Carl Zeiss Jena Contax Olympia Sonnar 2.8/18cm DIRECT MOUNT

Super rare DIRECT MOUNT Sonnar WITH rangefinder coupling.
Usually only the more common version in the Flektoskop housing is known and found.

Made in the 3rd batch consisting of 100 lenses from nos.1998501-1998600 in November 1936.
Until then only 200 lenses have been produced so it is a very early type !

50x        1503701-1503750 (February 1936)
100x    1844901-1845000 (April 1937 ) - a later production batch with earlier number - not unusual)
50x        1874901-1874950 (May 1936)
100x    1998501-1998600 (November 1936)    

The outfit consists of the lens in almost mint condition, the original lens hood, both original caps, it’s original maker’s box, a matching turret finder with 18cm focal length.

The lens hood is reversible and is a screw-in type.

The illustrated Contax II body is not included in the sale ! It is for demonstration purposes only !