No, Contarex had a normal shutter and was quite big. It could be the Contaflex, though but IIRC it had a normal in the lens shutter. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 3:18 PM Subject: Re: strange camera. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James" > Subject: strange camera. > > > > first off. it is a non pentax camera (no flames please) and am > going from memory here. so it is a bit scratchy. need help in trying > to remember what brand it was. > > > > it was a 35 mm slr that was shutter prioritiy from late 60's early > 70's??? > > it had the meter sencor in the mirror it self. many engraved lines > in the mirror surface to let light to the cbs sensor. > > it had a leaf shutter between lens and mirror. no film plane > shutter as per normal, so the mirror had to form a light tight seal > to prevent film fog > > the VF had a needle which pointed to F stops engraved on the focus > screen. I think the lens iris was part of the camera body, could have > been part of the shutter (memory fade) > > operation was as follows. shutter leaves closed, mirror moves up, > shutter opens (to F stop?) for set time (up to 1/500th), shutter > closes, mirror moves down, shutter opens again. > > There where only 3 lens available for it. flash sync was any > shutter speed due to leaf shutter. > > Sounds like a Zeiss Contarex, though I don't recall if they were > automatic. > > > > > on a side note, didn't the pentax 6x7 have a leaf shutter lens with > pc terminal on it? > > Two actually. The 90mm f/2.8 LS, and the 165mm f/4 LS. > I have both. > > William Robb > >
