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Line of cameras made by Zeiss Ikon
Contarex is a line of 35mm single lens reflex cameras (SLRs) made by Zeiss Ikon. It was first presented at Photokina in 1958 and initially scheduled for delivery in the spring of 1959, but it was not made generally available in the United States until March 1960. The first model is popularly known as the Contarex I, the Bullseye, or the Cyclops, after the prominent light meter window above the lens, in front of the pentaprism. The camera was aimed at the high-end and professional markets; in 1961, the retail price was $499. Wikipedia →
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- 📕The Contarex wayHeinrich Freytag · 1961
- 📕Contarex guideWalter Daniel Emanuel · 1960
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