[rollei_list] Re: Contax
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:24:37 -0400
At 12:01 AM 4/10/2012, CarlosMFreaza wrote:
> Roger Wiser <rwiser@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>> Some time ago I sold my contax on this list and I regretted to this day. I
>> just picked up one with an exposure meter. It seems to be in very good
>> condition but it needs a good cleaning.
>>
>> The SN of the camera is B81941
>>
>> The lens is Sonnar 1:2 50mm SN1058406
>>
>> I and not sure what model or year this is
>
>Roger:
> It seems Marc is off line, he has good info about the
>pre-war Contax models, I'll try to help. Your camera is a pre-war
>Contax III (it's like the Contax II but provided with lightmeter), the
>B letter indicates your camera is from about 1937 (some sources say
>the B is for 1936, however I have a Contax II # B 33268 and Marc wrote
> it's from 1937), but your lens is from 1929/30, it is too old for the
>Contax II/III (they were manufactured from 1936), are you sure about
>the number?, anyway since the lenses are interchangeable the combo
>could be possible thinking about the Contax I made from 1932. My CZJ
>Sonnar 1,5/50 SN is 2188792 from 1937.-
B81941 is too early a number for a Contax III, as
the earliest number for the Prewar Contax B
series is 19001. It is similarly too low a
number for a Postwar IIIa RD. Could you check the number?
2/50 Sonnar 1058406 does not appear in either the
Carl Zeiss Jena lists or on those for Zeiss-Opton
and Carl Zeiss. Could you provide the FULL data
from the number ring, including whether it is
marked in mm or cm, whether it is marked 'Carl
Zeiss Jena' or 'Zeiss-Opton' or 'Carl Zeiss', and
whether it bears a red T marking.
Thanks!
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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