Greg M Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) Read through this post. You’ll likely find the serial number on your Contax.. Dating Contax IIa/IIIa bodies??? - Rangefinderforum.com These are not high-production cameras, especially the Color Dials, but even Black Dials are not terribly common, especially in really good condition for actual use today. Edited November 7, 2020 by Greg M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) My Contax rangefinder body:Zeiss Ikon, Stuttgart Germany R34219, Lens: Zeiss Option Nr 688932 Sonnar 1:2 f=50mm T* Probably a postward model The shutter works at every speed setting, from T, B to 1250 B,T,1 2....250 IN BLACK 250 500 1250 IN RED. Selenium meter grid 9mm x 73mm, works under ambient light and outdoor. Edited November 7, 2020 by MTC Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg M Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Very nice... Color Dial model, and from early in the last batch, so most likely produced in 1961. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 The selenium meter on this Contax rangefinder not fully functional. Cover the left 3/4 of the grid, has no effect on the meter. Coving the right 1/4, the needle moves Clearly the selenium meter has aged. Hence the reading from this meter must be multiply by 4. Check it under sunny outdoor. The meter reads 11 1/25 multiply 25 by 4 =100 Hence the adjusted exposure is F11 1/125 Voigtlander VC II meter reading F11 1/125 But to be safe, I prefer to use my Vogtlander II meter with this Contax rangefinder, instead of its selenium meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Thank you, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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