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Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 Short instructions User manual
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- Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 Short instructions
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CONTESSA 35
In the Contessa 35 , Zeiss Ikon designers have produced
a camera that is winning the acclaim of camera fans
everywhere. And with good reason. For this elegant
PARTS OF THE and ultra-modern miniature provides/ in the most con-
venient form, every feature needed to make perfect CONTESSA 35
pictures-with utmost ease and simplicity.
1 Knob for opening and closing camera
2 Struts The Contessa 35 is fitted with a fast, highly cor-
3 Lens rected |J?,L{I mm Zeiss Tessar lens, automatically 4 Thread for ftlter focused by built-in combined view- and range-ffnder. 5 Bed of camera " 6 Lens focusing ring That means ultra-sharp negatives which produce splen-
7 Distance setting mark did enlargements. A built-in, highly accurate meter as-
8 Distance scale sures correct exposures. This meter has two measuring 9 Ring for setting shutter sPeeds
10 Diaphragm ring ranges-one for bright light and one for poorer light-
11 Rotating wedges of range-ftnder and indicates the correct exposure tlme fo1 any le4q12 Depth of fteld scale
13 Shutter release
release for cable14 Thread 500 sec.*Film counter RsTd shuttir hf ipJedi to U lever Shutter winding15 has automatic stop and a lockffig device prevents dou-16 Flash socket
17 Range-ftnder winclorv ble exposures and blanks. You can make 2O or 36 pic-
window18 View-ftnder tures 7" x 7y2" on a standard 35 mm fflm cartridge, showing type of19 "Tell-tale" indicator ftlm in camera black-and-white or color.
20 Setting disc for exposure meter These are but a few of Contessa's many advanced21 Exposure meter dial features. After you have checked ALL of the advan-22 Indicating mark of exposure meter
23 ASA setting of exPosure meter tages it offers, we feel sure you'll agree that the
24 Exposure meter lid Contessa is an outstanding achievement in camera25 AccessorY shoe
27 Rewind knob design.
31 Tripod bushing
33 Picture counter The Zeiss Opton Tessqr f /2.8 lens. This fast lens is
highly corrected for both color and black-and-white,
and permits shots from 3' to infinity. Its short focal
length of 45 mm affords great depth of field. It is T-
coated, eliminating flare and "hot spots" due to internal
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Light meter of the Con-
tessa 35 has two measuring
ranges-one for bright light
and one for poor light - ASA scale.
Speed settings, lens opening
and distance ligures are all vis-
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Exposure Meter. The exposure meter of the Contessa 35 is highly ac-
curate and is set according to the speed of the film being used. The ex-
posure time can be read off directly without any conversion. The meter
has a lid which is closed when measuring exposure time in strong light
and left open when working in poor light. A glass louver in front of the
cell directs the incident light, making the angle of view of the exposure
meter identical with that of the lens.
lens opening ond shutter speed are quiclily adjustcd by means of in-
dividual setting rings within easy reach of your ffngers, and the setting
figures are visible from above-no need to turn tl-re camera out of picture-
taking position.
The Two-dot system-a Zeiss Ikon innovation-makes yorrr Contessa
ready for action at all times. You merely set lens opening, distances and
shutter speed on the red dots and you are ready to photograph anything
without further adjustments. Al1 objects from. p-l/3 feet to infinity will
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The combined view- and
range-finder is operated by
turning the lens focusing
ring. Vhen the overlap-
ping bright circular areas
coincide, the lens is ac-
curately focused.
View-finder qnd ronge-finder of the Contessa are combined and
coupled to the lens focusing mechanism. This means that you can sight
and focus through a single eye-piece. You see the scene as it will be re-
corded by the camera/ and a light circular portion shows two images of
the object overlapping each other. By turning the lens focusing ring, these
two images are made to merge into one, which indicates that the lens is
focused to hairline accuracy. In addition, the measured distance is indi-
cated on the distance scdle, enabling you to select the proper lens opening
for adequate depth of fteld. The depth of field is readily ascertained by
means of the camera's deptb of freld scale.
Shutter lock. The shutter cannot be released unless the ftlm is wound to
the next frame. And the ftlm can't be advanced until you have released the
shutter. This automatic feature prevents double exposures and blanks.
Picture Counter qnd Tell-tqle. The picture counter automatically indi-
cates the number of exposures made, and a tell-tale indicator enables you
to see at a glance the type of film loaded. Its dial indicates black-and-
white, daylight color and artiffcial-light color fflm.
Flqsh Synchronizer of the Contessa permits the use of standard M bulbs
up to lf 50 sec., Fbulbs to 1/100 sec., electronic flash to 1/100 sec.
Horizontql qnd Verticql Shots. The front of the camera snaps open at
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Eveready carrying case of top
grain cowhide. Camera need not
be removed from case when
taking pictures.
Camera can be conveniently operated in
either a horizontal or vertical position.
and the convenient location of all its controls,
you can easily take pictures with the camera in www.butkus.us
either a vertical or horizontal position. \When
taking pictures in rapid succession, you can
keep the Contessa at your eye, quickly winding
the fflm with one ffnger.
The back of the camera has a small support
which may be pulled out when placing it hori-
zontally on a flat surface.
Supplernentcry lenses, filters qnd lens
shqdes are screwed on the lens mount. The
camera can be closed without removing fflters.
Tlre Contessa measures only 43A" * 31/q" x
2" and weighs but 21 ounces-truly a pocket
size miniature. You will ftnd it an ideal com-
panion for travel, sports and all-'round use.
The CONTESSA 35 is made by
Zeiss lkon A.G., Stuttgart \0ith compact flash equipment, Contessa 35
is an ideal color-shot camera. Note size of
in the American Zone of' Germany camera compared with pack of cigarettes.
cAM.327-r0-50 Prinfed in U.S.A.View original page 7Related documents and language editions
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