Contarex I, aka Bullseye or Cyclops (1959–66), fitted with the Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f/2
Overview
Type
35mm SLR camera
Lens
Lens mount
Contarex bayonet
Sensor/medium
Film format
135 film, 24×36 mm
Focusing
Focus
manual
Exposure/metering
Exposure
manual
Contarex is a line of 35mm single lens reflex cameras (SLRs) made by Zeiss Ikon.[1] It was first presented at Photokina in 1958 and initially scheduled for delivery in the spring of 1959, but it was not made generally available in the United States until March 1960.[2] The first model is popularly known as the Contarex I, the Bullseye, or the Cyclops, after the prominent light meter window above the lens, in front of the pentaprism.[3]: 95 The camera was aimed at the high-end and professional markets; in 1961, the retail price (including the 50 mm f/2.0Planar lens) was $499.[4]
^James M. and Joan C. McKeown (2004). McKeown's price guide to antique classic Cameras, 12th Ed. Centennial Photo Service, Grantsburg. ISBN 0-931838-40-1.
^"The Incomporable Contarex Is Here" (PDF). Zeiss Ikon Trade News. Carl Zeiss, Inc. April 1, 1960. Retrieved 27 April 2023 – via Pacific Rim Camera, Reference Library.
^Ivor Matanle (1996). "5: How the West was lost — the 35mm focal-plane SLRs of post-war Western Europe". Collecting and using Classic SLRs. Thames & Hudson, London. pp. 84–116. ISBN 0-500-01726-3. LCCN 96-60139.
^"The Zeiss Ikon Contarex Camera Repair Website". Retrieved 2019-02-07.
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