[rollei_list] Re: Zeiss SLRs

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:42:37 -0700

David,

Ah yes!  The Contarex, the boat anchor of cameras,  In that case, it
was not a case of being too little and too late; it was too MUCH and
too late!

Jerry

David Seifert wrote:

> Peter,
>
> That is a quite unfair comparison.  The Contaflex was squarely aimed at
> the consumer market.  It had interchangeable front sections much like
> the Retina IIIc rangefinder camera.  The rear group of the Tessar stayed
> in place behind the shutter and the front sections were replaced with
> either the 35 or 85 Pro-Tessars.  Not pro grade at all, although very
> nicely finished cameras.
>
> The Contarex was the be all and end all of the Z-I camera line.  It had
> a focal plane shutter, instant-return mirror (interestingly though, not
> fully automatic diaphram).  The lens line was complete (with many quite
> fast lenses), to say the least.  The 85/1.4 Planar was originally
> produced for the Contarex.   The Contarex lens line are the exact
> designs produced for the Rollei SL35 cameras.  The third generation
> Contarex design was sold to Rollei at the end and became the SL2000.  It
> wasn't any attachment to leaf shutters that kept Z-I from competing with
> Canon and Nikon, it was price and ergonomics.
>
> For a full description I recommend Marc's book on the post war
> Zeiss-Ikon cameras.
>
> David
>
> Peter K. wrote:
>
> >ContaFLEX. Not ContaREX
> >
> >On 5/26/05, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>=20
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:47 PM
> >>Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT - Bokken
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>
> >>
> >>>And hence the reason for no F2 in a CF lens since you are
> >>>limited by
> >>>leaf shutter. One reason Zeiss lost out in the SLR market
> >>>in the 70s
> >>>if you remember. Thay had great lense but they were very
> >>>slow next to
> >>>the Nikons and other because they all had leaf shutters in
> >>>them.
> >>>
> >>>Peter K
> >>>
> >>>
>
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