Contax II Ivory - "First Model" from 1947

Carl Zeiss, Jena. Contax II no. 27908, with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/5 cm T no. 3104703, full working condition, including the self-timer, filter thread with dent, synchronized on the front post 1947. - Note: From recorded Contax ivory-colored cameras (nos. 27917/3107140, 27927/3104794, 27949/3104753, 27960/3104785, 27965/3104755 and 279??/3104774 from the Kuc book), this example bears the earliest number in terms of both the camera and the lenses. The paint (probably intended for medical tools) displays scattered imperfections and a slight wrinkling, a typical feature of the freshly opened paint not being thoroughly stirred and/or the non-chrome-plated (!) brass housing caps not being degreased. With the material shortages of the post-war period, a camera was not so quickly reclassified as sub-quality, thus this first paint sample prototype may have been amongst the first of the Contax ivory-colored camera to have been put into test operation.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)