Zeiss ikon contaflex super b printed camera manual. The contaflex series was made by zeiss for a long time and encompassed many model variations. User guide for zeiss ikon camera, free instruction manual. It is in good cosmetic shape and the shutter works.
The company formed one part of the carl zeiss foundation, another part being the optical company carl zeiss. As rollei with its sl 26 reflex cameras, zeiss ikon associated the reflex camera with interchangeable lens with the 126 cartridge. While yes, these lenses did exist, they are not mentioned in the contaflex supers manual as. Original vintage zeiss ikon contaflex super film camera leather case. All in all a much less sophisticated camera than the contraflex 126 to the right. This stock of parts is the last remaining inventory from the official zeiss ikon repair centre in canada. The contaflex super can also be used with cassettes. The contaflex series is a family of 35mm leafshuttered slr cameras, produced by zeiss ikon in the 1950s and 1960s. This is a steritar a, the model b fits the later contaflex with tessar lens, the model d fits the contaflex with pantar lens, the model c fits the. The zeiss lens group specifically made for this camera has lenses that are the 32 distagon, the 45 colorpantar, the 45 tessar, the 85 sonnar, and the 5 teletessar. This is a zeiss ikon contaflex super, a 35mm single lens reflex leaf shutter camera made by zeiss ikon ag in stuttgart, west germany between the years 1959 and. View and download zeiss ikon contaflex super instruction book online.
The first models, the contaflex i and ii have fixed lenses, while the later models have. Contaflex super bc repair and selenium light meters. I have obtained a good large stock of new old stock repair parts for all models of the contaflex slr and so am able to service these cameras. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world. Zeiss ikon is a german company that was formed in 1926 by the merger of four camera makers contessanettel, ernemann, goerz and ica, and an infusion of capital by zeiss. Manufactured from 1953 to 1958, this is a very different 35mm slr from the contax s being manufactured by the east german arm of zeiss ikon at the time. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
The contaflex iv is a leafshuttered 35mm singlelens reflex camera made by zeissikon in west german between 195759. Its hard to go wrong with zeiss ikon etched in the nameplate of your camera. This model, the contaflex iii, was made in 1956 and was essentially the same as the original contaflex i made in 1953, but with the ability to remove and exchange the front lens element. Zeiss ikon contaflex i rear cover back door vintage slr film camera. View and download zeiss ikon contaflex i instructions for use manual online. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The conta flex was originally designed for the advanced amateur, but its amazing versatility has rapidly.
When using cassettes the type of film can be changed at any time, even in broad daylight. Zeiss ikon contaflex 126 instruction manual, user manual, pdf. The contaflex series is a family of 35mm leafshuttered slr cameras, produced by zeiss ikon. Unfollow zeiss ikon 126 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The name was first used in 1935 on a 35mm twinlens reflex camera, the contaflex tlr also by zeiss ikon, the flex part in the name referring to integral mirror for the viewfinder. The zeiss ikon ag factory in dresden was almost totally eradicated by.
Zeissikon contaflex beta video manual and overview youtube. Zeiss ikon contaflex 126 vintage cameras collection by sylvain. Zeiss ikon contaflex super bccontaflex s pacific rim camera. The camera is usually known as the twin lens contaflex to differentiate it from a single lens reflex of the same name launched by zeiss in 1953.
The contaflex, made by zeiss ikon in 1935, was one of a very few tlrs made to take 35mm film. Zeiss ikon contaflex in alte sucherkameras gunstig kaufen ebay. Im fooling around with the old 126 cassette film on the contaflex 126, which was made strictly for the 126 format 28x28mm. Summary the contaflex i was first produced in 1953 and proved itself to be a rock solid manual slr. Produced 195457 zeiss ikon ag, stuttgart, germany film type 5 35mm picture size 24 x 36mm weight 25. Zeiss ikon contaflex 126 instruction manual, user manual.
While yes, these lenses did exist, they are not mentioned in the contaflex supers manual as available lenses upon this models release. The aperturelight meter information is displayed in the viewfinder and in the small window on the top plate. The interchangeable backs were a very useful accessory, one could change iso or film type in the middle of a photo session. Zeiss ikon contaflex i instructions for use manual pdf. Therefore making it difficult to support the heavy lens with left hand and manual focus at the same time. Topangebote fur zeiss ikon contaflex in alte sucherkameras online.
