Zeiss Ikon Contaflex lenses (Pro-Tessar) from Carl Zeiss on Sony E-Mount cameras

In this video I would like to show you how you can use lenses from the Contaflex series Contaflex Super II, Super B, Super BC on your mirrorless digital camera.
The special thing about these lenses was that they were so-called set lenses. This means that the lens system consists of two parts. One part (the rear element) is permanently attached to the camera and contains the shutter and aperture, while the other part (the front element) is interchangeable and is attached to the camera with a bayonet mount. The shutter is a leaf shutter.
The fact that all lenses must have the same rear element makes the optical calculation particularly difficult and restricts the design of lenses with different focal lengths. Therefore, only 35 mm, 50 mm, 85 mm and 115 mm lenses were available for this camera.
The maximum aperture in the telephoto range was f/4, in the wide-angle range there were lenses with f/3.2 and f/4, and the standard lens set offered f/2.8.
I found the adapter presented here on eBay:: www.ebay.de/usr/fotohansi0172
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00:00 Start
00:23 Introduction
01:55 Adaptation
03:05 Attaching and removing the lens
03:47 Adjusting the aperture
04:25 Focusing and mechanical quality of the adapter
05:40 Original accessories from Zeiss Ikon
06:30 Test images of the 2.8 50mm at close range

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[@alexandre_debieve]

Hi ! I'm looking for an adaptater for my Nikon Z8 since sooo long ! Thanks for your video ! May you share the direct link to the adapter. I have clicked on your link but didn't find the good one. Thanks, have a great week end !

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Hello, thank you for your comment. The seller is from Germany, his name on eBay is fotohansi0172. At the moment he seems to have sold all these adapters, maybe you could write to him. Have a nice week too, Stefan

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@@apertureonepointfour thank you so much, can't wait to watch your other videos !