A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. As a piv
Leica camera (1950s)
Hasselblad 500 C/M with Zeiss lens
Different apertures of a lens
The distance range in which objects appear clear and sharp, called depth of field, can be adjusted by many cameras. This allows a photographer to control which objects appear in focus, and which do not.
Contax began as a German camera model in the Zeiss Ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality Zeiss interc
Contax II, 1936
A historic camera: the East Germany Contax S of 1949
Contax TVS Digital with Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 2.8–4.8
Zeiss Ikon Contax I (1932–36)