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Contax
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<p>Contax (stylised as CONTAX in the Kyocera era) began as a German <a href="/facts/Camera/j4uqsfJQ">camera</a> model in the <a href="/facts/Zeiss_Ikon/sCCBJNxV">Zeiss Ikon</a> line in 1932, and later became a brand name. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality <a href="/facts/Carl_Zeiss_AG/sCCBJNxV">Zeiss</a> interchangeable <a href="/facts/Photographic_lens/TkL6sd1b">lenses</a>. The final products under the Contax name were a line of <a href="/facts/135_film/UWGpI8k5">35 mm</a>, medium format, and digital cameras engineered and manufactured by Japanese multinational <a href="/facts/Kyocera/HsD4RJAY">Kyocera</a>, and featuring modern Zeiss optics. In 2005, Kyocera announced that it would no longer produce Contax cameras. The rights to the brand are currently part of Carl Zeiss AG, but no Contax cameras are currently in production, and the brand is considered dormant. </p>