They can only be used on the contaflex 126 body, that can only take the obsolete 126 cartridge, so the value of these lenses is not very high, despite their famous names. This model can also use the contaflex teleskop 80mm lens the contaflex ii instruction manual on mike butkus excellent website back to camera list. His father did mainly family and events photography, where during the war my stepfather served in the british army in. Save contaflex zeiss ikon synchro compur to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. In fact, veb zeiss ikon had its focus on movie cameras. Zeiss ikon contaflex 126 the final model of contaflex slr was the most different of the bunch. Zeiss ikon contaflex i need to take apart aug 30, 2014 hello yall. Lot of 4 vintage zeiss ikon contaflex cameras 126 synchro compur f2. The difficulties with the original lens are that there is no focus or aperture control on the lens, as all of these controls are. This was the first and most basic version of the contaflex series. Im trying to find out about a zeiss ikon contaflex prima it comes with. Zeiss cameras represent the most meticulous and incredible lens and mechanical engineering and production of their era, and of many decades afterward. Contaflex iv repair every now and then my friend hugo dares me for a trade, this time it was a zeiss ikon contaflex iv he sent me the above photo with the following description.
If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. Similar exciting deals more related items carl zeiss teletessar 45mm telephoto contaflex 126 lens in bubble, zeiss contaflex 126 instruction manual with tables, zeiss contaflex 126 vintage camera, carl zeiss 45mm f28 tessar for contaflex 126 20018, 1968 zeiss ikon contaflex 126 camera ad, canon 7s zeiss contaflex 126 cameras original magazine report 1969, zeiss 5mm f4 teletessar lens for. The contaflex super bccontaflex s has a front cell interchangeable 502. My stepfather was a professional photographer, as had his father before him, at the beginning of the last century. F66350 zeiss contaflex i instruction manual 40 pages ebay. When zeiss ikon stopped making cameras in 1972, they had prototypes in various stages of development. We provide free online pdf manuals for digital and film cameras. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Film camera zeiss ikon contaflex iii instruction book 42 pages film camera zeiss ikon contina iia instructions for use manual. Zeissikon contaflex super 1959 mike eckman dot com. Discussion in classic manual cameras started by jtayloreckstein, aug 24, 2007. The film can be wound from a com mercial cartridge into a cassette, from a cassette into another cassette or from a cartridge or cas 14 sette on the normal takeup spool without any shell. Click here to go to main camera manual site right click on link below, choose save target as save to folder of your choice problems opening pdf files or printing problems click here. Zeiss ikon contaflex super instruction book pdf download.
The contaflex s was discontinued in 1972 as camera production was suspended at zeiss ikon. This is different to the contax which used a pair of primary lenses where the images have to be transposed. Apart from its unusual use of 35mm, the contaflex differed from traditional tlrs in many ways. Zeiss ikon contaflex alpha simon hawketts photo blog. Veb zeiss ikon was still there when contaflex was released. F66435 original zeiss contaflex super instructions 44. This is a zeissikon contaflex super, a 35mm single lens reflex leaf shutter camera made by zeissikon ag in stuttgart, west germany between the years 1959 and. Zeiss cameras represent the most meticulous and incredible lens and mechanical engineering and production of their era, and of many. The contaflex iii is a leafshuttered 35mm singlelens reflex camera made by zeissikon in west german between 195759. Zeiss ikon contaflex ii type 86224 manufactured from 1954 to 1958, the contaflex ii is just like the contaflex i which had been introduced in 1953, except for the added benefit of an uncoupled meter. Zeiss provided viewers and stereo projectors, the latter using the polarising principle. Not only did it has a focal plane shutter and completely interchangeable lenses not just interchangeable front cells, but it did not even use 35mm film. Zeiss ikon is a german company that was formed in 1926 by the merger of four camera makers contessanettel, ernemann, goerz and ica, and an infusion of capital by zeiss the company formed one part of the carl zeiss foundation, another part being the optical company carl zeiss. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website services for.
Zeiss ikon contaflex, contessa, contina, ermanox, icarex, ikoflex, ikonette, ikonta, maximar, nettar. Zeiss ikon contaflex 126 zeiss ikon contessanettel suevia. Zeissikon contaflexes are incredibly built cameras. The problem is it seems to have dust or fungae between the lens elements and needs the mirror and prism cleaned. Logically, most of the zeiss ikon cameras were equipped with. Find great deals on ebay for contaflex 126 and 126 film. As of 2019, someone on ebay is selling a 126 cartridge you can insert 35mm film. Zeiss ikon voigtlander contaflex 126 booklet posted 101109.