Camera - Zeiss Ikon, 'Contaflex', Dresden, Germany, circa 1953
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1953
Zeiss Ikon, 'Contaflex' 35mm single lens reflex [SLR] camera manufactured by Zeiss Ikon, Germany, introduced in 1953. The camera is equipped with a Zeiss Tessar 45mm f:2.8 fixed lens and a Synchro-Compur shutter with speeds to 1/500 sec. It is in its original brown leather carrying case.
Chrome metal and black leather 35mm SLR camera. With original brown leather carry case and shoulder strap.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 135 mm (Width), 95 mm (Depth), 70 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Brand recorded
- Zeiss Ikon
- Maker recorded
- Zeiss Ikon AG
- Model recorded
- Contaflex
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-379308
- Museum object number
- ST 32666
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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