A Zeiss Ikon Contax II Rangefinder Camera, serial no 32084, shutter sluggish, self timer not firing shutter, rangefinder working, body F-G, fading to

silver, serial number G15203, body F-G, shutter curtains slow, with a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar f/2 5cm lens, optics G, with case.

1936-42, chrome, serial no. E35042, with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/3.5 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 2079795, body, VG, shutter working but slow

A Zeiss Ikon Contax II Outfit, later version, serial no C 87851, shutter sluggish in slow speeds, rangefinder working, self timer working, body G,

A Zeiss Ikon Contax II Rangefinder Camera, shutter not working, shutter curtain missing, body G, some brassing to edges, with Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm f/2.

A Zeiss Ikon Contax II Rangefinder Camera, shutter working, self timer working, rangefinder functions, body G, some brassing to shutter button, light

An extremely rare variant of the Jena Contax II, with the front plate finished in black paint; the camera is in very good and original condition, comes with a matching Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/5cm T no.3059673 and leather case (Cond. B), most probably only 4 to 6 examples of this rare Contax variation have been made, we have presented the cameras no.28068 and no.28079, finished in the same style, in our previous auctions

1936-42, chrome, serial no. B63248, with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar f/2 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 2272645, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, F-G,

Zeiss Ikon Contax II 35mm rangefinder camera no J.73417 circa 1938/9 with Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm lens

1937, chrome, serial no. C88152, with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar f/2 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 2039276, body, shutter working but sticking, lens,

Original and unique Contax II in black paint finish, with uncommon version of a collapsible Carl Zeiss Sonnar 2/5cm T no.2709698 with dark burnished brass tube. Shutter, viewfinder and rangefinder are fully functional, the black paint is original, but partly worn. it is a straight Dresden Contax in all respects, made during the war, well ahead of the (post-war) Jena model. All mechanical and optical parts are of Dresden manufacture, not a single part is of Jena (or even Kiev) origin. The painted parts of this camera have never been chrome plated - they were only planned to be, as a faint copper plating of the shutter speed ring and the winding knob suggest (the brass sheet metal parts are just painted raw brass). It also shows that the individual parts were black painted before they were screwed or riveted together and not after the assembly. Until now only a few black Contax II were discovered and all are post-war Jena Contax cameras made shortly after the war to test the acceptance of this finish. This camera is the only genuine black paint Dresden camera known to exist. Expertise by Dr. Milos Mladek, Vienna

Contax II no. B.19923
chrome, with a Carl Zeiss, Jena Sonnar f/2 5cm. lens no. 1631051, in maker's ever ready case

Contax II no. K61308
chrome, with a Carl Zeiss, Jena Sonnar f/2 5cm. lens no. 3093988, in maker's ever ready case, (synchronised on top-plate)

Contax II no. 18089
with a Carl Zeiss, Jena Tessar f/3.5 5cm. lens no. 3102613, in maker's ever ready case