<s>
The	O
Contax	B-Algorithm
I	I-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
Original	O
Contax	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
35	O
mm	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
made	O
between	O
1932	O
and	O
1936	O
by	O
Zeiss	O
Ikon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Contax	B-Algorithm
I	I-Algorithm
had	O
six	O
identifiable	O
variants	O
,	O
but	O
fundamentally	O
identical	O
;	O
every	O
aspect	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
outperform	O
the	O
Leica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
removable	O
back	O
was	O
for	O
faster	O
loading	O
and	O
reloading	O
,	O
the	O
bayonet	O
lens	O
mount	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
rapid	O
lens	O
interchangeability	O
,	O
the	O
long-base	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
allowed	O
more	O
accurate	O
focusing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
vertical	O
metal	O
shutter	O
not	O
only	O
gave	O
a	O
faster	O
maximum	O
speed	O
but	O
also	O
banished	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
shutter	O
blinds	O
burning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1932	O
,	O
Zeiss	O
Ikon	O
of	O
Dresden	O
decided	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
,	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Made	O
between	O
1932	O
and	O
1936	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Contax	O
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Contax	B-Algorithm
I	I-Algorithm
after	O
later	O
models	O
were	O
introduced	O
)	O
was	O
markedly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
corresponding	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coupled	B-Algorithm
rangefinder	I-Algorithm
had	O
a	O
very	O
long	O
baseline	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
eyepiece	O
next	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
