A Pentacon Contax F SLR 35mm Camera£138
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Pentacon Contax F
camera
No sales of the Pentacon Contax F are recorded yet; we publish a price only from real sales.
No recorded sales yet
We publish a price only from real sales.
1 sale recorded, but none of a single working example — they are listed below, not in a price.
Relatives with recorded sales, by their own names
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Latest sales All 1 →
What it is
{"overview":"The Contax F is a 35mm SLR film camera from the post-war Pentacon lineage of East German Contax-branded SLRs. As of 2026, what a Contax F is worth at auction today depends heavily on cosmetic condition, shutter accuracy and whether the original waist-level or pentaprism finder is fitted, and clean working examples tend to sell for more than rough bodies.","buying_guide":"Inspect the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes and capping at high speeds, check that slow speeds run cleanly, and confirm the mirror returns and the finder prism is free of desilvering.
Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Contax F a good user camera?
It is a mechanical M42-mount SLR with no meter, so it suits photographers comfortable with handheld metering and manual exposure who value a serviceable, all-mechanical body.
Facts
- Maker
- Pentacon
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 0
- Evidence
- No sales yet
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Pentacon Contax F: no recorded sales (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/p/pentacon/contax-f/