Zeiss Ikon Contina

Zeiss Ikon Contina image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Contina is a 35mm film viewfinder camera made by Zeiss Ikon and produced between 1962-65. Zeiss Catalog no. is 10.0626.

See also the article Zeiss Ikon Contina series.

Specifications

• Engraving on the top plate: Contina
• Lens: Zeiss Ikon Color-Pantar 45mm f/2.8, filter slip-on, serial no.none
  • Aperture: up to f/22 setting: ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel, w/ handles
  • Focus range: 3.5-10 feet +inf
• Focusing: manual front cell focusing; ring, distance scale and DOF scale on front of the lens
• Shutter: Prontor 250 S, speeds: 1/30-1/250 +B; setting: ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel
• Shutter release: on the right of the top plate w/ cable release socket
• Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, on the back of the camera
• Frame counter: dial beneath the shutter release, not works wo/ the film in the camera
• Viewfinder: bright frame, with parallax correction lines
• Re-wind lever: folding crank, on the left of the top plate
• Re-wind release: button on the bottom plate
• Flash PC socket: on the front plate
• Cold-shoe
• Self-timer: lever, on the lens-shutter barrel
• Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
• Embossing on back cover: Zeiss Ikon logo
• Tripod socket: ¼"
• Strap lugs : none
• Body: metal; Weight: 450g
• Serial no.on the back cover

Links

• Zeiss Ikon Contina Review by BKSPicture (Novar - Anastigmat 45mm f/3,5 lens)
• Zeiss Ikon Contina Review by BKSPicture (Pantar 45mm f/2.8 lens)