What is the cheapest used Contax III in the UK?

The cheapest used Contax III currently listed is £60.00 at Camera House, based on 5 listings compared across 2 UK retailers.

How many used Contax III are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 5 used Contax III listings available across 2 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Used Contax III for Sale — From £60

£60.00 Low price

£732.00 High price

5 Listings

2 Retailers

2 Reduced

Great for: general street

Premium pre-war Zeiss Ikon rangefinder from 1939 with built-in meter and vertical metal shutter, a serious collector's camera.

The Contax III is a pre-war professional 35mm rangefinder camera from Contax (produced by Zeiss Ikon), released approximately 1936. A direct competitor to the Leica of its era. Uses the Contax RF (rangefinder) bayonet mount for Zeiss Ikon lenses. Contax RF mount.

35mm film rangefinder. Contax RF bayonet mount (pre-war Zeiss Contax system). All-mechanical focal-plane shutter to 1/1250s. Built-in selenium exposure meter (III model). Manual focus. Contax RF mount.

The Contax III added a built-in selenium exposure meter to the Contax II design — one of the first cameras with an integrated exposure meter. The Contax RF mount uses Zeiss lenses (Sonnar, Biogon, Tessar) from the pre-war Contax system. An important piece of photographic history.

On the used market the Contax III is a rare pre-war rangefinder collector camera. Condition checks: rangefinder and viewfinder, focal-plane shutter at all speeds (pre-war shutters can be sticky), selenium meter condition. Contax RF mount — pre-war Zeiss system.