![]() But one thing you can’t say is that it’s one of the most fun to use, because it’s not. It is one of the most desirable cameras by collectors, one of the most expensive, one of the most complex in design and use, and to some, one of the most beautiful cameras. The Contarex Bullseye is a lot of things. The Contarex was as heavy as it was beautiful, and is extremely collectible today.įilm Type: 135 (35mm) Lens: 50mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Planar coated 6-elements Lens Mount: Contarex Bayonet Focus: 12 inches to Infinity Viewfinder: Fixed SLR Pentaprism Shutter: Cloth Focal Plane Speeds: B, 1 – 1/1000 seconds Exposure Meter: Coupled Selenium Cell w/ top plate and viewfinder match needle readout Battery: None Flash Mount: Coldshoe and M and FP Flash Sync, X sync at 1/60 Weight: 1160 grams (w/ lens), 926 grams (body only) Manual: Manual (in French): Brochure: How these ratings work Many camera shops back in the 1960s would refuse to touch them, and today there is hardly anyone left in the world who can repair them. It’s high build quality had a critical side effect which was it was incredibly difficult to repair if something ever went wrong. The Contarex was one of the first West German SLRs with a focal plane shutter, and was built to withstand harsh environments, even outer space. This first generation Contarex earned the nickname “Bullseye” for the large prominent circular exposure meter above the lens. This is the Contarex, a professional grade 35mm SLR camera produced by Zeiss-Ikon starting in 1960.
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