Zeiss Jena Contax Camera Sniper 2,8/18cm

the Zeiss Ikon rifle stock 543/75 was developed for the Olympic games 1936 in Germany by the famous sports photographer Lothar Rübelt, it is one of the most rare accessories for Contax, only very few are known to exist - it comes with a matching chrome Sonnar 2.8/18cm (1936) in Contax direct mount with hood,vario finder, Contax II - all in very good condition, this gunstock (now with the correct cable release) is illustrated in Kuc - Auf den Spuren der Contax, volume I, page 200.

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