Contaflex I

Contaflex I


Serial Number: Cam0099

Type:
Single Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera

Manufacturer:
Zeiss Ikon

Country of Origin:
Germany

Production Period:
1953

Approximate Price:
US Dollars 249.00

Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com

Status: Display

Description:
The Contaflex family of 35mm
leaf-shuttered SLR cameras was introduced in 1953
by Zeiss Ikon, using the newly developed Compur
reflex shutter. By doing so, a completely new 35mm
camera emerged, a concept probably first used in
1929 in the Mentor Compur Reflex. The Contaflex
name was made famous and became highly respected due to the spectacular 35mm twin lens reflex
Contaflex, introduced in 1935 and only produced a
few years.
The Contaflex family actually was quite successful,
quite reliable and performed well, and large number
of improved models and new ranges of lenses were
introduced all the way up until Zeiss Ikon itself was
closed down.
The Contaflex I, launched in 1953, was equipped
with a fixed Zeiss Tessar 45mm f:2.8 lens with
front-cell focusing. The very first Contaflex I had a
Synchro-Compur shutter with the old scale of shutter speeds (1-2-5-10-20-50-100-250-500), but very
soon
it
adopted
the
new
scale
1-2-4-8-15-30-60-125-250-500.