173 - Carl Zeiss Jena | Sonnar 2.8/180mm + Flektometer

Carl Zeiss Jena | Sonnar 2.8/180mm + Flektometer Estimate: €1,000–1,200 Year: c.1953 Serial No.: 6260755 Condition: A/B English: Rare Contax reflex housing Flektometer no. 30213, introduced by Carl Zeiss Jena in 1951 as the successor to the Flektoskop. The pentaprism provides an erect, laterally correct viewing image and allowed for precise focusing with long-focus lenses on Contax (Jena) rangefinder cameras. Flektometer serial numbers are known only in the approximate range of 30100–303xx, suggesting a production run of fewer than 300 units. Fitted with the black export version of the Jena S 2.8/180 mm, no. 6260755, the celebrated Sonnar design, originally developed as the Olympia-Sonnar. In near-mint, original condition. German: Rare Contax SLR body, Flektometer No. 30213, introduced in 1951 by Carl Zeiss Jena as the successor to the Flektoskop. The pentaprism provides an upright, non-inverted viewfinder image and enables precise focusing with long-focal-length lenses on Contax (Jena) rangefinder cameras. Known Flektometer serial numbers range from 30100 to 303xx, suggesting that fewer than 300 units were produced. Includes a black Jena S 2.8/180mm export model, No. 6260755, featuring the famous optical design originally developed as the Olympia Sonnar. In original condition, virtually like new.