Contax S

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Pentacon
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany, Dresden
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1948
PRODUCTION DATES: 1949-1951
PATENT DATE: ca. 1948
FILM TYPE: 35mm rollfilm
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: 35mm SLR
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes

NOTES:
  "The first 35mm prism SLR, along with the Rectaflex. Both were
  exhibited in 1948 and produced from 1949. The Contax patent date is
  first, however. Identifiable by sync connection in tripod socket.
  Biotar f2 lens. FP shutter 1-1000, B. Early models have no self-timer.
  Later models have a self-timer with lever below shutter release.
  Early models are well-finished with typical Zeiss quality. Clean and
  working: $250-400." (McKeown: 358)
  in Mees Gallery

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: P419.00001

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras: 1997/1998.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1996. pp 358.//