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- 1Carl Zeiss Jena
Soviet copy of Contax II Zeiss Ikon BLACK camera with Sonnar 2/50mm lens Exc. $125.00 + $26.00 shipping. Vintage Contax Zeiss Ikon camera body w/ Zeiss Jena 1:2 F- 5 cm lens, leather. $198.00 + shipping. Details about Zeiss Ikon Contax D Body SLR Camera Low Serial Number 4097. Lens Serial Numbers. All of this information comes from Jason Greenberg Motamedi’s website, he cataloged it from other sources which are no longer available. He lists serial numbers for other old large format lense manufacturers too, so if you want information on non-Zeiss lenses take a look at his site. Pre-war: Carl Zeiss Jena Serial Numbers. Based on the serial number of the Tessar 7cm, f3.5, it appears the lens dates from 1935. The camera serial number is: 40075. Any help will be appreciated. Contax cameras serial numbers Keep in mind the 'one letter five numbers' code was used for all Zeiss-Ikon cameras (not only for Contax) so these codes do not indicate total Contax production. Serial Numbers for Contax I T 1931/32. An Internet Camera Store: You can find a small selection of Contax IIa and IIIa cameras, lenses and accessories at highly inflated prices at camera stores that advertise their inventories on the Internet. I regularly review these stores and have found that a Contax IIIa body with a 50mm f1.5 lens rated Excellent will sell from $675.00 to $875.
Carl Zeiss Jena
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Carl Zeiss Jena [1]
| Serial nº | Year |
| 137,418-200,520 | 1912 |
| 208,473-249,350 | 1913 |
| 249,886-282,739 | 1914 |
| 282,800-284,500 | 1915 |
| 285,200-288,100 | 1916 |
| 289,087-298,157 | 1917 |
| 298,215-322,748 | 1918 |
| 322,799-351,611 | 1919 |
| 375,194-419,823 | 1920 |
| 433,273-438,361 | 1921 |
| 422,899-498,006 | 1922 |
| 561,270-578,297 | 1923 |
| 578,297–631,501 | 1924 |
| 631,500-648,500 | 1925 |
| 666,790-703,198 | 1926 |
| 722,196-798,251 | 1927 |
| 903,100-908,150 | 1928 |
| 919,794-1,016,885 | 1929 |
| 922,488-1,239,697 | 1930 |
| 1,239,699-1,365,582 | 1931 |
| 1,364,483-1,389,279 | 1932 |
| 1,436,671-1,456,003 | 1933 |
| 1,500,474-1,590,000 | 1934 |
| 1,615,764-1,752,303 | 1935 |
| 1,674,882-1,942,806 | 1936 |
| 1,930,150-2,219,775 | 1937 |
| 2,267,991-2,527,984 | 1938 |
| 2,527,999-2,651,211 | 1939 |
| 2,652,000-c2,678,000 | 1940 |
| 2,678,326-2,790,346 | 1941 |
| 2,800,000- ? | 1942 |
Post-War Production
| 3,000,000-3,200,000 | 1945-1949 |
| 3,200,000-3,470,000 | 1949-1952 |
| 3,470,000-4,000,000 | 1952-1955 |
| 4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1955-1958 |
| 5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1958-1961 |
| 6,000,000-6,000,000 | 1961-1964 |
| 7,000,000-8,000,000 | 1964-1967 |
| 8,000,000-9,000,000 | 1967-1970 |
| 9,000,000-10,000,000 | 1970-1975 |
Carl Zeiss Oberkochen
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Zeiss after World War II at Oberkochen/ West Germany [1]
| Serial nº | Year |
| 10,000-500,000 | 1946-1951 |
| 500,000-1,100,000 | 1951-1953 |
| 1,100,000-2,600,000 | 1953-1959 |
| 2,600,000-3,000,000 | 1959-1961 |
| 3,000,000-4,000,000 | 1961-1965 |
| 4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1965-1969 |
| 5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1969-1971 |
| 6,000,000-7.300,000 | 1971-1975 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 7, Page 99-101.
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Zeiss Ikon Contax IIa (type 563/24)
The Contax IIa was manufactured from 1950 to 1961, this one is what is known as a 'color-dial' model, the latter type made from 1954 to 1961, this one being made in mid 1956. The earlier ones are known as 'black-dial' model, and were made from 1950 to 1954. The names refer to the colour of the engraved numbers on the shutter speed dial. On the earlier cameras the numbers were all black, while on the later ones the speeds from 1/100 to 1/1250 second were all coloured red, to signify that they are suitable for flash with FP bulb-flash, and the 1/50 second speed coloured yellow to signify the maximum synch speed for electronic flash.
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As you might expect, that is not the only difference. On the 'black-dial' cameras the flash synch port on the rear of the camera top-plate is actually a mechanical device. To connect a flash you need either the 'synchronizing switch' adapter for bulb-flash, or the adapter for electronic flash, which fits to the flash port. On the 'color-dial' cameras the mechanical coupling has been replaced with a standard PC flash connection.
Apparently, there were also changes made to to the shutter release mechanism, presumably to improve things.Zeiss Ikon Panchrom Film
This camera is fitted with a Carl Zeiss 50mm f/3.5 Tessar lens in a rigid mount. This is a post-war lens made in West Germany, and would have been the cheapest standard lens available at the time for this camera, and as such it is far less common than the 50mm f/2 Sonnar, or perhaps the 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar too.
The camera back is removed completely to load film in the same way as with the pre-war Zeiss Ikon Contax rangefinder cameras, and a removable take-up spool of identical design is used.
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Contax IIa instruction manual on Mike Butkus' excellent website. This is actually for the 'black-dial' variant, but the only practical difference in use is that the 'color-dial' doesn't need a 'synchro switch' for flash connection.