While todays leicas are famous for low light photography, the zeiss lover has to have some satisfaction knowing with its super speed lenses, contax invented 35mm low. The contax camera is hand made out of parts that are largely hand made. This manual may be useful in repairing kiev ii and iii. It is fascinating to realize the zeiss contax i was the first 35mm camera with super speed lenses, the 501. Contax g2 servicerepair manual discussion in rangefinder forum started by mattymustng, nov 12, 2016. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world.
Knowledge of this manual is required for the operation of the instrument. Kyocera instruction manual digital camera contax nx 61 pages digital camera contax 167mt manual 68 pages. Buy manual camera lens for contax and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website contax ii. Detailed illustrated repair instructions with parts numbers.
If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. You can see a contax 3a in the background, its a bit smaller and the engineering is great for a camera that was designed in the 2nd half of the war. Reviews of carl zeiss lenses for contax mount the following are some of the most popular late model carl zeiss lenses that were designed for use on contax. The zeiss archives contain original documents, files, photos, patents, registered designs, product literature, technical documentation, and instruments from more than 150 years of company history. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Contaflex i ii iii iv zeiss ikon service repair manual. Again, this article is only for your entertainment and education. The best place to go for repairs to japanese made cameras of all types and contax brand cameras made in japan is a camera store in japan that accepts repair work from the usa.
These repair manuals say all you need to do to get a shutter working is to oil it up on. Index of lens datasheets from zeiss hit service and support download. View and download contax 645 instruction manual online. The contax 2 contax 3 were both succeeded by the contax 2a contax 3a in the early 50s. These repair manuals say all you need to do to get a shutter working is to oil it up on the outside of the mechanism, and then work the parts to free them up. Remove those, but mark them, because they are different lengths. If there are no results please try searching with fewer words. The service manual also includes assembly, disassembly, adjustments and more. Ive over 30 years experience repairing professional photographic equipment from contax, nikon, mamiya, hasselblad etc but these days i concentrate purely on the brilliant mechanical cameras from contax and nikon. Get the best deals on contax manual camera lens when you shop the largest online selection at. Were finally here at the end of our contax 2 article. The zeiss contax was arguably the best 35mm rangefinder made before wwii, with a larger range of faster and sharper lenses than leica. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website overhauling a contax i shutter. However, if you are using live view 510x to manual focus your zeiss lenses, micro adjust calibration will have no.
The unit is allocated to the consumer markets segment and is represented at sites in oberkochen and wetzlar. There are some people who have written repair manuals for the zeiss ikon contax cameras. To remove the cover fully, you have to depress the post on the film sprocket the flat edge of a small screwdriver works. A guide to the workings of this historic camera series. Unlike shooting a manual rangefinder camera like the nikon sp, which takes me a. Zeiss ikon camera instruction manuals orphan cameras. Contax, yashica zeiss contax objektive unendlicheinstellung justieren, toothwalker fredmiranda. Here is a list of all models of camera where we can supply a printed and bound manual based on your search. Contax 9 repair manual all rights reserved social information. A prewar contax is not for beginners even very few professional repairers will touch them.
Service repair manual pdf portable document format for contax 9 quartz. Zeissikon manuals digital petrakla classic cameras. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website template. Diy camera maintenancerepair resources part i brett rogers. The ten contax lenses is a very early book published by zeiss ikon. In 1993, yashica introduced a camera that preserved the integrity of the carl zeiss manual focus lenses and still provided digital focus assist within the camera body. This is by no means a real repair and servicing manual for this camera and any damage done to your camera by following this is not my fault. We will email you a link of the file so that you can download anytime. This contax camera repair manual is not meant to be definitive. Well illustrated, showing dismantling stage by stage, with full service instructions. The repair situation in the usa is now very difficult as many repair shops have been forced to distoninue repair service due to the lack of repair parts.
The contax ii was the second in the series of contax cameras. The rx is an integrated motor drive camera, similar in features to. Now is a good time to remove the cover on the shutter. Im having some difficulty locating a contax g2 service manual. Product details contax rts ii repair manual contax. Also though less important looking for a contax tvs repair.
I am a specialist in repairing nonslr, pre1960 german cameras, like the rolleiflex, or contax iiaiiia, and screw mount leica cameras. Photo extreme contax 9 quartz service repair manual. Many considered the prewar contax the professional 35mm camera, while the leica was for amateurs. View online or download 1 manuals for zeiss telaval 31. Contax rx repair manual part b contax rx repair manual part c. Digital presentation of a genuine zeiss contax iia and iiia service manual. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. I can also do work on many obscure and rare cameras with leaf shutters. This is a complete manual available for free download. I have recently purchased the contax rx, nice camera but am looking for the user manual. Repair and service information for the contax 9 camera. Do you have a repair manual for contax 167mt and contax g1. Using a vertically traveling shutter and worldclass interchangeable lenses, it was quite a formidable opponent to the leica.
Zeiss consumer products combines the companys business with camera and cine lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes and hunting optics. Unlike many camera repair shops, i will repair cheap consumer cameras, and keep economics in mind while restoring function to your camera. Bessamatic and vitessa models, or zeiss ikons contaflex slrs. I own the 18mm, 21mm and 100mm ze primes so really dont want to overlap these. Zeiss ikon contax ii contax iia zeiss ikon contarex zeiss ikon contax iii. Therefore please make yourself familiar with the contents of this manual and pay special attention to hints concerning the safe operation of the instrument. Archive page 6 forum for the classic zeiss contax i, ii, iii, iia, iiia, g series, and if you want to push it, the nice contax point and. User guide for contax camera, free instruction manual. Within 24 hours after your payment you will receive the download filelink. Zeiss ikon contessa 53324 repair manual write to me zeiss ikon contaflex rapid.
I have a newfound leicafriend who just bought also a new contax rx for all the glasses he had already but who cant find the manual. Reviews of carl zeiss lenses for contax mount tim rogers. Contax motor drive system rts professional the connoisseur and the contax i 1936. Its a much more complicated machine and its engineering is nothing less than what i would expect from. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website overhauling a. Service repair manual pdf portable document format for contaflex i ii iii iv zeiss ikon. Get the best deals on manual focus camera lenses for contax when you shop the largest online selection at. View and download contax 159mm instruction manual online. Manual focus camera lenses for contax for sale ebay. Fairly late model yashica slr 35mm cameras will accept and function with your zeiss 50mm f1.
Hasselblad 203fe 205fcc 205tcc service repair manual. The zeiss ikon contax camera repair website contax iiiii. We provide free online pdf manuals for digital and film cameras. Well i own a lot of glass that covers focal ranges from 16400mm in canon, zeiss, and sony primes and zooms. Contax 7 md, 9, 167 mt, 645, aria, g, i, n, rts, sl, t, tvs, u.
User guide for zeiss ikon camera, free instruction manual. Today, we are going to tackle zeiss ikons masterpiece the contax 2. We also have the factory assembly charts in the related items below. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Typical of kyocerayashica service manuals, detailed repair instructions are lacking. Download available immediately after payment is accepted. Contax ii cameras today range from rusting, unusable pieces of junk to very clean examples.