Zeiss Ikon introduced the Contax in 1932, and photographers considered this 35 mm camera to have a high quality coupled rangefinder—rivaling the Leica. The Contax III had an uncoupled exposure meter and combined rangefinder and viewfinder windows.
William B. Cavanaugh Collection
Special Collections, Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Zeiss Ikon introduced the Contax in 1932, and photographers considered this 35 mm camera to have a high quality coupled rangefinder—rivaling the Leica. The Contax III had an uncoupled exposure meter and combined rangefinder and viewfinder windows.