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207 Zeiss Ikon Contax outfit %u2018Ren%u00e9-Jacques%u2019 %u20ac 1.0001950s, condition B/A %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400An important and extensive Zeiss Ikon Contaxoutfitformerly owned by the renowned French photographer Ren%u00e9-Jacques (Ren%u00e9 Giton, 1908%u20132003). Ren%u00e9-Jacques was one of the notable figures of post-war French photographyand, from 1946, a member of the influential Groupe des XValongside photographers including Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronis. Theoutfitcomprises two Contax IIIa camerasnos. C 3357 and D 84525, Carl Zeiss Biogon 4.5/21 mm no.1422018, Sonnar 1.5/50 mm no.1886003, the extremely rare Boyer Apo-Saphir 9/50 mm no. 513641 with its original metal keeper, Sonnar 2/85 mm no. 541061, and an interesting unnumbered Leitz Elmar 4.5/13.5 cm adapted for use on the Contax. Also included is a Zeiss Ikon 440 universal finderfor 21, 35, 50, 85 and 135 mm lenses and the original leather carrying case, bearing the photographer%u2019s handwrittenname and address. A particularly interesting and comprehensive workingoutfitwith significant photographicprovenance.