Zeiss Ikon Contina III
The Contina III was introduced in 1955 as part of Zeiss Ikon's Contina series of cameras. This line was developed as a budget camera and lacked some of the features of Zeiss Ikon's more professional cameras. For example, the Contina III doesn't have a rangefinder, the selenium cell light meter is uncoupled, it makes use of less expensive Pantar optics and a less expensive Prontor shutter. But don't let these things fool you. There is a difference between making a camera that is less expensive than high end models and making a camera that is cheap. The Contina III is much more the former and much less the latter. As a rigid body, 35mm viewfinder camera the Contina III manages to be both beautiful and pretty functional. While Zeiss Ikon made both a 30mm f4 and a 75mm f4 optic, the Contina III is in its element with the standard 45mm f4 Pantar lens that it normally sold with. And sure, the light meter is uncoupled, but it reads out in EV units which are easily and quickly transferred to the lens barrel, setting proper exposure quite efficiently. It may not punch in the same weight classes as some of Zeiss Ikon's heavier hitters but it also turns it simplicity into more of an asset than a liability.
Blue Moon Camera and Machine llc
- sales@bluemooncamera.com
- (503) 978-0333
- (503) 978-0370
-
8417 North Lombard Street
Portland, OR 97203
All rights reserved ©2024, Blue Moon Camera and Machine llc