Zeiss ikon folding contessa highend 35 mm folding rangefinder, 19501953 manufacturer. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 vintage cameras collection by sylvain. Sharing much with the contessa s 310, the little s 312 packs a lot into the same small body. Contessa 35 are, with the 35mm, which the super ikonta are, in large format a concentrate of knowhow zeiss ikon, in a quality of manufacture and. Vintage zeiss ikon tenax 35mm film camera with zeiss tessar 50mm f2. Zeiss ikon contessa matic zeiss ikon contessamat sbe zeiss ikon contessamat zeiss ikon. The contessa 35 may well have been called the contina iii, as it was a better specified version of the contina ii, but zeiss ikon chose to market it as the contessa. A zeiss ikon contina i with pronto shutter and novaranastigmat 45mm f 3. Zeiss ikon contina this vintage ikon camera is a compact 35mm viewfinder camera. We provide free online pdf manuals for digital and film cameras.
Zeiss ikon contessa 35 this was the last folder from zeiss ikon that was developed under the guidance of hubert nerwin, who was the companys chief designer from the early 1930s to 1947 when he emigrated to the u. I come from a film crew background, so im used to the mechanics of photography, but until i picked up analog still cameras i had only shot true celluloid film a handful of times. The contessa primarily competed with the kodak retina and shares its compact size. Get the best deals on zeiss ikon vintage 35mm cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. Tiny folder 35mm camera with shutter speeds up to 1500 sec and a rangefinder. The contessa s 310 was released in the early 1970s. The ikonta 35 is the simplest a meterless zonefocus camera. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 is a 35mm film foldingrangefinder camera, manufactured by zeiss ikon ag. Zeiss ikon produced a series of 35mm cameras with this basic body in the 1960s. Zeiss ikon contessa35 type 53324 manufactured from 1950 to 1955, fitted with a noninterchangeable tessar 45mm f2. Zeiss zeiss ikon vintage 35mm cameras for sale ebay. Vintage zeiss ikon ikonta 35 52224 folding german 35mm film camera manual. I say this as the owner of a kodak retina iic and a zeiss contessa 35, cameras of a similar vintage to the.
Zeiss ikon contessa 35 i thought it would be interesting to spend some time with my contessa 35 after putting a few rolls of film through my kodak signet 35. It is small enough to fit comfortably in one hand 115mm wide by 85mm tall by 35 mm thick 75 mm thick including the lens. Unless you have a source for stashes of zeiss ikon accessories, you might be better off finding an adapter like the tiffen one i have. Zeiss ikon contessa 35mm rangefinder film camera body only for. Zeiss ikon is a camera brand related to carl zeiss, but was an independent company formed by the merger of four camera makers contessanettel, ernemann, goerz and ica in 1926. View and download zeiss ikon contessa 35 manual online. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 53324 19501955 to anyone familiar with cameras designed in the last 50 years or so, the word unconventional might. Capture sharp pictures with the zeiss ikon contessa 35mm rangefinder film camera. The others were the ikonta 35 later renamed the contina, according to my focal guide from that era, the contina ii and the contessa. Get the best deals on zeiss ikon vintage rangefinder cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. The first version, dating from 1950 to 1953, had the compur rapid shutter. It came with a classy and totally unusable leather case.
Zeiss ikon contafex synchrocompur 35mm slr with 50mm lens. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 page 2 amateur photographer. German made zeiss ikon cameras are the best picture taking and making cameras that have ever been made. Much of the capital came from zeiss which also provided most of the lenses and shutters for the cameras. Contessa was the name given to a family of cameras produced by zeiss ikon in stuttgart between 19501955 and 19601971. Zeiss ikon contessa instruction manual, user manual, pdf. The film compartment and bottom are nearly identical to the continuation. The camera used the classic tessar lens mated with a prontor 500 s electronic shutter. This is a fairly simple compact camera along the lines of zeiss ikons other ikonta derivatives, the contina family. With the recent resurgence in the interest in film photography serious photographers are looking for high quality zeiss ikon cameras to use. Logically, most of the zeiss ikon cameras were equipped with carl zeiss lenses.
Its a small camera, slightly larger than a rollei 35. Contessa 35 series was a high end 35mm folding cameras. I picked up the film habit just under a year ago, when i was presented with my late grandfathers pristine zeiss ikon contessa 2nd version. What sets this rangefinder camera off is its very high craftsmanship and finish, much better imho than the more.
What sets this rangefinder camera off is its very high craftsmanship and finish, much better imho than the more expensive and larger retina iiic. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 53324 19501955 to anyone familiar with cameras designed in the last 50 years or so, the word unconventional might well occur quite frequently on. This is the last model to carry the famed contessa name for zeiss ikon. Either way, want to help out, become a patron of 35mmc here. These were mid to highend rangefinder viewfinder cameras. View online or download zeiss ikon contessa 35 manual. Some models of the contessa are rangefinder cameras, while others are viewfinder cameras. Turned out, it was this super cool little number the zeiss ikon contessa 35.
The tiffen adapter allows you to use all of the series 5. Zeiss ikon ikon contessa 35 35mm sucherkamera nur gehause. The company formed one part of the carl zeiss foundation, another part being the optical company carl zeiss. Built between 19531955, it sports a nonworking on this particular camera exposure meter. Btw, im not certain that the contessa ever had foam light seals, many cameras of that time relied on light traps rather than foam. Find great deals on ebay for zeiss ikon contessa and zeiss ikon contessa lke. 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. Zeiss made this to look like its older and bigger brother. The zeissikon contessa 35 was the third new camera produced by zeissikons stuttgart factory after the war. Zeiss ikon contessa some models of the contessa are zeiss ikon folding cameras. It was designed by hubert nerwin, who also designed the ikonta 35, contaflex, slr, contax ii, and tenax cameras. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 53324 vintage cameras index home.
Zeiss ikon contessa 35 53324 good condition c 195355 camera, vintage 35mm. My contessa 35 is the second version of the folding rangefinder, built from 1953 to 1955. The contessa was one of three folding cameras to come out of stuttgart in the early 1950s. The contessamat sbe was the top of the line in this series. These camera was designed by hubert nerwin, as part of the effort to rebuild the zeiss ikon name after wwii. Zeiss ikon contessa 53324 by faylcon on september 28, 2016 2.
Zeiss ikon vintage rangefinder cameras for sale ebay. The top model of the range was the contessa 35 see below. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website template. The contessa is not a fast camera to use, what with manual shutter cocking etc, but it is a piece of history from a time when cameras were truly luxury items. Zeiss ikon contaflex gebrauchsanleitung zeiss ikon contaflex book all models zeiss ikon contaflex iii zeiss ikon contaflex prima english german zeiss ikon contaflex beta. It features aperturepriority autoexposure with a shutterspeed range of four seconds to 1500. John margetts old camera blog zeiss ikon contessa lke.
Contessa was the name given to a family of cameras produced by zeiss ikon in. This is a contessa 35 model 53324, a compact folding 35mm rangefinder camera made in stuttgart, germany by zeissikon between the. The two mid50s cameras came from very different design traditions and were aimed at different segments of the consumer photography market. There has been a lot written about the contessa 35, so im not going into much detail about the cameras. Eingebauter ungekuppelter belichtungsmesser integralmessung, feststehendes objektiv zeissopton tessar 1. Even if the meter works id trust a hand held meter. Featuring a highquality finish, this camera has a folding design, giving it a.
This camera has been unused and in storage since the late 1950s, the last still camera of a photographer father who passed away at a young age. Its mechanical pronto lk shutter operates from 115 to 1500 second. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. But its very well balanced and fits quite well in the hand.