Zeiss Ikon Contina
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| Contina "Ib" c.1956 (526/24) |
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| Contina II (524/24, 1952-53) by Alf Sigaro |
Contina is a series of 35mm viewfinder cameras (and one rangefinder) made in Germany by Zeiss Ikon.
The first models were folders, later models were rigid.
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| Contina II with selenium meter, 1956-8 (527/24) |
Some had linked shutter/aperture rings, using the Light-value system. The folding models have knob wind, frame counter and rewind fitted to the bottom; the later ones have top-mounted 180° lever wind, knob rewind and frame counter around the shutter release.
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| Contina 1c 1958-60 (10.0603) |
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Specification
- Manufacturer: Zeiss Ikon
- Origin: Stuttgart, Germany
- Introduced: 1951 (folder); 1954 (rigid)
- Film: 35mm
- Shutters: Prontor-SVS, 1sec-1/250 or 1/300 with X & M sync & self-timer, Prontor-SLK or Synchro-Compur
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Models[1]
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| with Pantar 1:2.8 f=45mm lens |
| Name | Date(s) | Cat no. | Lens | Features |
| Contina I | 1951-55 | 522/24 | Novar 45mm/3.5 or Tessar 45mm/2.8 | Folding |
| Contina II | 1952-53 | 524/24 | Opton-Tessar 45mm/2.8 or Novar f3.5 | Folding, Rangefinder |
| Contina Ia | 1954-55 | 526/24 | Novar 45mm/3.5 | Rigid |
| Contina Ia | 1955-57 | 526/24 | Novicar 45mm/2.8 | Rigid |
| Contina Ia | 1958 | 526/24 | Pantar 45mm/2.8 | Rigid |
| Contina "1b" | c.1956 | 524/26 | Novicar 45mm/2.8 or Pantar | not labelled as "1b" |
| Contina 1c | 1958-60 | 10.0603 | Pantar 45mm/2.8 | name in script on front |
| Contina II | 1956-58 | 527/24 | Novar f3.5 or Novicar f2.8 | Light meter |
| Contina IIa | 1954-56 | 527/24 | Novar 45mm/3.5 or Novicar f2.8 | dual-range Light meter |
| Contina III | 1955-58 | 529/24 | Pantar 45mm/2.8 | Light meter + convertible lens |
| Contina | 1962-65 | 10.0626 | Color Pantar 45/2.8 | updated, rounder styling; crank rewind, second viewfinder window for bright-line |
| Contina J | 1964-65 | 10.0604 | Color Pantar 45/2.8 | no self-timer |
| Contina LK | 1963-65 | 10.0615 | coupled meter | |
| Contina-matic II | 1958-59 | 10.0613 | light meter | |
| Contina-matic III | 1959-60 | 10.0622 | Pantar 45/2.8 | meter |
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Links
- Contina III by deanw; shows lens converter and sample photos
- Contina on UK Camera
- Contina IIa on Karen Nakamura's Photoethnography
- Contina II on The Camera Site
- Zeiss Ikon, Contina Ia, Contina II, Contina II, Contina II, Contina IIa, Contina LK, Contina Matic II, Contina Matic III on www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
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