My first Kiev, a 1950 one!!

Hello,

Incredible! I have just bought a Kiev, my first one!
A beautiful 1950 II one, with its Zorki 2/50 lens.
Till now, I often answered questions about Feds.
From now, I'm a student learning from great masters: Michel, Jed and of course Alain, to speak only of illustrious French collectors

A 1932 Contax I is hoped to be at the head of this new collection, exactly as I have some Leicas as references. I will tell you more when these two cameras are at home!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Take it easy, Jacques !!!
"…illustrious french collectors"
Oh my God, noooooo…!

Nevertheless, you are welcome !

attention contax/kiev are very addictive... what YOU need to find is a contax I or II or III (prewar models) with the very rare french importer engraving... S.I. made in Germany (Sociйtй Ikonta) on the rewind knob.




Stephan

Jacques,

congrats to that find! The ones from the 50ies with ZK lens are rare nowadays. I own a 49 Kiev II with ZK lens.

Stephan: I have had about a dozen of prewar Contax II and III until today, the ones with "Made in Germany" are rare, but I have never seen one with the "Sociйtй Ikonta" engraving.

My rarest Contax II was one ot the latest series (serial starts with "O", so ist was made in 1943 or 44) with a Sonnar 2/50 with the additional engraving "MF" for "Marine Flieger". I have sold it, I don't know why...

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

very rare indeed... O series are very late production (just before the bombing or even after the bombing) and a MF engraving is totally possible. Marine used a lot of contax, and secret services too... leica was used by army and aviation. M, N and O contax II are really rare, the factory was making more III than II at that time.
I have a M serial contax II which is already quite rare (late 43)... and a super rare Sonnar 2/50 T n° 2936226 (that batch is better known as ZKised lenses...)

The exact engravings of a french contax are "Allemagne S.I." on the rewind knob... not made in germany (sorry)

I also have a "chinese" superikonta A with the engraving "made in germany" written in chinese...



Stephan

I had only one drug; now they are two Thanks for your understanding...

Sorry to be slow witted about what you say... for the moment. I think a 1950 Kiev II is not so common. For the Contax I, all I can say is that it is a black U one, reingraved Y, with A (for repaired) before the ciphers and TT after. With one dimple.
The ciphers are reingraved too, so it's impossible to read correctly the serial number.
And I don't know the meaning of "TT". If a specialist has an idea...

But I fear we are out of our matters. If Vlad can forgive me...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

go to the ZICG list on yahoo and ask the list... they will know what TT means... what have got for lens onthe contax 1 ?

Stephan

Well in fact, it's PP, not TT!
Thanks for the advice, Stephan: I've just sent the question.
About the lens, it's a black and nickel 2,8/50 Tessar of 1934 by the serial number: it was probably changed when repairing the body.

And thanks to everybody to help me in this new addiction!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

i've a nice balcak and nickel sonnar 1,5 somewhere on a shelf... but no contax I...

Stephan

Here are my three Kiev/Contaxes and the beginning of a new collection.
I think there will be much less Kievs/Contaxes than Feds/Leicas...but who knows exactly?

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Ineffective.
I try once more.

Hi Jacques,

Nice family.

Is your Contax I in working condition?
(Mine -1934/35- is not )

Congratulations !

Michel.

nice family indeed...

but the tessar on the I is of later production (you should have the black ring version)

If anyone is good enough to lend me a Horizon, I'll take a picture of my collection of kievs and contaxes... (2 kievs and 10 contaxes... and many lenses too)

Stephan

Michel, you should ask photoclinic in Hannut (Belgium) to repair your contax 1, I suppose that the "belts" or ribbons are dead ? Photoclinic [photoclinic@tele2allin.be], tell the guy that I send you there...



Stephan

Hello,
Yes, Michel, my Contax 1a works perfectly (at least the shutters). But the U re engraved Y shows it was repaired at the factory in the thirties. As for the rangefinder, the contrast is almost invisible in some conditions.
I know this lens is not the good one. So Stephan, if you know somebody who has a spare black lens to trade... Tessar 3,5 or 2,8 or Sonnar 1,5: I don't mind!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques... contact me directly... I have a black rim tessar for an exchange may be...

Stephan

Stephan

My old Contax feels better!
It has now a black rim 1931-32 Tessar, much more convenient than an all nickel one.

Thanks, Stephan!
Jacques.

send a picture ?

Stephan

Of course!

Fine, isn't it?
Amitiйs. Jacques.

More than fine : beautiful !

Amitiйs,
Michel.