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camera at eye level. The Contax-S thus becomes the first miniature camera โข to use the reflex principle in this manner.
In actual operation, the reflecting mirror throws the image up to a ground glass Screen. "Here it is picked up and "bent" by a complex prism and lens system so that it reaches the eye of the photographer in a greatly enlarged, upright position. Focusing is accomplished simply by turning the convenient, milled ring of the lens mount. The tremendoulsy magnified, life-size image assures critical focusing to a degree never before possible o11 a camera of this size.
Other Zeiss-Ikon innovations in the new Contax-S include built-in flash synchronization with the contact ingeniously located inside the tripod socket, allowing for the attachment of a remarkably simple and functional flash gun. All speeds on the focal-plane shutter, from 1 to 1/1000th seconds, are controlled from a single knob located on top of the camera. In addition, no moving parts are exposed, eliminating the danger of the shutter being disturbed while in operation. The shutter release is conveniently located on the camera face to permit quick focusing with the left hand and snapping the picture with the right. A hinged back makes for easy loading with all standard 35 ram. film cartridges.
The only accessory necessary with this new Zeiss-Ikon camera is an adaptor coupling the camera body to the microscope. The object to be photographed may be observed through the regular "Prisma-Scope" finder, which permits continuous viewing of a brilliant image up to the moment of exposure. The penta-roof prism built into the finder insures the image being upright and nonreversed, no matter how the camera is turned. Complete freedom from parallax, high speed and great compactness make the Contax-S an ideal instrument for all phases of scientific photography.
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