Contax II/III design - how it works |
Lenses and viewfinders |
Contax II, III Rangefinder cameras |
Lenses and viewfinders |
Carl Zeiss Jena produced a wide range of lenses for the Contax II/III cameras before the second World War. The post-war Contax IIa/IIIa lenses will also fit as the same mount was carried over to the post-war models. |
Zeiss Biogon f/2.8, focal length 1 3/8th inches, 3.5 cm. Six elements - one front and one back air spaced, two sets of two cemented lenses in the centre. |
Zeiss Sonnar f/2, focal length 3 3/8th inches, 8.5 cm. Six elements - back two and centre three cemented, front one air spaced. |
Zeiss Sonnar f/4, focal length 5 3/8th inches, 13.5 cm. Four elements - centre two cemented, one front and one back air spaced. |
Universal viewfinder (made by Carl Zeiss Jena) |
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