Today, at the end of September, I began my new research: I’m looking for all the Contax/Zeiss Ikon “other brand” productions photo (both during USA or USSR occupation). Today is the turn of the “Consol” branded camera. From Camerapedia: The Contax D has been sold on some markets with fancy names. The Hexacon, Super D, Astraflex 35 or Cal-flex names are just plates glued or riveted on the face of the camera. The Consol name is engraved. According to some legend, the Consol models, being made for export to the Western market, specially the US, were of better quality and more controlled. It seems that it is not true and that they were just normal models with another marking. At last, there were some bodies that were sold with no engraving at all, nicknamed the No-Name Pentacon or No-Name Contax. Of course they are different from the Kiev rangefinder bodies sold with no engraving, also called the No-Name Contax or No-Name Kiev. There was also a name variant of the Contax F called the Ritacon F.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 10:42:10 +0000
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