The Nettar series by Zeiss Ikon was a successful range of self-erecting folding cameras for 120 roll film. Several types were offered for 6×9cm, 6×6cm and 6×4.5cm format, with different lenses in a variety of shutters.
Vertical Folders
Nettar 510
- Year of release: 1934
- alternate name: Bob 510
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×4,5cm exposures)
- Shutter: Derval leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 sec – 1/100 sec.
- Lens: Nettar 1:6.3/75mm
- Aperture: 6.3 to 22
- Viewfinder: two frames
Nettar 510/2
- Year of release: 1936
- alternate name: Bob 510/2
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×9cm exposures)
- Shutter: Gauthier leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 sec – 1/75 sec.
- Lens: Nettar 1:7.7/105mm
- Viewfinder: optical indirect vision viewfinder on the lens, additional viewfinder frames on body
Nettar 515
- Year of release: 1937
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×4.5cm exposures)
- Shutter: Klio leaf shutter, speeds 1 sec – 1/125 sec.
- Lens: Nettar-Anastigmat 1:4.5/7.5cm
- Aperture: 4.5 to 32
- Viewfinder: two frames
Nettar 515/2
- Year of release: 1937
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×9cm exposures)
- Viewfinder: optical indirect vision viewfinder on the lens
- Lens/shutter combinations:
- Nettar 1:3.5/105mm in Derval leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 sec – 1/100 sec; aperture 6.3 to 32
- Novar Anastigmat 1:4.5/11cm in Telma leaf shutter 1/25 – 1/175; aperture 4.5 to 32
- Novar Anastigmat 1:6.3/105mm in Compur-Rapid shutter 1 – 1/400; aperture 3.5 to 32
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Leaflet for the Nettar 515/2 in French, dating c.1934. (Image rights)
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Nettar 515/16
- Year of release: 1937
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)
- Shutter: Telma leaf shutter and KLIO 1/25 – 1/175
- Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:4.5/75mm
- Viewfinder: two frames
Horizontal Folders
Nettar II 517/16
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Nettar 517/16 with f/6.3 Novar Picture by Uwekulick. (Image rights)
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- Year of release: 1949
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)
- Shutter: Vario leaf shutter (or Pronto or Prontor-SV) , speeds 1/25 sec – 1/200 sec.
- Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:6.3/75mm, other version with a 1:4.5/75mm
- Aperture: 6.3 to 22 (or 4.5 to 22)
- Viewfinder: optical direct vision viewfinder below flash shoe
Nettar II 518/16
- Year of release: 1949
- alternate names: Signal Nettar, Nettar IIb
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)
- Shutter: Vario leaf shutter , speeds 1/25 sec – 1/200 sec. , alternate model with Prontor-SVS leaf shutter
- Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:4.5/75mm
- Aperture: 4.5 to 22
- Viewfinder: optical direct vision viewfinder below flash shoe
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