Zeiss Ikon Contaflex - Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm f/2.8 35mm SLR Film Camera with case

TESTED AND FULLY WORKING : Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super BC 35mm Film Camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm F2.8 Lens

A beautifully engineered Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super BC, paired with the legendary Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm F2.8 lens. Made in West Germany, this is a premium vintage 35mm SLR combining classic Zeiss optics, solid mechanical construction and a distinctive leaf-shutter design.

Features

• Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm F2.8 Lens – One of the most famous classic Zeiss optical designs, known for excellent sharpness, strong contrast and beautiful vintage colour and tonal rendering.
• Fast F2.8 Maximum Aperture – Gives greater control over depth of field and makes the lens suitable for portraits, street photography and available-light shooting.
• Classic 50mm Perspective – A natural field of view that works beautifully for everyday photography, travel, portraits and street scenes.
• Single-Lens Reflex Design – You compose and focus directly through the taking lens, allowing accurate framing and precise manual focusing.
• Leaf Shutter System – A distinctive feature of the Contaflex series, providing smooth, quiet operation and flash synchronisation across the shutter-speed range.
• Manual Focus Control – Precise hands-on focusing with the tactile feel expected from classic German photographic equipment.
• Exposure Control – Designed to give the photographer direct control over the photographic process rather than relying on modern automatic systems.
• 35mm Film Format – Uses standard 35mm film, giving you a huge choice of colour negative, black & white and slide films.
• Premium West German Construction – Substantial metal body, beautifully machined controls and the unmistakable chrome-and-black Zeiss Ikon styling.
• Classic Zeiss Rendering – The Tessar is particularly loved for its crisp detail and contrast while still producing the distinctive character associated with vintage Zeiss glass.
• Collector Appeal – A far more unusual choice than the typical vintage Japanese SLR and an attractive camera both to shoot and display.

The Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm F2.8 is a major part of what makes this setup special. Its combination of sharpness, contrast and classic rendering makes it particularly appealing for street photography, portraits, black & white work and everyday film photography.

The Contaflex Super BC is also a camera that feels genuinely special in the hand — solid, beautifully engineered and unmistakably from an era when cameras were built as precision mechanical instruments.

You will need: standard 35mm film.