Made in Germany in 1935. Camera has interchangeable lenses and reflex focusing.
Speeds range from 1/1000-1 and B. Camera is in good looking vintage condition. This camera has previously been serviced. Lens is a Carl Zeiss. Lens has close focusing down to 4 feet.
Aperture f/1.5 - f/11. Glass is clean for its age. Cleaning marks on the front.
Smooth aperture blades with slight oil on them. This rare collectible Contaflex 35mm TLR camera is being. As it is a delicate vintage item. The original Contaflex 860/24 is a 24×36 TLR introduced in September 1935 by Zeiss Ikon, preceding the Contax II and III models, with production ceasing in 1940. The camera was designed at Zeiss Ikon Dresden.
The original Contaflex TLR has the same type of metal curtains as the Contax I, Contax II and Contax III, as with the Nettax and Super Nettel. The Contaflex also has a built-in but uncoupled selenium exposure meter under its name plate. It was the first camera in the world with a built-in light meter. The viewer lens is a Sucher-Objektiv 8cm f:2.8 giving a magnified image for the angle of view of the 50mm standard lens. Two lines are drawn on the viewing screen to indicate the 85mm and 135mm frame. The focusing is done by a lever around the viewing lens.
The finder incorporates an automatic parallax compensation with focusing. A big button on the right side is used both to wind the shutter and to. The rewind button is on the left side. Also available were a Biogon 35mm f/2.8 wide angle, plus Triotar 8.5cm f/4, Sonnar 8.5cm f/4, and Sonnar 13.5cm f/4 telephotos. The Zeiss Contaflex TLR was one of the most expensive cameras of its time.