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New Zeiss and Photography book by Larry Gubas 2016
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:55 am    Post subject: New Zeiss and Photography book by Larry Gubas 2016 Reply with quote

Just leaned that Lawrence J. Gubas, ZEISS afficionado and head of Zeiss Historical Society, has written a monumental work on Zeiss!!

Lawrence J. Gubas 2015, Limited edition of 400 copies. HARDCOVER, 9 x 11" (22.5 x 27.5cm); 890 pages plus introduction and foreword,
2200 illustrations and tables, most in color, supplemental disc with a large selection of copies of original Zeiss firm materials.
List price $169, now for $135.20 EARLY BIRD PRICE THRU 2/15/2016. Very heavy book, shipping cost depending on location.

Sold by Petra Kellers Photo LLC/CameraBooks.com and shipped from Oregon USA:
http://camerabooks.com/Products/----------------------Zeiss-and-Photography-by-Lawrence-J-Gubas-EARLY-BIRD-PRICE-THRU-2152016__Zeiss-spc-and-spc-Photography-spc-Gubas.aspx

Also sold in Germany by Lindemanny book shop in Stuttgart:
http://www.lindemanns.de/shop/fotobuchhandlung/64002z-zeiss--lawrence-j-gubas-zeiss-and-photography-.php
Price EUR149.90

Table of Contents:
Chapter One: Historical Overview
Chapter Two: Carl Zeiss Early Lenses and Photo Department
Chapter Three: Ica Predecessor Companies (Huettig, Wuensche, Dr. Kruegener, Zeiss Palmos Department and Zeiss Photo Department)
Chapter Four: International Camera Aktiengesellschaft (Ica)
Chapter Five: Contessa and Nettel
Chapter Six: Heinrich Ernemann
Chapter Seven: CP Goerz
Chapter Eight: Entangling Situations and Product Limitations
Chapter Nine: Merger into Zeiss Ikon
Chapter Ten: Zeiss Ikon Takes Form
Chapter Eleven: The Status of Carl Zeiss Jena Optical Design and the Beginning of Zeiss Ikon Technical Innovation
Chapter Twelve: Zeiss Ikon Really Begins (Contax I)
Chapter Thirteen: Zeiss Lenses for the Contax
Chapter Fourteen: New Miniatures (Super Nettel)
Chapter Fifteen: Contaflex TLR
Chapter Sixteen: Contax II and Contax III
Chapter Seventeen: From Box Cameras to the Super Ikonta
Chapter Eighteen: Hubert Nerwin and the Tenax Cmaeras
Chapter Nienteen: Ikoflex Cameras (Pre-war) and Movikons
Chapter Twenty: Trademarks, Catalogs and Advertising
Chapter Twenty One: What Might Have Been but for the war
Chapter Twenty Two: Innovations
Chapter Twenty Three: March of Time (War and Aftermath)
Chapter Twenty Four: Migration of the Zeiss Ikon Contax to Zeiss Jena and to Kiev
Chapter Twenty Five: Carl Zeiss Jena Photo Dept (Post war)
Chapter Twenty Six: Transitions
Chapter Twenty Seven: The short Reemergence of Zeiss Ikon in Dresden
Chapter Twenty Eight: You Need a Scorecard
Chapter Twenty Nine: Zeiss Ikon Begins again
Chapter Thirty: Zeiss Ikon Moves to other Locations and Business Changes
Chapter Thirty One: The Rebirth of the Contax
Chapter Thirty Two: Further Developments
Chapter Thirty Three: Legalities
Chapter Thirty Four: Contaflex SLR
Chapter Thirty Five: Other Zeiss Ikon 35mm Cameras
Chapter Thirty Six: The Adding of Voigtlaender
Chapter Thirty Seven: The Contarex Cameras
Chapter Thirty Eight: Zeiss Ikon Voigtlaender Chaos and Death
Chapter Thirty Nine: Cooperations (Asahi, Leica, Yashica, Kyocera)
Chapter Forty: Times Change Yet Again


PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for this information!