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Manufactured by Zeiss Ikon AG., Stuttgart, West Germany
Model: c.1956, color dial, serial no. L 76078,
all L series produced between 1956-61,
all Color Dials produced between 1953-62,
all Contax IIIa produced between 1950-62,
Dating as toPhotoForumandContax IIa-IIIa serials
35mm film Rangefinder camera
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50mm f/2,collapseable,uncoated,
Mount: special built-in type Contax rangefinder bayonetmount of 50 mm lenses,
filter thread 39mm, interchangeable
This type lenses have not their own focusing ring,
serial no.1984874, Surprise:according to this serial no. and some other features, this lens must be aprewar production (c.1936) of original Dresden factory
Dating as to Frank Mechelhoff, andContax rangefinder lenses
There is a second outside bayonet mount on the focusing helicoid of the body for other than 50mm lenses
Lens release:pressing spring catch withthe red dot on the lens flange and simultaneously turn the lens clockwise
Aperture: f/2-f/22 (no click stops),
setting: ring and dial on front of the lens w/ two small handles for easy turning
Focusing:by a thumb ring on the left-front of the camera via helical built in the body,
the yellow rangefinder images must be match in the viewfinder,
scale and DOF scale on the focusing helicoid on the body
Focus range: 1-20m +inf
Shutter: all metal focal plane shutter, vertical traveling,speeds: 1-1/1250 +T&B
setting : ring and dial beneath the winding/cocking knob, lift and turn to desired setting
for T: the shutter closes by turning the speed dial to B wo/ lifting
Shutter release: on top of the cocking knob, w/ cable release socket
Cocking knob: also winds the film, on the left of the top plate
Frame counter: on the cocking knob, advance type, manual setting
Viewfinder: coupled view and rangefinder
Exposure meter: Photo-electric Selenium cell exposure meter (no battery), uncoupled,
w/ a lid on its light taking window, working accurately !
Film speed range: 9-30 DIN (6-800 ASA), setting: by inner thumb ring on the meter settings dial knob Exposure setting: matching needle and black diamond mark in the window on the top plate, adjusts by turning a big, complex dial knob on the left of the top plate, shows DIN scale, aperture and speed scales, speed setting possible from 60 sec. to 1/1250 sec.
Re-adjustment of exposure meter is possible by a screw on the back side, close the meter lid, turn the meter dial counter-clockwise as far as go, the meter needle must point the black dot in the window, if not, adjust it by turning the screw
Re-wind knob: on the meter setting dial,
for easy handling it can be lifted about 1cm, turns when winding
Re-wind release: a knob on the bottom plate, film rewinds by pressing the button and simultaneously turning winding knob
Flash PC socket: on the back side of the camera, synch 1/50 (orange on the speed dial) for electronic flash and 1/100 and over (red) for bulb flashes
Cold-shoe
Engravings in the cold shoe: Zeiss Ikon, Stuttgart, Germany and serial no.
Self-timer: possible three delay times setting
Back cover: removable with the bottom plate, open by two folding lever on the bottom plate
Relief on the backcover leatherette : Zeiss Ikon logo
Tripod socket: old 3/8''
Strap lugs
Body: metal, Weight:800g
serial no. L 76078(Stamped inside of the camera also)
+Original metal lens cap
Contax I was a high end 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zeiss Ikon to compete with Leica models. It was released in 1932.
Contax II was released in 1936 and was the successor of the Contax I. It was the first camera with a rangefinder and viewfinder combined in a single window.
Contax III, also released in 1936, was a Contax II with an exposure meter. It was one of the first cameras with a built-in exposure meter.
After the war, the Soviet Union captured the tooling and drawings of the Contax as war booty, and transfered them to Kiev, where they began the production of the Kiev rangefinder camera, as such a continuation of the Contax.
At the same time, the Western part of the Zeiss Ikon company, based in Stuttgart, completely redesigned the Contax and launched the Contax IIa in 1950 and Contax IIIa in 1951.
Contax IIIa is the same camera withContax II with a light meter. Compared to the prewar Contax II and III, the IIa and IIIa used the same lens mount with a completely re-engineered shutter mechanism, new body, and much improved chrome finish.
Earlier version IIa and IIIa cameras, all the shutter speeds on the dial in were black, and called, Black Dial. like early Leica cameras.
The Color Dials were in production longer than the Black Dials, 1954-62 vs. 1950-54
The earlier black dial Conrtax IIa and IIIa have a peculiar flash sync connection then they have standard PC socket.
Contax IIa and IIIa is a professional quality system 35mm Rangefinder with large system of lenses and accessories, that some considered the best 35mm lenses during the 1950's.
Contax IIa and IIIa has a superb mechanical fit and finish, many believe better than even the legendary Leica M3.
