shot, the viewfinder image only comes back after the film has been advanced and the shutter cocked. [1]

Sources

  1. Zeiss Ikon: Contaflex III, Instruction Book
  2. Wikipedia: Contaflex SLR, Contaflex III and IV

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

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