Classic Camera Review Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 523/16 The Noisy Shutter


Near Mint! 1954 6x6 Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta III, 531/16 with Tessar le Petrakla Classic Cameras

The Ikonta 35 and the Contina were produced in the Zeiss Ikon plant in Stuttgart from 1948 to 1954. A great many of them were sold in Armed Forces PXs and came home with returning GIs. The Ikonta 35 was designed by Hubert Nerwin, who was also the principal designer of the Contax II. A very nice summary of his design work is available at the.


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The Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C 530/2 is a medium format rangefinder camera from the 1930s. It produces 6x9cm frames on 120 film but can also shoot 6×4.5 frames with a mask inserted. Construction of the body is pressed metal and is in a classic folder style of the period. A door opens at the front allowing the bellows to extend with a shutter.


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Zeiss-Ikon 's top product line of folding medium format cameras were badged Ikonta and were generally of superior quality when compared with corresponding folding camera models of Zeiss-Ikon's Nettar product line. Contents 1 History & Models 2 Super Ikonta 3 Lenses & Shutters 4 Camera Models 4.1 Baby Ikonta 520/18 4.2 Ikonta A 520 4.3 Ikonta A 521


1936 ZEISSIKON SUPER IKONTA A, 6x4.5, Tessar lens, CLA’d, Freshly Ser Petrakla Classic Cameras

Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta overview The Super Ikonta series from Zeiss Ikon started their life in 1934. In that year, Zeiss Ikon released three Super Ikonta cameras for the 120 format. They were remarkable cameras and continue to be so until present day.


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Zeiss Ikon Ikonta and Ikomat Around 1930 it appears that Zeiss Ikon began to rationalize the folding cameras in their catalog. Much of the confusing array of different models that was inherited in the merger, and that often competed for the same market were being fazed out, and the new line of Ikontas were introduced.


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Zeiss (Berlin/Stuttgart) made at least 26 cameras with the Ikonta name. There are at least 12 different Ikonta 521s. Of these latter, 4 are 4,5x6 cameras and seem to be just plain 521s. The ones that are 6x9 seem mostly to be 521/2, the 6x6 are 521/16.


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When he bought his Zeiss Ikon Ikonta in the early 1950s, it would have been a substantial outlay for him as a civil servant. While he didn't opt for the Super Ikonta, he paid for a few optional extras; a leather case, the 75mm 3.5 Tessar lens and Compur shutter which had a blindingly fast 1/500th maximum speed!


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The Zeiss-Ikon Contessa 35 was the third new camera produced by Zeiss-Ikon's Stuttgart factory after the war. It was designed by Hubert Nerwin, who also designed the Ikonta 35, Contaflex, SLR, Contax II, and Tenax cameras. The Contessa primarily competed with the Kodak Retina and shares it's compact size.


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Classic Camera Review: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521 June 23, 2022 (June 23, 2022) BSmith My first ever 6cm x 4.5cm medium format camera, this was included in a box of miscellaneous camera gear from my wife's very kind aunt as she was distributing her late husband's belongings. I already had the Ikonta 523/16, and recently posted my review of it.


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That is the case for this brilliant Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C 531/2 from 1936. A vintage folder, but with superior image quality thanks to the super large 6×9 medium format. One of the very best pre-war cameras and still unrivaled today. And it's pocket size! Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C or 531/2 model.


Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta II 531/2 Autrefois la Photo

In 1933, Zeiss introduced an updated version, the Super-Ikonta, which added a coupled rangefinder. Like the Ikontas, these were designated A 530, B 530/16, and C 530/2. The Super-Ikonta C 530/2 shot eight frames on a roll of 120 in the 6×9 image size, with the option to add a mask to take it down to half-frame or 6×4.5.


1955 6x6 Zeiss Ikon Mess Ikonta 524/16, FRESHLY SERVICED! Petrakla Classic Cameras

Our review camera for today is the Zeiss Ikon Ikonta with Novar 75mm F/4.5 lens and Prontor SV shutter. It's marked 523/16 on the backside, I think it's a 'B' model. It takes 12 2¼ x 2¼ (6×6) photos on a roll of 120 film. This very Zeiss Ikon Ikonta was purchased by my dad in the summer of 1953 while getting ready to head home from the Korean war.


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The Ikonta 532/16 lens is an 8cm f/2.8 Tessar. It appears to be uncoated, as would be expected for a pre-war lens. Both front and rear elements are of an impressive size. The aperture is made up of 10 blades.


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Classic Camera Review Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 523/16 The Noisy Shutter

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They are very simple pieces of mechanical and optical engineering but are so fun to use. They are: Left: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2 (Ikonta C) with Novar-Anastigmat 105mm f/1:6.3 (~1928) Right: Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2 with Nettar-Anastigmat 110mm f/1:4.5 (~1931)