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According to the catalogue, ''"The Continette is an inexpensive Zeiss Ikon model fitted with the latest genuine Carl Zeiss lens"''.<ref>[http://www.marriottcameras.co.uk/advertising/zeiss_ikon_1961/continette.htm 1961 catalogue] in the Marriott's website.</ref>
 
According to the catalogue, ''"The Continette is an inexpensive Zeiss Ikon model fitted with the latest genuine Carl Zeiss lens"''.<ref>[http://www.marriottcameras.co.uk/advertising/zeiss_ikon_1961/continette.htm 1961 catalogue] in the Marriott's website.</ref>
  
One unorthodox feature of the (otherwise entirely conventional) Continette is the [[shutter release]]; this is combined with the frame counter ring around it, and the whole dial forms the release button. The frames are counted by a ring around the edge of the scale. This feature was inherited from the [[Zeiss Ikon Contina|Contina models]] and other Zeiss models.
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One unorthodox feature of the (otherwise entirely conventional) Continette is the [[shutter release]]; this is combined with the frame counter ring around it, and the whole dial forms the release button. The frames are counted by a ring around the edge of the scale. This feature was inherited from the [[Contina]] models and other Zeiss models.
  
 
There is a small film type reminder on the back.
 
There is a small film type reminder on the back.

Revision as of 11:51, 18 September 2010

The Continette is a 35mm viewfinder camera made by Zeiss Ikon in Germany, c.1960-61.

According to the catalogue, "The Continette is an inexpensive Zeiss Ikon model fitted with the latest genuine Carl Zeiss lens".[1]

One unorthodox feature of the (otherwise entirely conventional) Continette is the shutter release; this is combined with the frame counter ring around it, and the whole dial forms the release button. The frames are counted by a ring around the edge of the scale. This feature was inherited from the Contina models and other Zeiss models.

There is a small film type reminder on the back.

Notes

  1. 1961 catalogue in the Marriott's website.

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