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exaklaus
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:14 pm Post subject: Carl Zeiss Jena Contax with Sonnar 1:1,5 f=5cm |
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exaklaus wrote:
My newest aquisition. Couldn't resist!
Postwar Contax II, made by Carl Zeiss Jena. Came with matching f:1,5 Sonnar and original leather case.
And it is running pretty good, will see a bw film, soon.
Klaus _________________ my Ebay auctions
Canon 5D II,
Fuji GW690III, Fuji G617, Fujifilm X-E1
Bessaflex TM
Tachihara 4"x5"
Summilux-R 1:1,4/50
Canon FD 85mm 1:1,2
Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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Attila
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Such a beauty! Congrats! I have Contax III with same lens. I like this Contax II better without light meter. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
A classic! Congratulations! _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
Carsten, former Moderator
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Orio
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
Congratulations!
Should you anytime ever decide to sell the lens, please contact me first. I want to be first in line _________________ Orio, Administrator
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Katastrofo
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Orio wrote: |
Congratulations!
Should you anytime ever decide to sell the lens, please contact me first. I want to be first in line |
Yeah, I was gonna say that's some lovely glass stuck on the front of it! |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16625 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
lovely piece Klaus! _________________ Klaus - Admin
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Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
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Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
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COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
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exaklaus
Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 1633 Location: Niederrhein, Germany
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
Orio wrote: |
Congratulations!
Should you anytime ever decide to sell the lens, please contact me first. I want to be first in line |
Hi Orio, never will tear them apart. It is the matching lens for this camera.
Btw: It is the camera itself, that is a rarity.
Klaus _________________ my Ebay auctions
Canon 5D II,
Fuji GW690III, Fuji G617, Fujifilm X-E1
Bessaflex TM
Tachihara 4"x5"
Summilux-R 1:1,4/50
Canon FD 85mm 1:1,2
Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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SVP
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 665 Location: Greece
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:41 am Post subject: |
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SVP wrote:
Timeless beauty, rarity apart! |
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peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 7448 Location: near High Wycombe, UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Contax with Sonnar 1:1,5 f=5cm |
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peterqd wrote:
exaklaus wrote: |
Postwar Contax II, made by Carl Zeiss Jena. Came with matching f:1,5 Sonnar and original leather case.
Klaus |
Congratulations Klaus. I am completely green about Contax cameras. The front dial of the lens appears to set the aperture and the part with the red triangle looks as though it's fixed. So how do you focus? Is that what the little knurled dial above the rangefinder is for? _________________ Peter - Moderator |
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exaklaus
Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 1633 Location: Niederrhein, Germany
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
Hi Peter, it is easy. Lens is locked at infinity, you can unlock by pressing the tab behind the little knurled dial on top (between Contax and smaller rangefinder window), which you can use for focussing. Very practical, because your fingers will cover the rangefinder window. So after the lens is unlocked (can be done by moving that pin at 2 o'clock, just under the X of Contax, too), you can focuss by turning the lens. The focussing mechanism is part of the camera, not of the Sonnar. And the locking device, you see, is for changing the lenses.
Klaus _________________ my Ebay auctions
Canon 5D II,
Fuji GW690III, Fuji G617, Fujifilm X-E1
Bessaflex TM
Tachihara 4"x5"
Summilux-R 1:1,4/50
Canon FD 85mm 1:1,2
Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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Attila
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Buy a Kiev Peter, inexpensive and carbon copy of Contax _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
exaklaus wrote: |
Orio wrote: |
Congratulations!
Should you anytime ever decide to sell the lens, please contact me first. I want to be first in line |
Hi Orio, never will tear them apart. |
I was sure of that
exaklaus wrote: |
It is the matching lens for this camera.
Btw: It is the camera itself, that is a rarity.
Klaus |
Actually, I think that this is one of those very rare cases where you might be wrong: according to what I have found,
the lens (this specific version of the lens) is much rarer than the camera.
In fact, it's only the second time I have seen one, in years. While I have seen many pre-war Contaxes (and own one).
But there's no problem about tearing them apart: I will buy the camera too! _________________ Orio, Administrator
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exaklaus
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
OK, tell me what is so special that it is even rarer than the Jena Contax.
Klaus
Btw: Whenever I will resell it, you are doomed to pay me the MONEY _________________ my Ebay auctions
Canon 5D II,
Fuji GW690III, Fuji G617, Fujifilm X-E1
Bessaflex TM
Tachihara 4"x5"
Summilux-R 1:1,4/50
Canon FD 85mm 1:1,2
Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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Orio
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
exaklaus wrote: |
OK, tell me what is so special that it is even rarer than the Jena Contax.
Klaus |
Ok, first I have to say, that I did mistake the serial number of the lens - I first thought it was a wartime Sonnar,
but the serial number says it was built in 1951.
(In fact, I was really distracted: I should have noticed that the lens does not have the two "flaps" on the aperture ring, like it should).
IF it was a wartime Sonnar, it would have been quite rare: only few Sonnar 1.5/50 that were produced before
1946 bear the red T.
To be more precise, it's less than 4500 copies, built between 1941 and 1944.
But most of them, were for military use, and it's presumable that a large part of them ended up destroyed.
This at least would explain why they are so difficult to find today.
The previous Sonnar 1.5/50 copies, built from 1932 to 1940, are without coating, and are obviously a much larger quantity,
because they were produced in peace time and because they were sold to public instead of military. I have one of those uncoated pre-war 1.5/50.
Today, it's almost impossible to find a wartime red T 1.5/50 Sonnar.
The Contax II was released in 1936, and produced in many thousands of copies. Although today they are less frequent
than the Contax IIa on the used market, they're still possible to find - on the contrary, war time Sonnar 1.5/50 with red T*
are very very difficult to find.
exaklaus wrote: |
Btw: Whenever I will resell it, you are doomed to pay me the MONEY |
I can't, Mario Monti and Angela Merkel want my MONEY too, and they reserved first
By the way: like you surely have realized, your camera and lens are an excellent match today, but they did not belong to each other originally. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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exaklaus
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
Anyway, don't want to sell it...
That Contax II was made after WWII. By Carl Zeiss Jena, not Zeiss Ikon. I had during the years maybe 8 or more of these Jena Contax cameras. Guess this one is the nicest, I ever had. Sold several of them in London at Classic Camera, Pittbull Yard, near Museum of London. They provided me with some nice pocket money for the Photographica, I used to visit in those years.
Klaus _________________ my Ebay auctions
Canon 5D II,
Fuji GW690III, Fuji G617, Fujifilm X-E1
Bessaflex TM
Tachihara 4"x5"
Summilux-R 1:1,4/50
Canon FD 85mm 1:1,2
Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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Orio
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
exaklaus wrote: |
That Contax II was made after WWII. By Carl Zeiss Jena, not Zeiss Ikon. |
Really? Then you're right, it's surely rarer than the lens!
P.S. I was joking, about the "I will buy" thing... you shouldn't have taken it too seriously _________________ Orio, Administrator
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exaklaus
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
Really!!
Klaus _________________ my Ebay auctions
Canon 5D II,
Fuji GW690III, Fuji G617, Fujifilm X-E1
Bessaflex TM
Tachihara 4"x5"
Summilux-R 1:1,4/50
Canon FD 85mm 1:1,2
Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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