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23-May-2021

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Camera. (5/23)

The first 35mm camera I owned. Built by Zeiss-Ikon in Stuttgart, Germany in the 50s and 60s. This was the first model built (about 1953). I purchased this one in 1954 or 55 in Munich, Germany and used it for many years. Several other models followed. German engineered, built like a tank and weighed just as much as one. I think you could pound nails with it. It had a split viewfinder for easy focus. This had a 2.8 46mm lens. The lens beside it is a 1.7 teleconverter attached by a bracket that fit on the camera. I used it mostly with Kodachrome film (ISO 64) to produce slides and later with Kodacolor. I cannot remember when I finally moved on but I loved this camera.

Olympus OM-D EM-1
1/100s f/8.0 at 34.0mm iso1000 full exif

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