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During WWII [[Hubert Nerwin]] of [[Zeiss Ikon]] began planning for a new [[35mm]] folder. His concepts were developed after the war to become Zeiss's first completely new postwar product. This series soon carried the name '''Contina'''.
 
During WWII [[Hubert Nerwin]] of [[Zeiss Ikon]] began planning for a new [[35mm]] folder. His concepts were developed after the war to become Zeiss's first completely new postwar product. This series soon carried the name '''Contina'''.
  
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The first model introduced in 1948 had the Zeiss designation '''[[Ikonta]] 522/24'''.  As Zeiss was unable to produce sufficient Tessar lenses (due to war damage to their production facilities), this is one of the few Zeiss models ever to feature a non-Zeiss ([[Schneider]] Xenar) lens.  The model was continued in 1953 as Contina, as one of the first cameras of the new '''Contina''' series of [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s (one was a [[rangefinder camera|rangefinder]]). After the initial series of [[folding|folders]], later models were rigid-bodied. Some had linked shutter/aperture rings, using the [[Light-value system]]. The folding models had [[film advance| knob wind]], frame counter and rewind fitted to the bottom; the later ones had top-mounted 180° lever wind, knob rewind and frame counter around the shutter release.
 
The first model introduced in 1948 had the Zeiss designation '''[[Ikonta]] 522/24'''.  As Zeiss was unable to produce sufficient Tessar lenses (due to war damage to their production facilities), this is one of the few Zeiss models ever to feature a non-Zeiss ([[Schneider]] Xenar) lens.  The model was continued in 1953 as Contina, as one of the first cameras of the new '''Contina''' series of [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s (one was a [[rangefinder camera|rangefinder]]). After the initial series of [[folding|folders]], later models were rigid-bodied. Some had linked shutter/aperture rings, using the [[Light-value system]]. The folding models had [[film advance| knob wind]], frame counter and rewind fitted to the bottom; the later ones had top-mounted 180° lever wind, knob rewind and frame counter around the shutter release.
  
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* Manufacturer: [[Zeiss Ikon]]
 
* Manufacturer: [[Zeiss Ikon]]
 
* Origin: Stuttgart, Germany
 
* Origin: Stuttgart, Germany
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|Ikonta 522/24
 
|Ikonta 522/24
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|Novar, Tessar, or<br />[[Schneider]] Xenar 45mm/2.8
 
|Novar, Tessar, or<br />[[Schneider]] Xenar 45mm/2.8
 
|Folding
 
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|Contina I
 
|Contina I
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|Novar 45mm/3.5 or<br />[[Tessar]] 45mm/2.8
 
|Novar 45mm/3.5 or<br />[[Tessar]] 45mm/2.8
 
|Folding
 
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|Contina II
 
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|Opton-Tessar 45mm/2.8<br>or Novar f3.5
 
|Opton-Tessar 45mm/2.8<br>or Novar f3.5
 
|Folding,<br/>[[Rangefinder (device)|Rangefinder]]
 
|Folding,<br/>[[Rangefinder (device)|Rangefinder]]
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|Novar 45mm/3.5
 
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|Contina Ia
 
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|Novicar 45mm/2.8
 
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|Contina Ia
 
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|Pantar 45mm/2.8
 
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|Contina "Ib"
 
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|Novicar 45mm/2.8<br />or Pantar
 
|not labelled as "Ib"
 
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|Contina Ic
 
|Contina Ic
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|Pantar 45mm/2.8
 
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|Contina II
 
|Contina II
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|Novar f3.5 or<br />Novicar f2.8
 
|Novar f3.5 or<br />Novicar f2.8
 
|[[Light meter]]
 
|[[Light meter]]
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|Contina IIa  
 
|Contina IIa  
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|Novar 45mm/3.5 or<br />Novicar f2.8
 
|Novar 45mm/3.5 or<br />Novicar f2.8
 
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|Contina III
 
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|Pantar 45mm/2.8
 
|Pantar 45mm/2.8
 
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|Light meter + convertible lens
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|Contina
 
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|Color Pantar 45/2.8
 
|Color Pantar 45/2.8
 
|updated, rounder styling; crank<br />rewind, second viewfinder<br />window for bright-line
 
|updated, rounder styling; crank<br />rewind, second viewfinder<br />window for bright-line
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|Contina J
 
|Contina J
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|Color Pantar 45/2.8
 
|Color Pantar 45/2.8
 
|no [[self-timer]]
 
|no [[self-timer]]
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|Contina L
 
|Contina L
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Revision as of 08:43, 22 November 2017

During WWII Hubert Nerwin of Zeiss Ikon began planning for a new 35mm folder. His concepts were developed after the war to become Zeiss's first completely new postwar product. This series soon carried the name Contina.

