The mm lens allows the use of the program modes on the 159mm and subsequent cameras. Our mount allows to use carl zeiss t 35mm slr manual focus lenses on nikon cameras, but only mm type with narrow diameter bayonet. Then i finally got a 355 zeiss zoom lens and ive almost never used the primes since then. Carl zeiss discontinued manufacturing all cy lenses in 2004 when kyocera, which was then its manufacturing partner and joint holder of contax brand name, exited camera business all together.
The zeiss, has enabled it to offer contax users an extensive lineups of lenses for both ordinary and specialpurpose applications, including some of the best macro lenses you can find in 35mm photography and other unusual optics as the zeiss nmirotar for night surveillance photography with an aperture of f0. The contax 9 quartz is a 35mm slr that was introduced in 1979 and manufactured up until 1987 with something over 200,000 being built in that time. Requires mm lens for proper function in all metering modes, however, nonmm lenses ae will mount and can be used with limited metering capability. Contax manual focus contax 55mm k51 front lens cap image 0 contax rx 35mm camera body repair. Contax 159mm original instruction manual paperback 1985. Discover a huge range of cameras, lenses, accessories and films to experiment with. The file below can only be opened using contax 159 mm instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual. The same way is also possible if you prefer to search by choosing the menu. View and download contax 159mm instruction manual online. Along with manual shutter selection, the dial has options for. The first contax slr to make use of the new mm lenses. Contax 159 mm instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual, free.
The lenses available for the contax 645 are somewhat limited when compared to modern 35mm slr cameras, but there are still a wide gamut of extremely high quality glass out there, especially if you go beyond the contax brand and use an adapter to use hasselblad c or cf medium format lensesnearly all of which are made by zeiss, with most of the. I know this is a personal thing and may vary from user to user. The 1949 contax s was the first slr with a pentaprism viewfinder. Digital presentation of a genuine contax 159 mm parts list assembly chart. Operability was improved by the introduction of the contax ii in 1936. Compared to the leica the contax was difficult and cumbersome to use. Ive been shooting with a contax 159mm since about 1985. Mm lenses have an extra lug that tells an mmenabled contax body that its an mm lens mounted on the front, and that its ok to use shutter priority or program modes. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual.
Contax 159mm parts list dowload uscamera part lists. For the germanmade contax rangefinder cameras, see the zeissikon section. My conclusion is that i would still go first for the 1. Bookmark file pdf contax 159mm camera repair manual ebooks contax camera manuals butkus what an excellent purchase well done barryreid. User guide for contax camera, free instruction manual. So lets start with the easy ones, the contax mm type with narrow diameter bayonet. Furthermore, all contax cameras are quite ergonomic but the 159mm with the w7 winder attached feels the best of all in my hands ive used just about all of the contax cameras. A rangefinder camera appeared again under the contax name for the first time since 1961. The shutter system and the exposure control of your contax rts will not function unless the battery is properly installed.
The design used in the hasselblad 120 mm lens is many decades old. View online or download contax 159mm instruction manual. Posted 10905 the next page contains information on this camera. I never have occasion to use these modes, preferring either manual or aperture priority modes. While ive been using the first lens and will use the second lens on a 5d, id like to buy a contax camera for film use, as well. The 1936 contax iii was the first camera with a builtin light meter. It is mainly thought of as an upgrade to the contax 9q this camera has a contaxyashica bayonet lens mount. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality zeiss interchangeable lenses. The zeisscontax lenses will focus to infinity, and your nikon camera from d200 and upper model will meter in av mode stop down and will show focus confirmation light in the viewfinder. As i think has been said before, it suffered a poor reputation for. Buy and sell used contax camera lenses at keh camera. Contax stylised as contax in the kyocera era began as a camera model in the zeiss ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name.
