Contax
Sign in to saveContax (stylised as CONTAX in the Yashica/Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss interchangeable lenses. The final products under the Contax name were a line of 35 mm, medium format, and digital cameras engineered and manufactured by Japanese multinational Kyocera, and featuring modern Zeiss optics. In 2005, Kyocera announced that it would no longer produce Contax cameras. The rights to the brand are currently part of Carl Zeiss AG, bu
Key facts
- Brand.name
- Contax
- Brand.image
- Contax II img 1857.jpg
- Brand.alt
- Contax II, 1936
- Brand.caption
- Contax II, 1936
- Brand.producttype
- Film cameras
- Brand.currentowner
- Carl Zeiss AG
- Brand.producedby
- Carl Zeiss AG, Yashica
- Brand.country
- Germany
- Brand.introduced
- 1932
- Brand.discontinued
- 2005
- Brand.related
- Zeiss Ikon, Yashica, Kyocera
- Brand.markets
- Worldwide
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Historical overview
- Pre-war
- Post-war division
- Licensed branding
- Zeiss Ikon cameras
- Original (pre-war) rangefinder models
- IIa and IIIa
- Dresden-built SLR models
- Yashica/Kyocera-licensed models
- 35 mm SLR models
- G series
- T-series compact cameras
- Compact digital cameras
- {{anchor|Contax 645}} 645
- N series
- Electronic flash units
- Carl Zeiss interchangeable lenses for Contax cameras
- Lenses for the original rangefinder models
- Lenses for the Dresden-built SLR models
- Lenses for Yashica/Kyocera-built cameras
- Lenses for 35 mm SLR models
- Lenses for G-series
- Lenses for 645
- Lenses for N series
- See also
- References
- External links
Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Yashica/Kyocera era) began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss interchangeable lenses. The final products under the Contax name were a line of 35 mm, medium format, and digital cameras engineered and manufactured by Japanese multinational Kyocera, and featuring modern Zeiss optics. In 2005, Kyocera announced that it would no longer produce Contax cameras. The rights to the brand are currently part of Carl Zeiss AG, but no Contax cameras are currently in production, and the brand is considered dormant.
==Historical overview== While the firm of Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar established the 24 mm × 36 mm negative format on perforated 35 mm movie film as a viable photographic system, Zeiss Ikon of Dresden decided to produce a competitor designed to be superior in every way. The name Contax was chosen after a poll among Zeiss employees. Dr. Ing. Heinz Küppenbender was its chief designer.