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184ZEISS IKON, CARL ZEISS487 Contax I Version 2 with %u20ac600*Tessar 3.5/5 cmno. A.U.79392, c.1932, condition B+ %u20ac 1.200 %u2013 1.400Second version camera with one %u2018dimple%u2019, meter scale, matching serial number on the back, in good cosmetic condition, shutter isoperating but speeds are not accurate, together with a very early nickel Tessar 3.5/5 cm no.1271734, good optics only showing a few light cleaning marks.488 Zeiss Ikon Contax I %u2018For China%u2019 %u20ac800*no. AV10265, 1930s, condition B/A %u20ac 1.500 %u2013 1.600A very rare original export version of the Zeiss Ikon Contax I, specially produced for the Chinese market and distinguished by the characteristic Chinese %u2018%u5fb7%u570b%u88fd%u2019 (%u2018Made in Germany%u2019) factory engraving on the camera. In good, original condition, with Tessar 2.8/5 cm no.1352628. An unusual and collectible variation of the classic pre-war Contax.489 Carl Zeiss Jena Contax II %u20ac1.400%u2018Black Face%u2019no. 28080, c.1950, condition B+ %u20ac 2.600 %u2013 3.000Extremely rare post-war Jena Contax II %u2018Black Face%u2019 no. 28080, dating from around 1950 and distinguished by its characteristic black-painted front plate. The camera is in good original condition, with the back door bearing the matching serial number, and comes with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/50 mm no. 3301254. The %u2018Black Face%u2019 represents one of the rarest variations of the post-war Jena Contax II. Only a small number of examples are documented today, among them cameras no. 28039, 28073 and 28079.490 Contax IIa %u2018052%u2013125%u2019 %u20ac700*c.1951, condition A/B %u20ac 1.400 %u2013 1.600Very interesting Contax IIa without serial number (top plate and back), chrome dial version in almost mint condition, note unknown reference %u2018052%u2013125%u2019 engraved on rear side of the camera, together with fast Sonnar 1.5/50 mm no.1166035.491 Carl Zeiss Jena f. Contax %u20ac900*Sonnar T 1.5/5 cmno.1415779, 1932%u20131940s, condition A/B %u20ac 1.800 %u2013 2.000Very rare and interesting early Sonnar with black/nickel finish madein 1932, in original Contax mount, one of the first 300%u2013400 everproduced, in almost mint condition, this lens originally had uncoatedoptics, at some point, probably in the second middle of the 1940s, it was sent back to the factory for additional coatings, you will note the red %u2018T%u2019 later engraved on the front ring, note also the very unusual aperture range, originally up to f:8, here upgraded to f:16, together with both caps.492 Zeiss Ikon Stereotar %u20ac400*C 3.5/35 mm setno. st 15512, c.1958, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 800 %u2013 900Very nice post-war set in absolutely mint condition including stereo lens 3.5/35 mm no.st 15512, both clean and clear optics (both caps), matching beam splitter 810/02 no.St15352 (both caps), withmaker%u2019s box.493 Carl Zeiss Jena Olympia %u20ac2.400*Sonnar 2.8/18 cm Direct-Mountno. 2119846, 1937, condition B+ %u20ac 5.000 %u2013 6.000Very rare direct mount Sonnar %u2018Olympia%u2019 for Contax with coupled rangefinder from a batch of 100 lenses (nos.%u20092119801%u20132119900)released in July 1937, in good condition, showing some scratches in the chrome finish, the release button of the rotating tripod collar isincomplete but still operable, optics showing some haze.494 Zeiss Jena f. Contax %u20ac500*Dummy Lenses setno.0000000, 1930s, condition A/B %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200A set of very rare early original dummy lenses for Contax (for display), including a black/nickel Sonnar 2/5 cm and a Tessar 3,5/5%u2009cm, both with typical %u2018Attrappe%u2019 no.%u20090000000, non movablefront part only, without aperture, in almost mint condition.495 Zeiss Ikon Agfacolor f. %u20ac500Contax I 540/171930s, condition B/A %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Extremely rare Zeiss Ikon Farbfilter Agfacolor 540/17 (to be usedexclusively with early Agfacolor films) for Sonnar 2/5%u2009cm, in verygood condition, with 540/15 Contax I mount.496 Zeiss Ikon Night Kolibri %u20ac1.200no. R.99635, 1930s, condition A/B %u20ac 2.400 %u2013 2.800Rare Night Kolibri with fast Biotar 2/4.5 cm no.1364571, good optics only showing a few light cleaning marks, complete set with a detachable stand (often missing), lens cap, 3%u2009%u00d7 color filters (withmaker%u2019s boxes), negatives album, French instructions and papers, with maker%u2019s box (top part is missing).