The lens 50/2 Sonnar, produced in Westand East Germany, has excellent reputation.
Also made in uncoated pre-war Jena version, black or chrome,
the latter version is on my camera.
West German version has nicely finished chrome barrel, East German version has OK finish aluminum barrel. The color and engravings on the front of the lens of the West German post war versions are chrome with Zeiss-Opton, black with Zeiss-Opton, and black with Carl Zeiss.
more info about Contax: camerapediaand
inbetween 1943 - 1945; Backcover Charlie Chan carries on by Earl Derr Biggers. Special Edition for free distribution by the American Red Cross.
Instamatics
Out of Focus
1. Super 8 x 10 3:41
2. Out of Focus 3:46
3. Take a Picture, It Lasts Longer 4:01
4. Double Exposure 3:19
5. Solar Eyes 4:23
6. Negativity 3:48
7. Flash Pop 2:22
8. Real to Real 6:37
WAFS
“Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron. Theirs is the man-sized job of ferrying war planes from factories to air-bases for Uncle Sam. Expert flyers, each and every one – THEY ARE THE BEST.” [From the ad copy]
Their work was dangerous as they often flew newly manufactured planes without prior test flights. The WAFS later merged into the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), expanding their duties to include towing targets for live ammunition training and testing repaired aircraft. Their contributions helped shape the future of women in aviation and military service.
1963; Murder and the Married Virgin by Brett Halliday. Cover art by Robert McGinnis. with back cover
1961 PBO; The Pit and The Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe. Movie Tie-in Lee Sheridan adaptation from the Richard Matheson screenplay. Starring Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele and Luanna Anders.
This is the back cover of the last issue of the Whole Earth Catalog. Steve Jobs mentioned it at the close of his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford, talking about death as life's change agent. www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html
“A Story of Desperate Men and a Rare Kind of Patriotism . . .
PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE
Originally Published as “Men Without Country” by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, authors of “Mutiny on the Bounty.”
“Passage to Marseille” is a 1944 war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay was based on the 1942 novel “Men Without Country” by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, authors of “Mutiny on the Bounty.” “Passage to Marseille” is one of the few films to use a flashback, within a flashback, within a flashback, following the narrative structure of the novel on which it is based. The film opens at an airbase in England during World War II. Free French Captain Freycinet tells a journalist the story of the French pilots stationed there. The second flashback is at the French prison colony at Cayenne in French Guiana while the third flashback sets the scene where the lead character, Jean Matrac, a newspaper publisher, is framed for a murder to silence him. [Source: Wikipedia]
Superb action and adventure as patriots resist fascism from Devil's Island and on shipboard against Vichy agents and Nazi dive bombers. Along with Bogart, the film stars Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Claude Raines.
1959; Kiss her Goodbye by Wade Miller. Bob Wade and Bill Miller double-barrelled writing team. California
ADAPTED FROM
COLUMBIA’S ALL-TALKING
PICTURE BY RALPH GRAVES
A FRANK R. CAPRA PRODUCTION
PRODUCED BY HARRY COHN
“The first all-talking drama of the air will thrill you.”
“Flight” is an adventure and aviation film directed by Frank Capra. The film stars Jack Holt (as gruff Gunnery Sergeant “Panama” Williams, U.S. Marine Corps pilot), Lila Lee (as Navy nurse Elinor Murray), and Ralph Graves (as Corporal “Lefty” Phelps), who also came up with the story, for which Capra wrote the dialogue. Dedicated to the United States Marine Corps, the production was greatly aided by their full cooperation.
Receiving the Marine Corps’ full cooperation, including the use of facilities and personnel at Naval Base San Diego and NAS North Island, provided the authentic settings Capra required. A total of 28 aircraft were at Capra’s disposal and with the benefit of using actual aircraft, Capra did not have to rely on “process shots” or special effects which was the standard of the day, although dangerous crash scenes and a mass night takeoff were staged using studio miniatures. [Source: Wikipedia]
(Frank Capra would later direct such classics as Lost Horizon, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It's a Wonderful Life.)
Custom painted Hot Works 1/24 Nissan Skyline GT-R VspecII (R34) model and Samsung S3 backcover
with original Nissan Bayside blue
Color No: TV2 252225
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1953; Out of the Deeps by John Wyndham. unknown artist. First U.S. edition. The novel was first published in Great Britain under the title 'The Kraken wakes'
1969; The Streaked-Blond Slave by Carter Brown. Cover art by Robert McGinnis. Death wears a see-through Shroud! on the backcover
1951; MacArthur Man of Action by F. Kelley and C. Ryan. unknown Artist. From Bataan to Truman, The Whole Story
1954 PBO; Bad Day at Black Rock by Michael Niall. Movie Tie-in starring Spencer Tracy and Anne Francis. Cover art by Barye Phillips.
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