[rollei_list] Re: Contax IIa report
- From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 10:40:23 +0200
Hi Marc,
could you elaborate? Do you mean as a user or as a collectable?
It was my understanding that the IIa/IIIa were complete redesigns,
Zeiss having lost the molds and technical plans to the Russians/East
Germany, and the need for a modernized design compared to the prewar
model.
From what I've read, the II/III have a completely different shutter
design thatn the IIa/IIIa (although on casual inspection it appears
similar) and a more robust, clearer & brighter (and more accurate)
range/viewfinder system. The shutter speed setting seems to be more
difficult in use than that of the IIa, and there are numerous reports
that the finish and quality of materials (especially the chrome) was
not up to the same standard that the IIa was.
Henry Scherer goes into detail also as to the advances/changes made in
the shutter escapement between the BD and CD versions, apparently there
was quite a bit of development done there, as well as the added nicety
of a standard PC sync connection as opposed to the proprietary plug
used on the BD version.
But then, I've never actually seen or used a II/III, only done some
research on the 'net.
My BD and CD are off to the UK today for a CLA :-).
Cheers,
Thor
On 4 May, 2006, at 23:03, Marc James Small wrote:
At 11:01 AM 5/4/06 -0400, Jan Decher wrote:
Question for Marc:
Is there any advantage to getting a really late IIa or IIIa (1960?).
Did Zeiss change any materials or designs? What serial numbers would
one have to look for?
Jan
My recommendation would always be for a Prewar II over any of the
others.
The basic design for the Postwar IIa and IIIa was only updated once,
when
the Color Dial versions were introduced. By that time, the decision
had
been made to dump the Contax for the Contarex and so the same basic
design
continued.
So, now, the materials and designs remained fundamentally unchanged
save
for the BD/CD matter throughout the IIa/IIIa run.
Marc
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