Contaflex TLR

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
860/24	TLR	1935	f1.5 50mm Sonnar	focal plane	has exposure meter

Contaflex SLR  click here to see the time line of the Contaflex evolution

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
861/24	I	1953-1958	f2.8 45mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	not metered, 3 different versions, filter thread changed from male to female halfway through production
862/24	II	1954	f2.8 45mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	metered version of I, filter thread changed from male to female halfway through production
863/24	III	1957-1959	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	not metered
864/24	IV	1957-59	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	door over meter, LVS settings
10.1102	126	1970	f2.8 45mm Tessar or Pantar	focal plane	28mm X 28 mm on 126 film
10.1241	Alpha	1958-1959	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Synchro-compur	same as III but with less expensive lens
10.1251	Beta	1958	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Synchro-compur	metered version of Alpha
10.1291	Prima	1959-1965	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Synchro-compur	Rapid with Pantar lens, match needle exp meter
10.1261	Rapid	1959-1961	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur
10.1273-BL	S Automatic	1970-1972	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	chrome and black models
10.1262	Super	1959-1962	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	similar to Rapid, coupled exp meter
10.1271	Super New	1962-1967	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	exp meter on top
10.1272	Super B	1963-1968	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	looks like 10.1271, auto exp control
10.1273	Super BC	1967-1970	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	CdS exp meter
	Super BC "BW"	1965	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	Synchro-compur	BW=bundeswehr (German army)

Contarex SLR

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
10.2401	Bullseye	1959-1966	f2 50 mm Planar	focal plane
10.2500	Special	1960-1966	f2.8 50 mm Tessar	focal plane	no meter
10.2600	Super	1968-1970	f2 50 mm Planar	focal plane
10.2600	Super Electronic	1970-1972	f2 50 mm Planar	focal plane	switch under wind lever
10.2700	Professional	1970-1972	f2 50 mm Planar	focal plane	1500 made
10.2800	Electronic	1970-1972	f2 50 mm Planar	focal plane

Contax rangefinder

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
540/24	I	1932-1936	f2 50mm Sonnar	focal plane
543/24	II	1936-1942	f1.5 50mm Sonnar	focal plane
563/24	IIa	1950-1961	f2 50mm Sonnar	focal plane
563/24	IIa	1954	f2.8 50mm Sonnar	focal plane
544/24	III	1936	f2 50mm Sonnar	focal plane
544/24	III	1936	f3.5 50mm Sonnar	focal plane
	IIIa	1950	f2 50mm Opton Sonnar	focal plane
	Jena Contax II	1947	f3.5 50mm Tessar	focal plane

Contessa all models have male filter thread

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
533/24	35	1950-1953	f2.8 45mm Tessar	Compur Rapid	X synch, folding
533/24	35	1953-1955	f2.8 45mm Tessar	Synchro Compur	MX synch, folding
533/24	35	1960-1961	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Prontor	range finder
10.0639	LBE	1965-1967	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Prontor 500 LK	range finder
10.0637	LK	1963-1965	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Prontor 500 LK	view finder
10.0638	LKE	1963-1965	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Prontor 500 LK	similar to LK but with range finder
10.0351	S-310	1971	f2.8 40mm Tessar	Prontor 500 S	viewfinder
10.0354	S-312	1971	f2.8 40mm Tessar	Prontor 500 S	similar to S-310 but with range finder
	Contessamat	1964-1965	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontormatic	viewfinder
10.0652	Contessamat SBE	1963-1967	f2.8 50mm Tessar	P-matic 500SL	rangefinder
10.0654	Contessamat SE	1963-1965	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontormatic 500	rangefinder
	Contessamat STE	1965	f2.8 50mm Tessar	P-matic 500SL	rangefinder
	Contessamatic	1960-1961	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Prontor SLK	viewfinder
10.0645	Contessamatic E	1960-1963	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Pr SLK Spezial	range finder

Contina

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
526/24	Ia	1956-1958	f 2.8 45mm Novicar (1956-'57), f2.8 45mm Pantar (1958)	viewfinder
10.0603	Ic	1958-1960	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Prontor SVS	viewfinder, restyled Ia
524/24	II	1952-1953	f3.5 45mm Novar & f2.8 45mm Opton Tessar		folding
527/24	IIa	1956-1958	f3.5 45mm Novar		viewfinder
527/24	IIa	1956-1958	f2.8 Novicar	Prontor SVS	viewfinder
	IIc	1956	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Prontor SVS	viewfinder
529/24	III	1955-1958	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Prontor SVS	viewfinder, uses Contaflex Alpha lens
529/24	IIIa	1955	f2.8 45mm Pantar		viewfinder
10.0605	L	1964-1965	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontor 250	viewfinder, metered version of Contina
10.0637	LK	1963-1965	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontor 250	viewfinder, coupled exp meter
	LKE	1963	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontor 250	viewfinder
	Continamatic II	1963	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontor	viewfinder
	Continamatic IIc	1963	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontor	viewfinder
	Continamatic III	1963	f2.8 45mm Color Pantar	Prontor	viewfinder
10.0625	Continette	1960-1961	f2.8 45mm Lucinar	Pronto	viewfinder
10.0626	Contina	1962-1965	f2.8 45mm Pantar	Pronto	viewfinder

Icarex SLR

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
10.2200	35	1967	f2.8 50mm Color Pantar	focal plane
	35 Black	1967	f2.8 50mm Tessar	focal plane
	35 CS	1967	f1.8 50mm Ultron	focal plane
	35 CS Black	1967	f2.8 50mm Tessar	focal plane
	35 CS TM	1967	f1.8 50mm Ultron	focal plane
	35 TM	1967	f1.8 50mm Ultron	focal plane
10.3300	35 S BM	1970	f1.8 50mm Ultron	focal plane	CdS meter
10.3600	35 S TM	1970	f1.8 50mm Ultron	focal plane	CdS meter

Ikonette & Ikonta

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
500/24	35	1958	f3.5 45mm Novar	Pronto	viewfinder
522/24	35	1949-1953	f3.5 45mm Novar, f2.8 45mm Xenar or Tessar	Compur Rapid	folding
522/24	35	1952	f3.5 45mm Novar	Prontor-SV

Nettax

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
538/24	Nettax	1936	f2.8 50mm Tessar	focal plane	range finder
538/24	Nettax	1936	f3.5 50mm Tessar	focal plane	range finder

SL-706 SLR

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
10.3700	SL-706	1971-1972	f1.8 50mm Ultron	focal plane

Super Nettel

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
536/24	Super Nettel	1934-1937	f3.5 50mm Tessar	focal plane	folding
536/24	Super Nettel	1935	f3.5 50mm Triotar	focal plane	folding
537/24	Super Nettel II	1936-1938	f3.5 50mm Tessar	focal plane	folding

Symbolica

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
10.6035	Symbolica	1959-1962	f2.8 45mm	Prontormat	viewfinder
	Symbolica II	1959-1962	f2.8 45mm	Prontormat	viewfinder

Tenax

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
10.0651	Automatic	1960-1963	f2.8 50mm Tessar	Prontormat	viewfinder
570/27	I	1930-1941	f3.5 35mm Novar	Compur	24X24 format giving 50 exposures from a roll of 36
	I (E. Germany)	1948-1953	f3.5 37.5mm Tessar
580/27	Tenax II	1937-1941	f2.8 40mm Tessar	Compur	range finder

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This page was updated March 18, 1999.