Contessamatic is a series of 35mm film viewfinder / rangefinder cameras manufactured by Zeiss Ikon AG., Stuttgart, former West Germany and produced between 1960-63.
Contessa was the name given to a family of cameras produced by Zeiss Ikon in Stuttgart that folders between 1950-1955 and compact rangefinder/viewfinder cameras between 1960-1971. These were mid to high-end cameras. Non-folding cameras were Contessa, Contessamatic and Contessamat.
Contessamatic[]
Contessamatic image by Hovsep Kevorkian (Image rights) |
- Produced between 1960-1961
- Same as the but no rangefinder
- On the top plate there is an engraving "Contessa", no "Contessamatic" name on the camera
- Viewfinder
- Lens: Tessar 50mm f2.8
- Shutter: Prontor SLK Spezial
- Coupled Selenium cell exposure meter
- Exposure setting: match the needles in the window on the top plate, by turning the aperture and speeds setting ring on the lens
Contessamatic E[]
- Produced between 1960-1963
- "Contessa" name on front of the lens and no name on top and no "Contessamatic E" name on the camera
- Coupled rangefinder (E means Entfernungsmesser = Rangefinder)
- Lens: Tessar 50mm f2.8
- Shutter Prontor SLK Spezial
- M X sync.
- Coupled Selenium cell exposure meter
- Exposure setting: pre-select a speed, match the pointer on the triangular mark in the viewfinder, by turning the aperture and speeds setting ring on the lens; there is a exposure meter indicator on the top plate also.
Links[]
- Manuals in Orphan Cameras by Mike Butkus [1] [2] [3]
- Zeiss Ikon Contessamatic E on www.collection-appareils.fr
- Zeiss Ikon all models list by Clayton Rye [4]