The outcome was the Contax II and III. The camera serial number was later placed on the accessory shoe. There were minor differences in engraving. As a camera collector I always wonder how serial numbers of a specific brand works. Can someone help me decripting contax serial numbers. Contax model (RTS II. Mar 03, 2007 Up to serial number 3.980.000, the author researched production planes, auction catalogs, brochures, company papers. From serial number 3.980.000 to 8.000.000 Thiele was able to rely on the companies information from Oberkochen (Germany). Lists include focal length, f-stop, when sold, how many made, serial. Zeiss Ikon Contax II (type 543/24) The Contax II was manufactured in Germany from 1935 to 1942, and was introduced as a replacement for the Contax I, which apparently wasn't the stunning engineering success it might have been. The were developed after WW II in the factory in Kiev (Ukraine). Soviet forces had 'relocated' equipment and personnel from the Zeiss Ikon factories in Germany. In Kiev 's production line was set up again and quickly started production under the Kiev brand name. Early models are said to have been made from original Zeiss Ikon stock the Soviets had taken with them. There are reports of models with the original Contax nameplate behind the new Kiev shield. One of the excellent things about this Kiev is its long: 9 cm. This allows for very accurate focusing. For example, when you are focusing for a tightly composed portrait, you see a clear difference when the nose or the eyes are in perfect focus. Combined with the clear depth-of-field scale on the lens, this allows isolation of the subject from the background. Furthermore, the viewfinder and rangefinder are combined in one large bright window so you do not have to look through two windows for focusing and framing. Did not combine the two until the in 1954. Contax Bayonet mount The bayonet for the lenses is the, so made Contax lenses can be used. This particular lens is a standard 50/2 lens. It was made at the Arsenal plant and its serial number, starting '62', suggests it was produced in 1962. The lens has an engraved distance scale and two diaphragm scales, one visible from the top and the other only seen from the bottom of the lens. This is because the lens rotates during focusing, and the design allows one scale or other to be at least partially visible from above. In some focusing positions, the two scales are to the left and to the right. Free Software Serial Numbers(By contrast, the for the has only one scale, and the camera must be turned upside down to set the aperture at some focusing positions.) Exposure meter. The on top of the camera is of the cell type. ![]() By turning the ring on the left, the needle in the window is matched to the diamond. For overexposure by one or two stops, the meter has the marks -2 and -4 to extend its usability. A speed and aperture combination can then be read from the two metal rings. Of course this meter is not coupled to the lens; the photographer has to set these parameters by hand. Most selenium cell meters are dead or inaccurate now since they do not age very well. The sensitivity range on this camera is set in, the Soviet equivalent of ISO/ASA. Note that the coldshoe proudly states: 'sdelano v SSSR'; made in the USSR. This may mean they were considered to be of export quality. The serial number 6327943 indicates this particular camera was made in 1963. Links • and on by Sylvain Halgand • and on by Sylvain Halgand • by Simon Simonsen, Denmark • Ken Lyndrup, Denmark • In Danish by Ken Lyndrup, Denmark • instruction manual, English • JM Burtscher sovietcamera website. Hello, I'm a contarex and alpa user. Recently I got a contax s2 which I'm going to use intensively. As a camera collector I always wonder how serial numbers of a specific brand works. Can someone help me decripting contax serial numbers. I'm also intersted in information about overal contax production. I found something but I'm still missing info about global production of contax model (RTS II, III, ST, RX, AX and S2/S2b). Any info helping me in depicting the numbers of contax procution is the welcome! ![]() Hello, as I received not answer to my previous request I will add some considerations based on a serial numers observation from ebay. This in the hope that readers looking to their own cameras can help me in further understanding Contax serial numbers. Assunptions are the following: 1. ST, RX, RTS III, S2, AX could share the same serial number sequence; 2. G1/G2 follow a different serial numbering system (Some G1 number would otherwise backdate cameras to 1992 which cannot be) 3. N1 and NX follow an own serial numbering system. I also observed: ST and RTS III share numbers up to >65XX RTS III are more common up to 85XX RX can be found up to 10.0XX S2 60th ed (1992) start colose to 11.0XX RX also share with AX number over 15.0XX up to 30.0XX (millennium ed.
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