Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/07

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Subject: [Leica] help identifying a contax
From: doug at ricecracker.net (doug kim)
Date: Thu Aug 7 12:04:32 2008

thanks so much for the quick response and info. the shutter dial is indeed
in different colors: red, yellow, and black.

I'll put a roll through it and see if it still works though it took me about
five minutes to figure out how to ge the lens off!

doug

ps-what the hell is a zeiss bump?

On 8/7/08 11:55 AM, "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> It is a IIa but I can't quite make out whether it is a color dial or
> black dial.  Are all the shutter speeds black?  If yes, then it is a
> black dial.  It determines the type of flash sync that you have (red =
> electrical, black = mechanical).
> 
> You can read more about them here:  http://cameraquest.com/conrf.htm
> 
> Yours looks like in very nice shape, with no Zeiss bumps.
> 
> Vick
> 
> 
> 
> 
> doug kim wrote:
>> hi everyone,
>> 
>> I have a family heirloom kind of, a contax that my grandfather owned. I've
>> had it for years sitting on my bookcase and only until last week's
>> earthquake when it fell, did I wonder what it was.
>> 
>> is it a contax III? I have no experience or knowledge with these cameras.
>> here are some pics:
>> 
>> http://www.ricecracker.net/galleries/contax/index.html
>> 
>> any info or pointing me to an online resource would be appreciated.
>> 
>> thanks in advance!
>> 
>> doug
>> 
>>   
> 
> 
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