Classic German folding rangefinders of the early 1950s - name your candidates

[joeswe]

Hello,

just for fun and out of curiosity I would like to do a comparative shootout (maybe followed by a small article?) that covers some of the classic German 35mm folding rangefinders with f2 lenses from the first half of the 1950s. I am looking for suggestions of "contestants" to be included in the shootout. So far, I have the following cameras on my list:
1) Kodak Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens
2) Voigtländer Vito III with Ultron lens (the Vitessa was more common, but I happen to own the Vito III, so I would prefer to include the Vito)
3) Agfa Karat 36 (or IV?) with Solagon lens

Are there any cameras you would like to see added to the list? It doesn't have to be exhaustive (I don't want to make the list too long), but of course I don't want to omit any important contestants either, should they exist. The criteria are: German 35mm rangefinder folding cameras from the early/mid fifties with a fixed f2 lens.
I know very little about Zeiss, is there a comparable Zeiss f2 offering from the early fifties? I have read about the Contessa-35 with the f2.8 lens, it might be included in a follow-up with slower lenses.

I appreciate your input,
John

 

[haempe]

I only know the Retina II, which is nice, but not very handy.
I would always prefer my '34 ZeissIkon SuperNettel (with Tessar 2.8), but for sentimental reasons (Grandma's cam 😉).

 

[miatab]

V'lander Vito11, the first 35 mm camera I touched.

 

[raid]

I have a Retine Ib that endured three soakings in a river where I canoed, and I used to like the Franka Solida IIIe but I sold it a while ago. The lenses are great on such cameras.