After WW2 as part of war reparations, Russia took possession of the contents of the former Contax factory in Dresden, East Germany and moved them to Arsenal, Ukraine to continue the production of the famous Contax II/III. Early models were identical to the Contax, although the legendary build quality probably wasn’t up to the extremely high Zeiss standards. As production progressed, later examples deviated slightly from the original Contax design. Production continued until 1987 with over a million sold.

This example is mint, although the shutter failed soon after I purchased it from Etsy. The 50mm F2 Jupiter lens has a good reputation and the position of the rangefinder windows makes for accurate focussing.