Contax T2 Compact Film Camera, Serial 214497, Titanium Silver, Unused, Complete Boxed Set
Contax T2 Compact Film Camera, Serial 214497, Titanium Silver, Unused, Complete Boxed Set
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An unused Contax T2 compact film camera, serial 214497, with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 38 mm f/2.8 lens, complete with its original box, presentation case, strap, manual and registration card.
The Piece
The Contax name dates from 1932, when Zeiss Ikon of Dresden introduced it, and the T2, made in Japan by Kyocera from 1990, is the house’s best-known autofocus compact, with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar lens behind a sliding barrier.
The T2 combines aperture-priority exposure with autofocus in a titanium body with a dark grip, and the Sonnar lens sits behind a sliding barrier that also switches the camera on. The photographs show the front, back, top, base and side, the opened film chamber with its protective sheet still in place, and the contents of the box.
This example is serial 214497. It is complete with its black outer box, grey velvet presentation case lined in pink, strap, instruction manual, registration card, soft protective case and a battery, which is old and of unknown charge.
Details
- Maker: Contax
- Model: T2 compact film camera
- Material: Titanium body
- Lens: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 38 mm f/2.8
- Format: 35 mm film
- Colour: Titanium silver
- Origin: Made in Japan
- Included: Original box; presentation case; strap; instruction manual; registration card; soft protective case; battery (age unknown)
Condition
- Grade S in Japan: unused, with no marks from use.
- The camera is unused, and its film chamber still holds the maker’s protective sheet. The supplied battery is old and its remaining charge is not known.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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