Be aware of the fact that the serial number on the body and the removable back. Though purists will prefer matching numbers, keep in mind that all Contax II.
The serial number of a Zeiss Triotar 7.5cm f/4.5 fitted in this Art Deco Rolleicord image by Dirk HR Spennemann(Image rights) |
- 1Carl Zeiss Jena
Carl Zeiss Jena
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Carl Zeiss Jena [1]
Serial nº | Year |
137,418-200,520 | 1912 |
208,473-249,350 | 1913 |
249,886-282,739 | 1914 |
282,800-284,500 | 1915 |
285,200-288,100 | 1916 |
289,087-298,157 | 1917 |
298,215-322,748 | 1918 |
322,799-351,611 | 1919 |
375,194-419,823 | 1920 |
433,273-438,361 | 1921 |
422,899-498,006 | 1922 |
561,270-578,297 | 1923 |
578,297–631,501 | 1924 |
631,500-648,500 | 1925 |
666,790-703,198 | 1926 |
722,196-798,251 | 1927 |
903,100-908,150 | 1928 |
919,794-1,016,885 | 1929 |
922,488-1,239,697 | 1930 |
1,239,699-1,365,582 | 1931 |
1,364,483-1,389,279 | 1932 |
1,436,671-1,456,003 | 1933 |
1,500,474-1,590,000 | 1934 |
1,615,764-1,752,303 | 1935 |
1,674,882-1,942,806 | 1936 |
1,930,150-2,219,775 | 1937 |
2,267,991-2,527,984 | 1938 |
2,527,999-2,651,211 | 1939 |
2,652,000-c2,678,000 | 1940 |
2,678,326-2,790,346 | 1941 |
2,800,000- ? | 1942 |
Post-War Production
3,000,000-3,200,000 | 1945-1949 |
3,200,000-3,470,000 | 1949-1952 |
3,470,000-4,000,000 | 1952-1955 |
4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1955-1958 |
5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1958-1961 |
6,000,000-6,000,000 | 1961-1964 |
7,000,000-8,000,000 | 1964-1967 |
8,000,000-9,000,000 | 1967-1970 |
9,000,000-10,000,000 | 1970-1975 |
Carl Zeiss Oberkochen
Part of the serial number sequence of lenses made by Zeiss after World War II at Oberkochen/ West Germany [1]
Serial nº | Year |
10,000-500,000 | 1946-1951 |
500,000-1,100,000 | 1951-1953 |
1,100,000-2,600,000 | 1953-1959 |
2,600,000-3,000,000 | 1959-1961 |
3,000,000-4,000,000 | 1961-1965 |
4,000,000-5,000,000 | 1965-1969 |
5,000,000-6,000,000 | 1969-1971 |
6,000,000-7.300,000 | 1971-1975 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1Wilkinson, M, and C Glanfield. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates. Chapter 7, Page 99-101.
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Keep in mind the 'one letter five numbers' code was used for all Zeiss-Ikon cameras (not only for Contax) so these codes do not indicate total Contax production.
T 1931/32
V 1933/34
Y 1934/35
A 1936
An extra letter, before or after the serial block letter, indicates the camera was sent back to the camera for repair.Contax I's WITHOUT a 2nd repair letter code are very hard to find!
Serial Numbers for Contax II e III
A 1936
C 10001 - 15000 1936
D 1937
F 41001 - 46000 1937
G 1938
K 1939
M 1940/41
O 1943
The production of Contax II ended with O 65500 in 1943
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