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In 1960, [[Zeiss Ikon]] Stuttgart reused the [[Tenax]] name on a small viewfinder camera named '''Tenax Automatic'''. It had an automatic exposure driven by a selenium meter, and a fixed 50mm f/2.8 Tessar lens. Its Zeiss code number was 10.0651.
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In 1960, [[Zeiss Ikon]] Stuttgart reused the [[Tenax]] name on a small viewfinder camera named '''Tenax Automatic'''. It had automatic exposure driven by a [[selenium meter]], with a manual override to set the aperture for flash.  The [[Prontor|Prontormat-s]] shutter had [[flash sync]] was by a PC socket hidden under a rotating cover on the top plate.  It had a fixed 50mm f/2.8 [[Tessar]] lens, marked with [[zone focus|focus zones]] on the top and a distance scale underneath.
  
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Its Zeiss code number was 10.0651.
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zeiss/tenax/tenaxa.htm The Tenax Automatic at Pacific Rim]
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/zeiss_ikon/zeiss_ikon_tenax/zeiss_ikon_tenax.htm  Tenax Automatic user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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*[https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/zitenaxa.htm The Tenax Automatic page] at [https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/index.htm Pacific Rim]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:20, 11 March 2024

In 1960, Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart reused the Tenax name on a small viewfinder camera named Tenax Automatic. It had automatic exposure driven by a selenium meter, with a manual override to set the aperture for flash. The Prontormat-s shutter had flash sync was by a PC socket hidden under a rotating cover on the top plate. It had a fixed 50mm f/2.8 Tessar lens, marked with focus zones on the top and a distance scale underneath.

Its Zeiss code number was 10.0651.



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