Super Ikonta

Model 533/16

1939

Zeiss-Ikon A. G.

Dresden

Germany

Lens:

f2.8, 8 cm Zeiss Tessar, iris diaphragm to f22. Serial no. 2306271 (c. 1938).

Shutter:

Compur Rapid, speeds 1 - 1/400, B, T. Delayed action. Serial no. 4272072.

Construction:

Leather covered metal body, leather bellows.

Format:

12, 2 ¼" x 2 ¼" exposures on B2 (120) roll-film.

Focusing:

Front-cell To 1.6 metre.

Attributes:

Coupled rotating wedge rangefinder giving central double image. Direct-vision (lens/lens) view-finder.
Auto-stop on film advance. Film advance and shutter release inter-linked to shutter, double exposure and blank exposure prevention. Automatic film loading.
Uncoupled selenium exposure meter, scaled 12 - 30 DIN.
Body-release. Focusing is by small wheel near lens which also moves the rangefinder wedge. Exposure counter. Depth-of-field scale. Red window.

Serial Number:

J96176 (c. 1938) .

This was the last pre-war Super Ikonta and is fitted with an exposure meter similar to that on the Contax III.

After attaching the roll of film to the take-up spool, the film advance knob is turned until arrows on the backing paper line up with two index marks on the camera. When the camera back is closed the automatic film counter is engaged. The film is advanced until a stop is felt when the counter will show the figure 1.

References & Notes:

Super Ikonta models and references.

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