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The '''Contarex Super''' is a 35mm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Zeiss Ikon]] (West), released in 1967. It was a further development, including [[TTL]] metering, of the [[Contarex I]]. In total 9600 Contarex Super cameras were produced<ref>Journal of the Zeiss Historica Society, Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2003, p. 7</ref>.
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The '''Contarex Super''' ''(or Contarex S)'' is a 35mm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Zeiss Ikon]] (West), released in 1967. It was a further development, including [[TTL]] metering, of the [[Contarex I]]. In total 9600 Contarex Super cameras were produced<ref>Journal of the Zeiss Historica Society, Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2003, p. 7</ref>.
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Its rare predecessor the '''Contarex Professional''' alias ''Contarex P'' had a similar camera body, but without built-in meter.
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Both models had fixed prism viewfinders (unlike the [[Contarex Special]]) but could accept user-exchangable focusing screens through the lens throat.
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==Notes==
 
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== Links ==
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* [https://www.cameramanuals.org/zeiss_ikon/zeiss_ikon_contarex_super.pdf Contarex Super] and [https://cameramanuals.org/zeiss_ikon/zeiss_ikon_contarex_professional.pdf Contarex Professional] manuals (PDF) at Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html OrphanCameras.com]
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 1 March 2023


The Contarex Super (or Contarex S) is a 35mm SLR camera made by Zeiss Ikon (West), released in 1967. It was a further development, including TTL metering, of the Contarex I. In total 9600 Contarex Super cameras were produced[1].

Its rare predecessor the Contarex Professional alias Contarex P had a similar camera body, but without built-in meter.

Both models had fixed prism viewfinders (unlike the Contarex Special) but could accept user-exchangable focusing screens through the lens throat.

Notes

  1. Journal of the Zeiss Historica Society, Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2003, p. 7

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