Zeiss Ikon Contina II Monoblock / IIc Kodak is known for recycling model names in a confusing manner, using similar sames over different style cameras with secondary version suffixes. Kodak marked most models with particular names to keep them recognizable, so the madness had some order. Zeiss has gone the other way, using the same name over different models, marked...

Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa The Contina IIa was a step up over the Contina Ia, adding an uncoupled light meter, and was successfully positioned at the forefront of the midrange German cameras market, say against the Vito line. The 1952 Contina II, aka Mess Contina, was a capable camera, klapp rangefinder style. It was slotted a notch below the Ikonta...

Zeiss Ikon Contina Ia The Zeiss Ikon Contina Ic was the second Contina generation, introduced in 1956. The first Contina model was a klapp-style camera, which was common pre-war. The Ia was a monoblock, simplified model aimed at the up-and-coming mid-market user segment. It had all that the amateur shooter needed, on a budget. Specifications were similar to the Contina...