A definitive Zeiss Ikon Contarex Collection
CAMERAS

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CAMERAS

General cameras
Contarex 'bullseye' no. G32851, chrome, with interchangeable back, and a Carl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 3698597
Contarex 'bullseye' no. Z20652, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 2376434
Contarex 'bullseye' no. Z49000, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss f/2 50mm. lens no. 3181000
Contarex 'bullseye' no. T89749, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss Tessar f/2.8 50mm. lens no. 3293473
Contarex 'bullseye' no. T90717, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 3180487
Contarex 'bullseye' no. Y8228, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss black Planar f/1.4 55mm. lens no. 3446645
Contarex 'bullseye' no. Y6491, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 3180598, in maker's ever ready case
Contarex 'bullseye' no. Z46586, chrome, interchangeable back and a Carl Zeiss Distagon f/4 35mm. lens no. 262087
Contarex 'bullseye' no. T90484, chrome, with a arl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 2375740

Contarex Special no. U24647, chrome, waistlevel finder and a Carl Zeiss Tessar f/2.8 50mm. lens no. 2995375
Contarex Special no. U24980, chrome, interchangeable back, waistlevel and prism finders, and a Carl Zeiss Planar f/1.4 55mm. lens no. 3185969
Contarex Special no. U25869, chrome, prism finder, and a Carl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 2616325

Contarex Electronic no. G36125, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss black Planar f/4 55mm. lens no. 4995642
Contarex Electronic no. R55980, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss 'blitz' Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 3701172, in maker's ever ready case
Contarex Electronic no. R55464, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss 'blitz' Tessar f/2.8 50mm. lens no. 4503363, in maker's ever ready case

Contarex SE system comprising a black Contarex Electronic no. R56944, a black Contarex Electronic no. R55842, a Carl Zeiss S-Planar f/4 50mm. lens no. 4229177, a Carl Zeiss black Planar T* f/1.4 85mm lens no. 5771211, a Schneider Contarex PA-Curtagon f/4 35mm. no. 11275679, a Carl Zeiss F-Distagon T* f/2.8 16mm. lens no. 5573353, a Carl Zeiss Tessar f/3.5 115mm. lens no. 4192681 and bellows unit, 250-exposure back, motor, control unit, timer, spot finder, cables and sequence timer, in maker's fitted metal case

Contarex SE system comprising a chrome Contarex Electronic no. R56451, a chrome Contarex Electronic no. R55620, a Carl Zeiss chrome S-Planar f/4 50mm. lens no. 3698287, a Carl Zeiss black Distagon f/2.8 25mm. lens no. 3972301, a Carl Zeiss black Planar f/1.4 55mm. lens no. 3969099, a Carl Zeiss Sonnar f/2.8 135mm. lens no. 4220551, a Carl Zeiss Tessar f/3.5 115mm. lens no. 3447759 and bellows unit, 250-exposure magazine back, motor, control unit, timer, spot finder, cables and sequence timer, in maker's fitted metal case

Contarex Professional no. K45834, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss 'blitz' Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 4802844
Contarex Professional no. K45895, chrome, with a Carl Zeiss 'blitz' Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 4803848

Contarex Super no. G34518, chrome, first-model, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 3702248
Contarex Super no. G35881, chrome, first-model, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/1.4 55mm. lens no. 4228401, UV 1x, 0 3x, Gr 2x and Proxar 0.2 Contarex Super no. G37812, chrome, first-model, with a Carl Zeiss 'blitz' Planar f/2 50mm. no. 4500920, in maker's ever ready case
Contarex Super no. P53333, chrome, second-model, with a Carl Zeiss black Tessar f/2.8 50mm. lens no. 4502928
Contarex Super no. P53628, black, second-model, with a Carl Zeiss black Sonnar f/2 85mm. lens no. 3337405
Contarex Super no. P97939, chrome, second-model, with a Carl Zeiss black Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 4947100
Contarex Super no. P97973, chrome, second-model, with a Carl Zeiss black Planar f/2 50mm. lens no. 3812214, in maker's box with matching serial number

Contarex Super no. R52230, chrome, second-model, with a Carl Zeiss black Planar f/1.4 55mm. lens no. 4499365

Special-purpose cameras

Contarex Hologan Ultrawide no. R97375, black, with a Carl Zeiss Hologan f/8 15mm. lens no. 5098904, lens cap, handgrip, filter, mounting plate and cable release, in maker's fitted case

Contarex Microscope camera, chrome, with shutter
Contarex Microscope camera, chrome, with shutter and microscope mounting ring
Contarex Microscope camera, chrome, with shutter blind, microscope mounting ring with integral leaf shutter and removable magazine back

Contarex Microscopy set comprising a chrome Contarex 'bullseye' camera no. Z49117 mounted on a Carl Zeiss Tessovar microscope stand, microscope, light source and optics; mounting stage and accessories

Demonstration Contarex shutter mechanism (working)

