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This is a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta C (520/2) in E+ condition. It was made between 1930-40. 6 x 9cm on 120 film. The lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1:4.5 f=10,5cm (105mm). The lens looks to be pretty clear. You can focus the lens on the front of the shutter. The shutter is an Compur (T,B,1-250). The bellows are in great shape. The best thing about this camera is that you can still buy film for it and use it.
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From: [email protected] (Mark Anderson)
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000
Subject: Re: 6x9 Folding Cameras.
Andr�s [email protected] wrote:
> Third: the bellows are dry.
I recently bought a Zeiss Super Ikonta C that needed a new bellows.
Bought a new bellows (synthetic modern material, not leather) from
Western Bellows in Cucamonga, CA, USA for $80. Installation locally
$35. The repairman complemented the material of the new bellows. Just
got it back a few days ago and just developed a test roll a few minutes
ago. Looking forward to lots of fun with this camera. Anyway, it's not
a major problem to replace the bellows if the camera needs it.
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Mark Anderson
DBA Riparia www.teleport.com/~andermar/
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 From: "Mike Elek" [email protected] Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.medium-format Subject: Re: An interesting article. The Super Ikonta B (530/16) is an extremely heavy camera. Great lens and great photos, but wow -- heavy! Godfrey has taken some very nice photos with his Super Ikonta. And I imagine he's become very muscular from carrying it around! The Ikonta/Super Ikonta C cameras with the Tessar lenses are terrific too. They give you a very large 6x9 negative -- just eight shots per roll. But wow. Here's a sample page to give you an idea of the resolution from this camera. http://pages.prodigy.net/mm-elek/Ikonta120.htm I love these old folders. You also might want to check out the Old Folder Forum, started by Stephe -- also a fan of the medium format camera. http://forums.delphiforums.com/oldfolder/start -Mike ...