Zeiss Ikon Contina II - 524/24 [1952 - 1953] Overview. Zeiss made 16 different camera models each named Contina. Most had a supplementary number or letter in their name, but there were four cameras confusingly labelled as Contina II, but called something else. One was the (527/24) IIa, and another the (10.0613) Contina-matic II. There were two unabridged Contina II models; one rigid 527/24 and - this 524/24 model - a folder. The model was continued in 1953 as Contina, as one of the first cameras of the new Contina series of 35mm viewfinder cameras (one was a rangefinder) made in Germany by Zeiss Ikon. The first models were folders, later models were rigid. I still use my Zeiss Contessa regularly. I own a lot of cameras, but this is probably my favorite. I carry it with me everywhere, and my dad bought it in Germany during the Korean war. I have it serviced regularly, fixed the light meter myself--though I don't use meters much, and feel like I am its curator. Enter the Contina. I've never known much about it, but wonder how the cameras compare, especially the Tessar versus the Novar lens. Why did Zeiss create the Contina? This post contains a full list of most important Apple (Mac) shortcut keys you should know to increase your speed and accuracy while making use of it. Today Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Excel Shortcuts PC Mac. Cheat sheet of the most important Excel keyboard shortcuts to be familiar with. Resources › Excel Resources › Shortcuts › Excel Shortcuts PC Mac. It may seem slower at first if you’re used to the mouse, but it’s worth the investment to take the time and learn these important shortcuts. Mac shortcuts cheat sheet pdf. Mac keyboard shortcuts - Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts Command-X: Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard. Command-C: Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. Command-V: Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. Command-Z: Undo the previous. Top 10 Mac keyboard shortcuts everyone should know. Cutting your reliance on your mouse will help you work more quickly, and you’ll undoubtedly impress your family, friends and co-workers to no end. You might even end up becoming the go-to Mac person in your office, and we all know how wonderful that will be. ![]() ![]() What was the Zeiss Ikon's thinking in having both the Contessa and Contina? Were they for different markets? How does the build comare? I hear the Contessa rangefinders, while unique, were actually quite good and hold up well. So why the Contina's more traditional rangefinder build? Thanks for the conversation. Not an expert Axel, but I do have both and my impressions are as follows. The Contessa is a bit older and of course is a folder, where the Contina is solid. In my opinion the Contessa was built by Zeiss when was still making top quality cameras, the Contina and later Zeiss Ikons suffered from the hand of the accountants and the quality dropped off considerably at the end. The Continas were still quite nice, but not to the standard of the Contessa. A lot has been written about the Novar versus Tessar, and while the Tessar is obviously better, the Novar performs really well for a triplet. Fitting of the Novar is an example of cost cutting and maybe the Contina was aimed at a different market to the Contessa. The Contina did come as a version with the Tessar, but that is not common. Stick with your Contessa, they are a really nice camera and will still give excellent results. Some people say that a rigid bodied camera will always perform better than a folder due to alignment problems, but one thing Zeiss did well was building solid folders, and I have a few and no problems with alignment or accuracy of the rangefinder. The Contessa was the high-end and Contina, the low-end. From models to lens/shutter combinations within each model there were often numerous 'levels' of cameras. Probably one of the things which cost Zeiss in the end. Way too many choices. P-CAD is a CAD (Computer Aided Design) program for Printed Circuit Board design. The P-CAD 2006 freeware viewer is for viewing PCB files. It works with P-CAD Schematic and PCB file versions from PCAD 2000 to PCAD 2006. P-CAD is a CAD (Computer Aided Design) program for Printed Circuit Board design. The P-CAD 2006 freeware viewer is for viewing PCB files. It works with P-CAD Schematic and PCB file versions from PCAD 2000 to PCAD 2006. The program can also open ACCEL EDA V15 Schematic and PCB files. P-CAD Viewer. P-CAD 2006 Viewer (9,908 KB) The P-CAD 2006 freeware* Viewer works with P-CAD 2006 (including Service Pack 1 and 2), P-CAD 2004, P-CAD 2002, P-CAD 2001 and P-CAD 2000 schematic & PCB files, as well as ACCEL EDA V15 schematic & PCB files. I've owned both folding Contessa's and folding Contina's, as well as some of the rigid Contessa's and Contina's from the late 60's towards the end of Zeiss as a camera-maker. Xpadder profiles one download. The f3.5 Novar is very nice. Good picture takers, but the only film camera I have these days is a Contessa folder. Like you I have often wantand wanted a real close comparison.I have a Contessa too. I like using it a lot. A few posts down (about not trusting leather strap ) is pictured an original Contina. This model was first designated Ikonta (35) then later the name Contina. This is/was a folder much in a fashion like the Contessa. I think Zeiss Ikon wanted something for every pocketbook so the Contina was an economic alternative at the time. I think they came with Tessars too. As Tony L has pointed out, The bean counters really were pushing the envelope. Both the Contessa and the Contina series became fixed lens cameras and in various attire some with Tessar lenses, Novar or Pantar, later with or without RF, as well as lightmeter. Said the construction quality was excellent in the early models the mid 50s. But by the 1960s the material quality was good, but the construction design had been so stripped of finesse that the models all became a bit lifeless. Mere ghosts of their former selves. The very lightweight Contina J I have is a fine performer but the Prontor 300 shutter is not very sophisticated,feels cheap, makes a 'plunk sound' when fired and seems to seize at 1/30.
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