Contax finder

[Gary B]

I have acquired a Carl Zeiss Jena finder Nr.24130 with bakelite case. I do not want to sell it I just want to find out some info about the finder. It covers 28, 35, 50, 85 and 135cm lenses.
So far I have not been able to turn anything up on the web.

Thank you

 

[mhv]

Is it a turret multi-finder? Can you post photos?

 

[dexdog]

try this link, scroll down.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photograph...sources/RF-Nikkor/Contax_RF/Zeiss-Finders.htm

The finder that you have is probably the pre-WW2 version, given that it has 28mm.

 

[Gary B]

Quick photo of finder attached. It did not seem to match any of the finders on the very good web site.

Thank you

 

[dexdog]

Page 3 of that web link has a photo of finder type 436/7 that has a serial number just a few hundred higher than your example. I think that yours is the same model.

 

[rbiemer]

Please forgive the intrusion, but this thread brings to mind a question I've been wondering about:
I have one of the FSU copies of this finder ans I notice that it has "24X36" engraved on the foot--as far as I'm aware, there weren't any other 35mm format FSU rangefinder cameras but I seem to recall that Zeiss made some 24 x 24 cameras and wonder if they also made this finder for different frame sizes? And the FSU copy simply copied the full frame finder as they found it?
Rob

 

[Gary B]

finder cases

finder cases

Thank you. That was the kind of info I was looking for. I thought the Nr. on the finder was the stock no. not the ser. nr.

 

[Gary B]

I think the info you want might be on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/135_film. There have been different size frames used with 35 mm width film.

 

[amoebahydra]

This may be a viewfinder for Zeiss Ikon movie cameras, I also have one numbered 10337 for f=2, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 18cm lenses.

The numbering system of Zeiss for turret universal viewfinders of miniature cameras is 3 number digit with or without another digit after a slash.

436/4 1932 black and nickel for 2.8, 5, 8.5, 13.5 and 18cm lenses

436/4 1936 black and chrome for 2.8, 5, 8.5, 13.5 and 18cm

436/7 1936 with click stop on the side

440 1950 marked Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart for 28, 35, 50, 85, and 135 lenses