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The 35mm '''Nettax''' ([[Zeiss Ikon]] 538/24) was a [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] introduced in 1936 as a cheaper alternative to the [[Contax rangefinder|Contax II]]. It should have been called '''Super Nettel III''', because it was a successor of the [[Super Nettel|Super Nettel and Super Nettel II]], but the Nettax name was preferred just before the release. Its Zeiss Ikon code number was 538/24. | The 35mm '''Nettax''' ([[Zeiss Ikon]] 538/24) was a [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] introduced in 1936 as a cheaper alternative to the [[Contax rangefinder|Contax II]]. It should have been called '''Super Nettel III''', because it was a successor of the [[Super Nettel|Super Nettel and Super Nettel II]], but the Nettax name was preferred just before the release. Its Zeiss Ikon code number was 538/24. | ||
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| colspan=2 | ''Leaflet for the [[Super Nettel|Super Nettel II]] and Nettax in English, dating 1937. {{public domain Germany}}'' | | colspan=2 | ''Leaflet for the [[Super Nettel|Super Nettel II]] and Nettax in English, dating 1937. {{public domain Germany}}'' | ||
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| − | * [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/ | + | * [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zinettaxpre.htm Nettax] at [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/ Pacific Rim Camera] |
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| Zeiss Ikon Nettax image by Christopher Chen (Image rights) |
The 35mm Nettax (Zeiss Ikon 538/24) was a 35mm rangefinder camera introduced in 1936 as a cheaper alternative to the Contax II. It should have been called Super Nettel III, because it was a successor of the Super Nettel and Super Nettel II, but the Nettax name was preferred just before the release. Its Zeiss Ikon code number was 538/24.
Unlike the Super Nettel, the Nettax is a rigid camera. The shutter is a focal plane model to 1/1000, the same as the Super Nettel, an intermediate design between the shutters of the Contax I and the Contax II. It has a short-base coupled rangefinder, separated from the viewfinder window, and interchangeable lenses with a specific bayonet mount. The lenses incorporate a part of the rangefinder optics, like the lenses of the Tenax II. The very limited range of lenses was the following:
- Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm f/3.5 Tessar standard lens;
- Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm f/2.8 Tessar standard lens;
- Carl Zeiss Jena 10.5cm f/5.6 Triotar tele lens.
An adapter ring allows to mount the Contax mount Zeiss Tessar 2.8cm f/8 on the Nettax, but this lens is not coupled to the rangefinder.
The Nettax was not a big success and is quite uncommon. The tele lens is very rare, and today the price is high.
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| Leaflet for the Super Nettel II and Nettax in English, dating 1937. (Image rights) | |
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| Zeiss Ikon Classic Cameras |
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| Contax | Contaflex (TLR) | Super Nettel | Nettax | Tenax II | Tenax I | Ikoflex | Super Ikonta
Contax S | Contaflex (SLR) | Contarex | Icarex | SL706 |