Development

The first model introduced in 1948 had the Zeiss designation Ikonta 522/24. As Zeiss was unable to produce sufficient Tessar lenses (due to war damage to their production facilities), this is one of the few Zeiss models ever to feature a non-Zeiss (Schneider Xenar) lens. The model was continued in 1953 as Contina, as one of the first cameras of the new Contina series of 35mm viewfinder cameras (one was a rangefinder). After the initial series of folders, later models were rigid-bodied. Some had linked shutter/aperture rings, using the Light-value system. The folding models had knob wind, frame counter and rewind fitted to the bottom; the later ones had top-mounted 180° lever wind, knob rewind and frame counter around the shutter release.

Specification

  • Manufacturer: Zeiss Ikon
  • Origin: Stuttgart, Germany
  • Introduced: 1951 (folder); 1954 (rigid)
  • Film: 35mm
  • Shutters: Prontor-SVS, 1sec-1/250 or 1/300 with X & M sync & self-timer, Prontor-SLK or Synchro-Compur


Models

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Name Date(s)      Cat no.      Lens Features Image
Ikonta 522/24 1948-53 522/24 Novar, Tessar, or
Schneider Xenar 45mm/2.8 		Folding
4140875884_7039d51104_m.jpg
Ikonta 522/24
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)
Contina I 1951-55 522/24 Novar 45mm/3.5 or
Tessar 45mm/2.8 		Folding
Contina II 1952-53 524/24 Opton-Tessar 45mm/2.8
or Novar f3.5 		Folding,
Rangefinder
289281744_a7bcf4cc27_m.jpg
Contina II (524/24, 1952-53)
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)
Contina Ia 1954-55 526/24 Novar 45mm/3.5 Rigid
Contina Ia 1955-57 526/24 Novicar 45mm/2.8 Rigid
Contina Ia 1958 526/24 Pantar 45mm/2.8 Rigid
Contina "Ib" c.1956 526/24 Novicar 45mm/2.8
or Pantar 		not labelled as "Ib"
2792461722_ab3327b1b0_m.jpg
Contina Ib c.1956 (526/24)
image by AWCam (Image rights)
Contina Ic 1958-60 10.0603 Pantar 45mm/2.8 name in script on front
3234279199_79699f01f8_m.jpg
Contina Ic 1958–60 (10.0603)
image by Mario Reisner (Image rights)
Contina II 1956-58 527/24 Novar f3.5 or
Novicar f2.8 		Light meter
3171375205_ede107ec69_m.jpg
Contina II
with selenium meter, 1956-8 (527/24)
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)
Contina IIa 1954-56 527/24 Novar 45mm/3.5 or
Novicar f2.8 		have a twin range light meter,
identifiable by a slot machined through the
meter cover, and a colored meter dial.
Contina III 1955-58 529/24 Pantar 45mm/2.8 Light meter + convertible lens
5331311912_c14317e382_m.jpg
Contina III
image by Wigwam Jones (Image rights)
Contina 1962-65 10.0626 Color Pantar 45/2.8 updated, rounder styling; crank
rewind, second viewfinder
window for bright-line
Contina J 1964-65 10.0604 Color Pantar 45/2.8 no self-timer
Contina L 1963-65? coupled meter
3032016578_8c41752ccf_m.jpg
Contina L
image by Peter Wenzel (Image rights)
Contina LK 1963-65 10.0615 Color Pantar 45/2.8 coupled meter
3600181942_62ed8f2012_m.jpg
Contina LK
image by Romuald Swieconek (Image rights)
Contina-matic II 1958-59 10.0613
light meter
3390400233_704607da4d_m.jpg
Contina II with Pantar 1:2.8 f=45mm lens
image by Kris Tralewski (Image rights)
Contina-matic III 1959-60 10.0622 Pantar 45/2.8 meter
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