| Contax
S, variant "C" |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
MECHANIK Zeiss Ikon VEB
Dresden, since march 1951 OPTIK Zeiss Ikon VEB Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Wilhelm Winzenburg
Walter Henning |
| production period |
August 1950 to December 1951 |
no of produced cameras |
7,730 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled horizontal-run
rubberized cloth-blind type shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20, 1/50, 1/100,
1/200,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
fixed eye-level view finder with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen (´Stevens Screen´) |
mirror |
no instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame
counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
mechanically, ~10s |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
none |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | Contax S with self timer |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
089 (Schulz-version:
6) |
Kadlubek-No. |
ZIK 5080 |
| body no. |
8041 |
lens no. |
4174938 |
| lens type |
Tessar 2.8/50 T Carl Zeiss
Jena |
purchase price |
200€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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