Friday, March 16, 2012

Zeiss Icon Contaflex II


Zeiss Icon Contaflex II

Status: SOLD

SPECIFICATIONS

Produced 1954-57 Zeiss Ikon AG, Stuttgart, Germany
Film type 135 (35mm)
Picture size 24 x 36mm
Weight 25.4oz (720.1g)
Lens Zeiss Tessar 45mm 1:2.8-22
Filter size 27mm threaded only (**see tips)
Shutter Synchro-Compur
Shutter speeds B, 1/2-1/500
Viewfinder SLR, geared mirror
Exposure meter uncoupled selenium cell, body-mounted needle readout
Self-timer
Accessory shoe, PC sync connection

DESCRIPTIONS
The camera was thoroughly checked and fully functioning. The built-in light meter provides fairly accurate reading. The lens is clean from scratch and fungus. Plus. you will also get a 27mm lens filter as protection. As you can see, the condition of the body is great though its old age. The name of the camera itself suggests the quality of the pictures. So, hurry up and grab it!

Friday, March 9, 2012

Fed-1


Fed-1
Status: SOLD
SPECIFICATIONS

Lens: FED 50mm f/3.5 (ФЭД M/M), collapseable
Mount: Leica 39M screw mount, filter size 32mm slip-on
Aperture: f/3.5-f/16, setting: ring with a lever and scale on front of the lens
Focus range: 1.25-20m +inf.
Focusing: Matching yellow rangefinder images in the rangefinder window, left one on the back of the top plate, lever and distance scale on the back side of the lens, Focus lever locks on infinity
Shutter: Horizontal focal plane cloth shutter, speeds: 1/20-1/500 +Z (= B, Bulb)
Setting: Old style shutter dial, on the top plate, lift and set, turns when cocking
Shutter release: old style with short collar
Viewfinder: Simple Galilean finder
Separate viewfinder and rangefinder eyepieces, right one is viewfinder, fairly bright, left one is rangefinder
Re-wind release: Lever just front of the shutter release, markings are Cyrillic: B re-wind, and У wind
Film loading: Bottom loading like old Leicas, bottom plate opens by a ring on it
Engravings around the opening ring: 3aKP - ОTKP (Zakr- Otkr = Close - Open). ОTKP is an abbreviation for ОТКРЫТЫЙ
Others: Special old style take up-spool; Tripod socket 3/8inch; Strap lugs; Cold-shoe
Body: Metal; Weight: 544g


DESCRIPTIONS
The camera was tested and fully functioning. Lens is clean from fungus and scratch. As you can see, it comes in red colour as it was redecorated as remembrance of 1917 October Revolution. This charming camera is bundled up with leather case, and shutter release cable. There are signs of wear, but I can assure you the camera is working very well.