LENSES
Fixed focal length
Distagon f/4 18mm. no. 4492988, caps and rose-coloured focusing screen, in maker's case
Distagon f/4 18mm. no. 4843011, caps and rose-coloured focusing screen, in maker's case; Zeiss-Ikon/Voigtlander SK 1x filter and lens hood Biogon f/4.5 21mm. no. 2621749 with cap, in keeper
Biogon f/4.5 21mm. no. 3256361 with cap, in keeper
Biogon f/4.5 21mm. no. 3448304 with cap, in case
Distagon f/2.8 25mm. no. 3561852 in case
Distagon f/2.8 25mm. no. 5146969 with cap, in keeper
Distagon f/2 35mm. no. 3694689 with cap, in keeper
Distagon 'blitz' f/4 35mm. no. 3256539, black, with cap, in keeper
Distagon 'blitz' f/4 35mm. no. 4964020, in keeper
Distagon f/4 35mm. no. 3257165 with cap, in keeper
Distagon f/2 35mm. no. 3692202 with cap, in keeper
Distagon f/4 35mm. no. 3702949 in case
Planar T* f/1.4 50mm. no. 5705056, black, in keeper
Sonnar f/2 85mm. no. 2624810 with cap, in maker's keeper
Sonnar f/2 85mm. no. 3550519 in case
Sonnar f/2 85mm. no. 3647212 in maker's keeper
Tessar f/3.5 115mm. no. 4814230 with bellows unit
'Olympia' Sonnar f/2.8 135mm.no. 3695223 with cap, in keeper
'Olympia' Sonnar f/2.8 135mm. no. 4219278 with cap, in keeper
Sonnar f/4 135mm. no. 2619257, chrome, in keeper
Sonnar f/4 135mm. no. 3594628, black, in keeper
Sonnar f/4 135mm. no. 3993783, black, in keeper
'Olympia' Sonnar f/2.8 180mm. no. 4328516 with caps, lenshood and grip, in maker's case
Sonnar f/4 250mm. no. 2664882 with lenshood, in maker's case
Sonnar f/4 250mm. no. 2664990 with caps
'Olympia' Sonnar f/4 250mm. no. 3671466, with caps, and grip
'Olympia' Sonnar f/4 250mm. no. 3671528 with front cap, lenshood and grip, in maker's case
Tele-Tessar f/5.6 400mm. no. 5704655
Mirotar f/4.5 500mm. no. 3513278 with caps, filter holder and invoice dated 22 Marz 1995, in maker's fitted case;
Mirotar f/4.5 500mm. no. 3513327 with caps, in maker's case
Mirotar f/5.6 1000mm. no. 2594977 with caps and filter set, in maker's fitted wood box

Variable focal length
Vario-Sonnar f/2.8 40-120mm. no. 4240645 with caps, lenshood, grip, yellow filter and carry strap, in maker's fitted case
Vario-Sonnar f/4 85-250mm. no. 4542720 with front cap, in maker's case
Non-Zeiss Contarex-fit lenses
Novoflex Fernobjectiv f/5.6 40cm. no. P11944 with grip and Contarex adapter
Schneider Variogon f/2.8 45-100mm. no. 11078637 with caps
Schneider Tele-Variogon f/4 80-240mm. no. 11406894 with caps

Viewfinders
435 21mm. optical finder
435 21mm. optical finder
435 21mm. optical finder
Contarex waistlevel finder in maker's case

Contarex system lenses
Luminar 16mm./0.2 no. 4835107 in keeper
Luminar 25mm. f/3.5 no. 4148231 in keeper
Luminar 40mm./0.12 in keeper
Luminar 40mm.f/4 no. 462515-9902
Luminar 63mm./0.1 in keeper
Luminar 63mm. f/4.5 no. 462517-9902
Luminar 25mm. f/3.5 no. 4625-9902
Carl Zeiss 63mm. f/4.5 no. 218959 and Contarex-fit mounting ring, in keeper
Carl Zeiss 100mm. f/6.3 no. 2153032 and Contarex-fit mounting ring, in keeper

ACCESSORIES

Contarex accessories
Eight 35mm. magazine backs
Two 35mm. magazine backs in fitted case
Two 35mm. magazine backs in maker's boxes

Quantity of lens hoods
Quantity of filters
Quantity of straps

Focusing screen (plain) in maker's case
Focusing screen (rangefinder) in maker's case

Carl Zeiss Monocular 8 x 30B no. 563095, first-model, in maker's leather case
Carl Zeiss Monocular 8 x 30B no. 582613, first-model, in maker's leather case
Carl Zeiss Monocular 8 x 30B no. 638025, second-model, in maker's leather case
Carl Zeiss Monocular 8 x 30B no. 840548, third-model, in maker's leather case

Contarex S accessories comprising a timer/sequence unit no. 1983 with plug, grip and cable in maker's box; Telesensor in maker's box; handgrip in maker's box; time indicator in maker's box; motor unit no. 1719; 250 magazine backs and cassettes; timing unit in maker's box

Contarex S sequence/timer unit no. 1661 and cables, in maker's box
Contarex S handgrip controller in maker's box
Zeiss Ikon Reprophot unit in maker's box

Two Contarex ever ready cases
One ever ready case in maker's box
Contarex outfit case
Contarex system case
One Contarex three-lens case

One Zeiss Ikon Ikotron S3 flash unit with instructions, in case; charger unit

Contarex literature:
Zeiss Ikon.Contarex System. A survey of the Contarex range of cameras, lenses and accessories
Zeiss Ikon (March 1960). Reparaturanleitung. [repair manual] Contarex, Kat nr. 10.2400, in maker's binder. Covers the 'bullseye' Contarex

Zeiss Ikon (October, 1967). Reparaturanleitung. For Contarex Super.
Zeiss Ikon (March, 1962). Reparaturanleitung. For Contaflex/Contarex
Zeiss Ikon (September 1969. Reparaturanleitung. For Contarex Electronic
Quantity of instruction booklets
Heinrich Freytag (1961,64), Das Contarex Buch, two copies
A quantiy of advertising literature

Five handgrips
Two Contarex bellows
Zeiss Ikon SE Sequence control box
Contarex 250 film winder
A large quantity of Zeiss Ikon Contarex filters

Lot Essay

This important collection features the almost without exception the entire Zeiss Ikon-made range of Contarex cameras, lenses and accessories. In some cases there are several examples of particular pieces of equipment and the majority is in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition. The collection has been put together over many years by the vendor and it is his decision that it be offered as one lot.
Mechanical: New. Apparently working correctly.


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