The Ikoflex is the only true Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) made by Zeiss Ikon — the WWII Tengoflex is actually just a box-camera with a large, simple brilliant finder which does not aid focussing and is therefore considered to be a pseudo-TLR. The first Ikoflex was introduced in 1934 and had a striking “Art Deco” […]
Tag: Zeiss Ikon Film Camera
Posted in5 Frames...
5 Frames… Of Dundee on Fomapan 100 Classic and a Zeiss Ikon Contina LK (35mm / EI 100)
The woman with the mobile phone must think I’m creepy. Or possibly daft. Perhaps both. She is sat on a bench in the sunshine, having a chat with a friend, and I am stalking around the arches of the building with a camera as old as I am. Precisely, as old as I am, in […]
Posted in5 Frames..., Articles
5 Frames… On a panoramic-mod Zeiss Ikonta 521/16 and Rollei Retro 400S (EI 4200 / 120 Format)
I have an obsession with panoramic photos and the cameras that take them. Walk into a museum or historical exhibit and chances are you’ll find a panorama; often impossibly long and expertly taken by masters of the past. Often there’s a bigger opportunity for unintended scenes, objects, people, and situations to be captured in time. […]
Posted in5 Frames..., Articles
5 Frames… Of Venice/Italy on Kodak EKTACHROME 64T (EI 50 / 120 format / Zeiss Ikon 518/2 Nettar)
Me and my girlfriend planned an ultra-short trip to Venice, Italy. We wanted to fly with just cabin luggage so I thought about keeping my camera collection compact. The friend we were going to visit called it the most beautiful city in the world and since I take his opinion very seriously I had to […]
Posted inBarnet Ensign Ross film camera reviews, Film camera reviews, Reviews, Zeiss Ikon film camera reviews
Comparing the Super Ikonta 532/16 and Ensign 12-20 folding cameras
British camera manufacturer Barnet Ross Ensign boldly advertised in the post-Second World War period that photographic development had now moved from Europe to Great Britain.
Posted in5 Frames..., Articles
5 Frames… With Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16)
The Munda Bidi Trail is a wonderful thousand-kilometre dirt bicycle ride between Perth and Albany in Western Australia.
I started down the Albany at the south-west tip of Australia and spent nine days meandering north.
Posted in5 Frames..., Articles
5 Frames… With Rollei CR200 (EI 200 / 35mm / XPRO / Zeiss Ikon ZM)
This film has very few of the attributes we generally associate with color reversal films, namely: fine grain and beautifully balanced vibrant colors.
Posted inFilm camera reviews, Reviews, Zeiss Ikon film camera reviews
Recensione: vi racconto le mie folding – Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2 & Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2
Il panorama della fotografia analogica è ricchissimo di fotocamere e attrezzature prodotte negli ultimi secoli da centinaia di produttori diversi, e questo ci aiuta a capire la bellezza e lo stato di evoluzione che questa Arte (la Fotografia) è riuscita
Posted inZeiss Ikon film camera reviews
Camera review: My Zeiss Ikon folders – the Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2 & Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2
Over the past two centuries, the film photography panorama has had plenty of cameras and other gear produced from hundreds of manufacturers.
