Re: Zeiss accessory shoes.
Bill, I was going to question your comment about 35mm manufacturers fitting accessory shoes by reminding you of the early Feds. However, I double checked and it seems that although the Fed had the
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Barrowbyuk
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#15036
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Re: Zeiss accessory shoes.
Wes, Zeiss Ikon changed their finder shoe to the cst model with the side spring with the introduction of the 5thversion of the Contax 1 in the summer of 1934 after making 13,000 cameras. ?The
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WILLIAM JONES
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#15035
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Zeiss accessory shoes.
Now for my next question: Early Zeiss Ikon accessory shoes were simple 15mm squares. Their "feet" are simple metal squares with no springs or grips. Sometime in the 1930s, Zeiss Ikon changed their
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wes loder
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#15034
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Re: pre-war contameter dates
Thank you for the pictures and the information. Also a thanks to William Jones for your dates and the sequence. I like your pictures of the early Zeiss microflex. I also own one of those accessories
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wes loder
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#15033
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Re: pre-war contameter dates
I have posted a couple of pictures of four Pre-WWII Contameters. Three are for the Contax and the 1341 is for the Super Ikomat (Super Ikonta). Any comments? Maurice
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maurice@...
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#15032
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Re: pre-war contameter dates
Wes, Per Hans-Jurgen Kuc in "Auf den Spuren der Contax" the nested lens case version is the first, followed by the vertical lens case and finally the three lenses side by side in the front of the
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WILLIAM JONES
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#15031
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pre-war contameter dates
Before WWII, Zeiss Ikon made a whole series of Contameters (1338-1343). Each Contameter in its series appears to have gone through three different models. In one series, the closeup lenses are nested
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wes loder
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#15030
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Re: Contax 2 Top Plate
I agree; the top plate is missing, as also is the top cover of the wind-on/shutter-setting knob and the shutter release button. David Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 7:37 AM To: ZICG@...
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DAVID BALFOUR
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#15029
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Re: Contax 2 Top Plate
It looks as if it is missing the top plate and we are looking at the top casting? Kevin
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kevinnjyates@...
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#15028
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Contax 2 Top Plate
Unusual top plate on this Contax 2 presently on Ebay 131698971426, any ideas? Regards Simon Worsley
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Simon Worsley
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#15027
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Re: Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
OK thanks, I'll try again. Thanks for your interest, I'm keen to get this working in all weathers instead of being a hot weather camera. Kevin
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kevinnjyates@...
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#15026
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Re: Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
Hi I think it's normal right handed (non reverse) but I don't remember for sure. Javier --------------------------------------------
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Javier Perez
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#15025
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Re: Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
Many thanks Javier, do you know if the brass collar is a left hand thread? I have been down that far but could not remove the collar, I am nervous to further damage the spanner slots they have some
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kevinnjyates@...
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#15024
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Re: Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
Hi If memory serves, there is a normally threaded collar around the shutter release button. You have to remove that with a collet drive or spanner and then remove the counter and advance. Everything
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Javier Perez
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#15023
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Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
Hi All I have a Contarex version 1 - Bullseye, Cyclops depending on where you hail from that has a fault that causes it to hang in cold weather at all shutter speeds. I have serviced all my 3 lenses,
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kevinnjyates@...
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#15022
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New file uploaded to ZICG
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ZICG group. File : /holoceen/lensJena.pdf Uploaded by : hanszeiss
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ZICG@...
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#15021
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New file uploaded to ZICG
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ZICG group. File : /holoceen/lensbn.pdf Uploaded by : hanszeiss <hanszeiss@...>
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ZICG@...
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#15020
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New file uploaded to ZICG
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ZICG group. File : /holoceen/lens.pdf Uploaded by : hanszeiss <hanszeiss@...>
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ZICG@...
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#15019
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New file uploaded to ZICG
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ZICG group. File : /holoceen/camerabn.pdf Uploaded by : hanszeiss
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ZICG@...
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#15018
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New file uploaded to ZICG
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ZICG group. File : /holoceen/bodybn.pdf Uploaded by : hanszeiss <hanszeiss@...>
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ZICG@...
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#15017
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