Contax offers three interchangeable focusing screens in addition to the normal horizontal split image with microprism ring. Download available immediately after payment is accepted. It is mainly thought of as an upgrade to the contax 9q this camera has a contax yashica bayonet lens mount. Whats the difference between contax mm and ae lenses. Kyocera discontinues production of all yashica, contax and kyocera branded film and digital cameras. All our user guides are for pdf format portable document format. Carl zeiss manufactured the prime from about 1975 until the end of 1990s, but even during the mainstream manufacturing, the lens was not as popular as its shorter version, carl zeiss planar t 100mm f2 or even slower carl zeiss sonnar t 5mm f2. Contax 159mm slr camera with carl zeiss planar lens. Speed, low speed and normal, as well as aperture preferred and manual exposure modes. Brian looks at the contax rts ii and a couple of other contax cameras. Bookmark file pdf contax 159mm camera repair manual ebooks pdf files or printing problems click here. Please scroll down for the sales list and for the instructions.
Contax sans font free by type innovations font squirrel. It was brought out after the popularity of the format had been established by the leica introduced seven years previously. Contax 159 mm instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual. If different software is used to create these electronic documents, it is necessary to ensure that when the documents are made available to other users, the actual font files will not be accessible to. It is mainly thought of as an upgrade to the contax 9q. And for readers not familiar with the small aperture characteristics of this distagon, this article illustrates the 282. Contax kamera anelitung prospekt download pdf dokumente. By the sea contax 159mm test today it is raining so, instead of going out to photograph that is the thing i love the most, better stay dry and write a nice post on my blog. The final products under the contax name were a line of 35 mm, medium format, and digital cameras engineered and manufactured by kyocera, and. Page 24 smdmsfsmm lp lowspeed program with the contax 159 mm, you can use the shutter ae mode when using control dial to select any one of three program this mode, the camera matches aperture settings with a modes, aperturepriority ae mode.
It was manufactured by yashica in japan under licence to zeiss. Yashica was a japanese manufacturer of cameras, originally active from 1949 until 2005 when its thenowner, kyocera, ceased production in 2008, the yashica name reappeared on cameras produced by the hong kongbased mf jebsen group. Zeiss sales brochure the contax represents an entirely new design of camera. The 159mm is an underappreciated member of the yashica contax family. Type innovationstm fonts may be embedded into electronic documents such as the the pdf portable document format files created by adobe acrobat. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I got it because i wanted the zeiss lenses, and its been mostly an unqualified great decision. As far as i know, this is the complete list of contax mm type prime lenses we can use. Contax carl zeiss planar t 5mm f2 is a rather uncommon lens in the now defunct contax lineup. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. There were previous slrs, such as the exacta, but you had to look down onto the viewfinder itself, not into an eyepiece, and the image was hardtosee, very difficult to focus, and was a mirrorimage. Frederick, its just because zeiss took the trouble and suffered the financial pain of creating a new, and better, design for their contax 120 mm lens. The manual is automatically downloaded on the desktop or in the file downloads of your computer.
This cap coordinates with contax lenses that have a 55mm filter thread. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Scanned early contaxs system accessories files in pdf format. Contax took center stage in 1994 with the introduction of the contax g1. Yashica also manufactured the yashica fxd which was seen as a budget version of the 9 with less features but, in fact, was largely a completely different camera. The mm lens allows the use of the program modes on the 159mm and. It was the first contax with a highspeed copal shutter with 14000 sec. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Become part of our fun community, share your fantastic photos with friends and read the latest photography tips, news and features. Second, look through the viewfinder of an slr camera and youll see that the. I have my focal lengths covered with the excellent fuji lenses up to 55 83 but i have a fairly little known contax lens 100mm 3.
Contax 167 mt instruction manual, user manual, free pdf. If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. The yashicacontax mount is a bayonet design with a throat width of 48mm and flangeback of 45. The contax 159 mm is a 35mm slr camera produced by kyocera in 1985 under the. It is compatible with mm lenses which has a metal flange that allows the camera to set the aperture.
And though quite a few antique designs are difficult to improve upon, they obviously managed to do so with this one. In 2015, trademark rights were transferred to yashica international company limited and appointed 100 enterprises international group co. Focus bracketing was deployed to ensure accurate flatfield test results. The contax 159 mm is a 35mm slr camera produced by kyocera in 1985 under the contax brand name. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of. It was a titanium bodied camera that alluded to strength and beauty simultaneously. Save up to 40% off retail price and get a 180day warranty. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. I highly recommend making a user account if you are purchasing downloads. The evolution of the 9, it puts a very strong case for being the best camera ive ever held. It ushered in a new type of aperture indexed carl zeiss lens called the mm mount multimode.