We have 1 zeiss ikon contessa 35 manual available for free pdf download. Zeiss ikon ikoflex 1c manuals and user guides, film camera. Zeiss ikon contessa35 type 53324 manufactured from 1950 to 1955, fitted with a noninterchangeable tessar 45mm f2. Zeiss ikon is a german company that was formed in 1926 by the merger of four camera makers, and indeed the word ikon came from ica and contessanettel, two of the constituents in the merger. If youve lost your manual also known as an instruction manual, instruction book or user guide youll find it here. The contessamat sbe was the top of the line in this series. Zeiss ikon s 310 instruction manual contessa english. The zeiss ikon is a replacement for the leica m7, both of which are manualfocus electronic 35mm cameras.
Zeiss ikon contessatype 53324 manufactured from 1960 to 1961, fitted with a noninterchangeable tessar lens in a pronto shutter and fitted with an uncoupled exposure meter. Film camera zeiss ikon icarex 35 s instructions for use manual 20 pages film camera zeiss ikon contaflex super instruction book. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual. Probably not great photos taken on kitchen table with natural daylight on a very cloudy afternoon, pentax k20d and tamron 902. The contessa has lots of old fashioned little gizmos and dodads, the very antithesis of todays gag me with a computer chip plastic everything wonders. We provide free online pdf manuals for digital and film cameras. Ganz i cant really figure out, as a leicaflex guy, where to start with this camera. Folding camera 35mm full format 24 x 36mm manual cell with selenium. But its very well balanced and fits quite well in the hand. Contessa 35 instruction manual on mike butkus excellent website. A short video detailing the use of a zeiss ikon contessa.
Zeiss ikon contessa 35 vintage cameras collection by sylvain. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to. User guide for zeiss ikon camera, free instruction manual. The camera offers aperturepriority automatic exposure. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world. Zone of germany, is a 35mm camera for picture size i x 112 ins. The first models, the contaflex i and ii have fixed lenses, while the later models have.
Zeiss ikon contaflex, contessa, contina, ermanox, icarex, ikoflex, ikonette, ikonta, maximar. Film camera zeiss ikon icarex 35 s instructions for use manual. Furthermore, the contessa is equipped with a highly. 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 1962. Logically, most of the zeiss ikon cameras were equipped with carl zeiss lenses and the formerly independent companies. Zeiss ikon contessa lbe instruction manual, user manual, pdf. Even if the meter works id trust a hand held meter.
Zeiss ikon contessanettel suevia, taxo, onito german zeiss ikon boxtengor 6x9. Zeiss ikon contessa nettel suevia, taxo, onito german zeiss ikon boxtengor 6x9. Zeiss ikon contaflex super manuals and user guides, film. Unfortunately my advance knob seems to be broken, as it never stops. Zeiss ikon contessa 35 pictures of the camera 7 photos ok, if id been a bit more organised, idve included these with the original article. The camera used the classic tessar lens mated with a prontor 500 s electronic shutter. Zeissikon contaflex super 1959 mike eckman dot com. The rangefinder of the contessa is modeled after that found on super ikontas, which means its robust. The zeiss ikon works and feels better than a leica m7 for actual shooting, while the leica m7 feels better for holding in your hand and showing around to your friends.
Contax, contessa, contina, super ikonta and other zeiss camera lightmeters overhauled. Database contains 1 zeiss ikon ikoflex 1c manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. These were mid to highend rangefinder viewfinder cameras. Contessa was the name given to a family of cameras produced by zeiss ikon in stuttgart between 19501955 and 19601971. A grey version was proposed in 1953 with a tessar lens but not opton. In use, the contessas viewfinder is tinted green with a gold rangefinder patch typical of zeissikon cameras from that period.
The distance meter of the contessa, a rotatingwedge type range finder which guarantees accurate focusing, is coupled to the lens. This camera has an interesting rangefinder with a rotating wedge in the round window at the top of the lens standard. The retina used lessexpensive mirrors and gilded mirrors. Zeiss ikon contessa instruction manual, user manual, pdf. Zeiss made this to look like its older and bigger brother. I found mikes contessa pictures to be as sharp and contrasty as 11x14 bw enlargements taken with my 1934 s. Manuals and user guides for zeiss ikon contessa 35.
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 contaflex series is a family of 35mm leafshuttered slr cameras, produced by zeiss ikon in the 1950s and 1960s. Zeiss lenses were the best and even now sony uses zeiss lens formulas for their digital cameras. This overcorrection is what zeiss did from the 30s on up to the 60s on all front element focusing tessars. In it youll find instruction manuals, user booklets, information about lens, various accessories and original prices. A list of zeissikon productions codes to help date your prewar contax.
Besides, its possible to examine each page of the guide singly by using the scroll bar. I can also do work on many obscure and rare cameras with leaf shutters. Focal camera guides the perfect follow on to a camera manual. 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 lk, instruction manual, user manual, pdf. This is the last model to carry the famed contessa name for zeiss ikon. Zeiss ikon contessa lbe mode demploi posted 4292020.
The contessa has the builtin meter, although its still working is another story. Zeiss ikon contessa instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual. Loading the camera do not load or unload film in direct sunlight. Zeiss ikon contessa some models of the contessa are zeiss ikon folding cameras. 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. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Most zeiss cameras of 19501970 were extremely well made perhaps more than they had to be and your camera has a fine tessar lens.
Contessa l contessa l contessa lbe contessa lk contessa lke. I am a specialist in repairing nonslr, pre1960 german cameras, like the rolleiflex, or contax iiaiiia, and screw mount leica cameras. The contessa s 310 was released in the early 1970s. View online or download 1 manuals for zeiss ikon contaflex super. Unlike many camera repair shops, i will repair cheap consumer cameras, and keep economics in mind while restoring function to your camera. User manuals, guides and specifications for your zeiss ikon ikoflex 1c film camera. Whatever service you need for your zeiss ikon contarex, contaflex tlr, nettax, contessa, contina, colora, ikonta, super ikonta, nettel, super nettel, contax i, ii, iii, iia, iiia black dial or color dial model, bessamatic or ultramatic you will find it here. It was part of the long lived contaflex series that saw many variations between the original contaflex i in 1953 all the way to the contaflex s from about 1970. It is packed with good stuff, starting with a highly regarded carl zeiss lens, a 50mm f2. It had a coupled rangefinder, a coupled exposure meter, a 502. Zeissikon used prisms for the viewingrangefinder system. Btw, im not certain that the contessa ever had foam light seals, many cameras of that time relied on light traps rather than foam. If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund.
Zeiss ikon contessa lke instruction manual, user manual, pdf. On the one hand, its arguably the peak of manual camera nirvana along with leicaflexes and alpas, but on the other hand was responsible for the destruction of zeiss ikon as a camera maker. They made this one, the contessa lk, from 1963 to 1965. In reply to dos ojos apr 10, 2008 agree, not a rip off. Zeiss ikon produced a series of 35mm cameras with this basic body in the 1960s. 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.