Nettax (35mm)
Nettax is a model name used by the Zeiss Ikon company.
The 35mm Nettax
The first Nettax 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. Unlike the Super Nettel, it was a rigid camera. The shutter was 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 had a short base coupled rangefinder, separated from the viewfinder window, and interchangeable lenses with a specific bayonet mount. The lenses incorporated a part of the rangefinder optical device, like the lenses of the Tenax II. The range of lenses was extremely limited, with a choice of two standard lenses, Zeiss Tessar 5cm f:3.5 and Zeiss Tessar 5cm f:2.8, and a telephoto lens Zeiss Triotar 10.5cm f:5.6. There was also an adapter ring to mount the Contax mount Zeiss Tessar 2.8cm f:8 on the Nettax, as a wide angle lens. This lens was not coupled to the rangefinder.
The Nettax was not a big success and is quite uncommmon. The tele lens is very rare, and today the price is high.
