The Contax rangefinder mount is actually two bayonet mounts in one.
What makes this mount interesting, is that it has a focusing helicoid build into it.
Developed by Carl Zeiss in 1932 for their Contax rangefinder cameras, the Contax cameras were aimed to be an advanced cameras system and a flagship for Zeiss, boasting complex features for it’s time.
The lens mount was later used by Japan’s Nikon and Russia’s Kiev. Russia acquired the plans and tools to make a Contax clone after WWII.
I personally do not prefer to shoot a Contax (or Kiev in my case), since the controls are somewhat weird.
Focusing is done via a dial on the camera body as opposed to a lens focus ring.
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