Lens:

f2.8, 80 mm Zeiss Planar. Fully automatic iris diaphragm to f22. Depth of field scale on lens. Interchangeable bayonet mount. Serial no. 1595983 (c.1956).

Shutter:

Synchro Compur speeded 1 - 1/500, B. EV 2 - 18. Delayed action. X and M synchronisation.

Construction:

Metal body.

Format:

12, 6 x 6 cm exposures on 120 roll-film.

Focusing:

Helical to .9 metre.

Attributes:

Reflex viewing through the lens. Full-size focusing screen. Fresnel condenser. Interchangeable viewing hood. Focusing magnifier in hood.
Auto-stop on film-advance, interlinked to shutter. Film-advance lowers the mirror and tensions the shutter.
Interchangeable film magazines. Accessory shoe. Film type reminder. Automatic frame counter. Exposure meter housed in film-advance knob. Scaled EV 1 - 20. Sliding cover for incident reading. Made by Gosson.

Identification:

Early model with accessory socket holes on camera front.

Serial Number:

CE 38341 (1959) .

With:

• f4, 150 mm Sonnar. Fully automatic iris diaphragm to f32. Pre-view lever. Synchro-Compur shutter speeded 1 - 1/500, B. EV 3 - 19. Delayed action. X and M synchronisation. Focusing to 4' 6". With front cap and plastic lens bubble. Serial no. 4454007 (1967).
• f5.6, 250 mm Sonnar. Iris diaphragm to f45. Pre-view lever. Synchro-Compur shutter speeded 1 - 1/500, B. EV 4 - 20. Delayed action. X and M synchronisation. Focusing scale to 8' 6". With front and rear caps. Serial no. 5453474 (1971).
• Lens cap.; Lens shade 80. Improved model of c.1962.
• HC-1 pentaprism. Introduced c.1962. With instructions.
• Magnifier hood. 2.5x magnification, eyesight correction. Version with vertical script c.1958.
• Frame view-finder (code TISFC) for 150 mm / 250 mm lenses Introduced 1964. In box.
• Sports view-finder with parallax compensation. Introduced 1957.
• Professional Lens Shade (introduced 1969). For 38 mm to 250 mm lenses.
• f1m Proxar, close-up lens. With front and rear caps.
• Haze filter, with rear cap.; CR6 filter.; Ever-ready case. Smooth black finish, introduced c.1961.
• Instructions for Extension tubes and close-up lenses.; 500c instruction book, d.1958.; Instructions for roll-film magazine, d1957.
• Film-advance knob without meter.
• Cut film back. For exposures on 6.4 x 6.4 cm film. With instructions. In box.
• Pistol grip, introduced c.1965.