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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35MM
- DATE
- 1932–1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0021.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zeiss-Ikon
- MODEL
- CONTAX I
- LOCATION
- Dresden, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- Z46916
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL CONSTRUCTION/ GLASS ELEMENTS/ LEATHER COVERING ON BODY/ LEATHER CARRYING CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.6 cm
- Width
- 7.2 cm
- Height
- 7.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still cameras
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Zeiss
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Dresden
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1940S TO RECENT
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
THIS IS THE LATE FINAL EDITION OF THE FIVE VERSIONS OF THE CONTAX I PRODUCED FROM 1932-1937. VERTICAL FOCAL PLANESHUTTER WITH ALL-METAL BLINDS, SPEEDS FROM 1/2 TO 1/1000. SEPARATE RANGE FINDER AND VIEWFINDER WINDOWS. CARL ZEISS SONNAR 1:2 F-50 CM LENS. REMOVABLE BACK. SHUTTER RELEASE AND FOCUSING MECHANISM ARE PLACED BESIDE ONE ANOTHER FOR EASE OF OPERATION. THE FILM ADVANCE & SHUTTER COCKING MECHANISM ARE LINKED TO PREVENT DOUBLE EXPOSURES. THIS MODEL SOLD FOR APPROX. $184.00 IN 1937. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE LETTERED 'CONTAX' ABOVE LENS/ 'ZEISS IKON' STAMPED IN LEATHER LEFT FRONT, RIGHT REAR AND ON SNOUT ON CAMERA CASE
- Missing
- NO
- Finish
- ALL BLACK BODY, SPEED SELECTOR, SHUTTER RELEASE AND FILM WIND KNOBS UNPAINTED, LENS WITH ONLY ABLACK BAND BEHIND FOCUSING KNURLING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Zeiss-Ikon, Camera, between 1932–1936, Artifact no. 1980.0021, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0021.001/
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