| Contax
D VEB, cut model |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
OPTIK Zeiss Ikon VEB Dresden
(to 7/1952)
VEB MECHANIK Zeiss Ikon Dresden (to 8/1953)
VEB Zeiss Ikon Dresden (to 3/1958) |
responsible constructor |
Wilhelm Winzenburg
Walter Henning |
| production period |
March 1952 to August 1956 |
no of produced cameras |
unknown |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled horizontal-run
rubberised cloth-blind type shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20, 1/50, 1/100,
1/200,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
fixed eye-level view finder with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen (´Stevens Screen´) |
mirror |
no instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame
counter, modified film memory ring and film speed ring (6 to 400 ASA) |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
mechanically, ~10s |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
X synchronisation with coaxial
socket on the top cover, none accessory shoe |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | cut model of the standard type of Contax D VEB |
|
| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
none (analogue 092 (Schulz-version:
10)) |
Kadlubek-No. |
none (analogue ZIK 5110) |
| body no. |
135396 |
lens no. |
none |
| lens type |
none |
purchase price |
308€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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