Ikonta 521/16
Ikonta 521/16 (postwar) image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights) |
The 521/16 is a folding camera in the Ikonta line, produced by the German company Zeiss Ikon.
It makes 12 size 6x6 cm images on 120 type rollfilm and comes equipped with a variety of lenses and shutters.
Specifications
- Production period : 1938 to 1951
- Format : 6 x 6 cm on 120 type rollfilm
- Known Lens/Shutter combinations (prewar):
Novar 4.5/7.5 cm lens in a Klio shutter
Novar 3.5/7.5 cm lens in a Compur shutter
Tessar 3.5/7.5 cm lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter - Known Lens/Shutter combinations (postwar):
Novar 4.5/75 mm lens in a Prontor-S shutter
Novar 3.5/75 mm in a Prontor-S shutter
Schneider Xenar 3.5/75 mm lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 3.5/7,5 cm lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter
Zeiss-Opton Tessar 3.5/75 mm lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter - Filter Sizes :
35.5 mm screw-on.
32 mm slip-in (should have 3 slots to accomodate for lens ring set-screws) - Flash synchronisation (only postwar) : Socket on shutter, X-synchronisation
- Lighmeter system : none
- Double exposure prevention : Yes
- Color Finish : Black with chrome ornaments
- Color Leatherette : Black
- Dimensions WxDxH (folded) : 135x45x78 mm
- Weight: 540 grams
Ikonta 521/16 (prewar) image by John-Henry Collinson (Image rights) |
Bibliography
- Bernd K.Otto, Article "Die Entwicklung der Ikonta/Super Ikonta (1)" in the German magazine Photo Deal Nr.46 III/2004
- Bernd K.Otto, Article "Die Entwicklung der Ikonta/Super Ikonta (2)" in the German magazine Photo Deal Nr.47 IV/2004
- Zeiss Ikon brochure, W5214 Holl.15000 350 O/1096, 1950, Dutch, page 3