Throughout the 20th century, the name “Contax” became synonymous with quality made, high precision cameras. History The first Contax camera released in 1932 was a very expensive and innovative camera, that would set the bar very high for future Contax cameras to come. Like all Contax cameras produced by Kyocera and Yashica prior to that point, it used the C/Y bayonet mount which was shared between Contax and Yashica branded cameras.įilm Type: 135 (35mm) Lens: 35mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Distagon T* coated 6-elements Lens Mount: Contax/Yashica Bayonet Focus: 1.5 feet to Infinity Viewfinder: Fixed SLR Pentaprism Shutter: Vertically Traveling Focal Plane Speeds (Auto): 32 – 1/8000 seconds, stepless Speeds (Manual): X, B, 4 – 1/8000 secondsĮxposure Meter: TTL SPD Center Weighted and Spot Meter w/ Aperture Priority AE Battery: (6x) 1.5vv AA or (1x) 6v 2CR5 Lithium Battery Flash Mount: Hot Shoe, 1/250 flash X-sync speed Weight: 1392 grams (w/ lens and batteries), 1151 grams (no lens, w/ batteries) Manual: This is a very advanced camera, loaded with nearly every feature a semi professional photographer could want, including a fast 1/8000 top shutter speed, a variety of shooting modes, and aperture priority auto exposure. When Kyocera bought Yashica in 1982, they continued to improve and sell Contax cameras, including this RTS III in 1990. The original Contax RTS first debuted in 1975 and was a premium midrange camera, designed to compete with similar SLRs in the market. The Contax name was licensed to Yashica in 1973, at which time a series of well equipped camera bodies using the Contax name were sold. This is a Contax RTS III, a semi-professional 35mm SLR camera produced by Kyocera of Japan starting in 1990.
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