Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special Instruction Booklet

							Tlre,G,0 NT:AREX System (Fig.24)
To widen the scope of ihe CONTAREX speciol, vorious interchongedble lenses ond
occessories ore ovoiloble. Being o single-lens reflex cqmero the CONTAREX con be
used to s6lve o wide ronge of photogrophic problems with relotively few occes-
sories.
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							zEtss Bt0c0N 4,5/21€3
ZEISS DISTAG()N 4/35€ .8
zEtss TESSAR 2,8/50I5
ZEISS PLANAR 2/50@ ,12
zElss PLANAR 1,4/5818
zEtss S0NNAR 2/8530
ZEISS S()NNAR 4/135
zEtss S()NNAR 4/250
Diogrommotic illustroiion of
focusing ronges of CONTAREX
lenses, olone ond in combino-
iion with bellows unit.t;50 1,2A t,ro l:8 1,6
Focusing ronge of lens olone
FocusingrongeofTessorfr2S,50mmondPlonorf/20,50mmwith+5diopre supplemenrorylens
Focusing ronge of lens emp oying be lows unit ond lens exten5ton31 
						

							Aecessories r
Ever-reody cose with corrying strop ond shoulder pod
Extension stroP
Lenses and viewfinders
ZEISS BIOGON f/4.5, 21 mm wiih contoiner
ZEISS DISTAGON f/4, 35 mm with contoiner l) 2)
ZEISS TESSAR f/2.8, 50 mm wiih contoiner l) 2) :
ZEISS PIANAR f/2, 50 mm with contoiner 1) 2)
ZEISS PLANAR fll.4,58 mm with contoiner l) 2) 4)
ZEISS SONNAR f/2, 85 mm wifh contoiner 1)
ZEISS SONNAR f/4 135 mm with contoiner 1).
ZETSS SONNAR f/4, 250 mm with lenshood 3)
l) ivith outomoiic spring-looded pre-seleclor iris diophrogtn
:2) with outomolic exposure-correitor for exposures ot ultro-close.dislonces
3) wilh pie-set dioPhrogm
4) ovoiloble in summer 1961
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							Accessories (Gontd)
Focusing hood unii wilh leolher cose
Prism viewing unit with ieoiher cose
Ground-gloss screen otiochment wiih Ieoiher cose
Focusing screen with prism inset for lenses f rom 35 to135 mm wiih leother cose
Focusing screen with prism inset for SONNAR t14,250 mn wiih leother cose
Wide-ongie viewfinder for Biogon 21
Leother cose for Biogon
Leother cose for Distogon 35 ond Tessor 50 or Plonor 50
Leother cose for Sonnor 85
Leother cose for Sonnori35
Leolher cqse for Sonnor 250
Filters, Lenshoods, etc.
Colour filters G- GR - O - R- UV, IKOLOR A, B, C ond F, d B 56, for
lenses from 2l* lo .|35 mn
Order No.
20.1561
20.1s60
20.1563
20.1564
24.1565
20.r500
20.7755
20.7756
20.7757
20.7758
20.n59
20.1012 
						

							Accessories (Contd)
The CONTA.REX filiers ore supplied in o boyonel mouni which mokes it
possible to use the some filiers with oll lenses from 2l mm+ to 135 mm
The front boyonet of lhe filiers con be used to occommodote ihe lens hood,
which is olso provided with o boyonei mouni.
* For lhe BIOGON f/4.5,21 mm in coniunciion with ihe lens hood, ihe
screw-in filters S 49 should be used.
Colourfilters G - GR- O - R- UV, IKOLOR A, B qnd F, 0 S 49
Colour filters G - UV - IKOLOR C, 0 S 67 lor 25Q mm lens
CONTAPOL, Polorising Fiiter, @ B 56, for lenses from 2l to ,I35 mm
ZEISS PROXAR lens, @ B 56, 20 cm
Lenshood O B 56, for Biogon 21 ond Disiogon 35
Lenshood A B 56, for Tessor 50, Plonor- 50, Sonnor 85 ond 135
Leother cose for Ienshood 20.0710
Leoiher cose for lenshood 20.0712
Close-up attachment
Bellows focusing unit
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Order No.
20.t00720.101720.120620.084020.071 020.071220.783820.7837
20.1617 
						

							Accessories (Gontd)
Gopying and micro equipment
Toble reproduction slond, consisiing of:
Toble clompPillor32@x600Connecting ormComero odopter
Lighting equipment for obove consisting of:
1 l-clomp 321221 Tronsverse Ivbe 22 x 6002 Clomps 22 x 152 Tubes for corrying reflector 15 x 4004 Clomps 15 x i54 Reflectors with qriiculoted tubesAngle finder otiochment with odopterMicro odopterConnecting ring for micro odopter 
						

							Aocessories (0ontd)
Sundries
. Toke-up.sPool for comero
Cqssette with core ond contoiner
Core only for cosselte. Vision-correction lensx t 0;5 to t 5 dioptres
Vision-correction lens, obnormol
Coble releqse with lock
lKOPHOT.,phofo-elecfric exposure meier in leqther cose
IKOBLITZ 4 copocitor floshgun for copless bulbs
-do., for boyonet-cop bulbs
MOVILUM Universql lighting unit wiih 2 reflectors (without lomps)
* Pleose quote oplicions prescription for distonce glosses when ordering.
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Care of the C0NTAREX
From lime lo time, ihe film trock ond ihe film tronsport sprocket beorings of the CONTAREX speciol, the
spool chombers ond the inner side of the bock should be corefully cleoned with o soft brush.
(Note: Do not scrotch the shuiter blind. Dusi or fluff on lens flonge or ihe mirror con be cleoned wiih o
soft brush when lhe lens is removed. The lens surfqce ond the finder eyepiece should be cleoned corefully
with o sofl linen rog ond oll finger prints removed. Dust should be removed beforehond with o soft brush.
Polish the externol chromium-ploied fittings with o soft linen rog from lime to iime).
Serial Numhers
Every CONTAREX speciol hos its seriol number (o figure preceded by o letter) engroved on the horrow side of the bockond olso on ihe inside of fhe body. Every lens olso hos its seriol number. Yciu ore odvised to moke o note of ihe numberin the CONTAREX Possporl which occomponies every comero. (This Possport qlso contoins o guorontee). Knowledgeof the seriql number will help to esloblish your ownership in cose of loss or thefl. Moreover, lhe CONTAREX Possport
contoins o poslcord which will enoble you to join ihe INTERNATIONAt CONTAREX CORRESPONDENCE {l.C.C.).
Subiect to olterofions in lhe inleresrs of technicol progress.
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