Contax

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, bu

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: business
Owned by: Carl Zeiss AG
Industry: photography
Official website: www.contaxcameras.co.uk
Image: Contax 645.tif

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inception: 1932-00-00
location of formation: Dresden
Commons category: Contax
product or material produced: digital camera

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Contax è un marchio di macchine fotografiche fondato dall'azienda tedesca Carl Zeiss, nota per le sue uniche e talvolta insolite tecniche innovative e per l'ampia gamma di ottiche. Il nome del marchio fu scelto dopo un sondaggio tra i dipendenti Zeiss. Sotto il marchio Contax vennero costruite fotocamere dal 1932 al 2005 da diversi costruttori, utilizzando obiettivi della Carl Zeiss (fino al 1958 la VEB Carl Zeiss Jena). Nel settembre 2005 termina la fornitura di fotocamere e accessori Contax. Il marchio Contax appartiene ancora alla Carl Zeiss ma per un accordo di cooperazione non può essere utilizzato dalla stessa.

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