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The East German VEB [[Zeiss Ikon]] resumed production of folder cameras after the war with the Ercona. It was a 6x9 format camera based on the Zeiss Ikon model 521/2, the [[Ikonta]] C.  
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The East German VEB [[Zeiss Ikon]] resumed production of folder cameras after the war in 1948 with the '''Ercona'''. It is a 6x9 format camera based on the [[Ikonta 521/2|Zeiss Ikon model 521/2]], the [[Ikonta]] C. It inherited the Ikonta's smooth fast unfolding mechanism, and its unfolding release button releases also the unfolding of the collapsible optical viewfinder.
  
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The earliest batches of the Ercona was almost identical to the Western Ikonta. This simple model was then developed further in Dresden, and later batches are equipped with a dual format system, allowing the photographer to chose between 6x9 or 6x6 format. These cameras were equipped with two red windows, a removable 6x6 mask in the film chamber and an additional pop-up square mask in the finder.  
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The earliest batches of the Ercona were almost identical to the Western Ikonta. This simple model was then developed further in Dresden, and later batches are equipped with a dual format system, allowing the photographer to chose between 6x9 or 6x6 format. These cameras are equipped with two red windows, a removable 6x6 mask in the film chamber and an additional flip-up square mask in the finder. There is also a shutter lock against double-exposure. A red point appears near the film winding key on the top when the next shot becomes possible.
  
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The Ercona I can be found with [[Novar]] (later Novonar) 4,5/110 or [[Tessar]] 3,5/105 lenses.  
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The Ercona I can be found with Novar (later Novonar) 4,5/110 or [[Tessar]] 3,5/105 lenses.  
  
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The simplest models have [[Junior]] shutters from Gebrüder [[Werner]] (GW), with three shutter speeds (1/25, 1/50 and 1/100). Early cameras can be found with [[Compur]] shutters, while later models can have either a [[Tempor]] or a [[Prontor]]-S, all with shutter speeds from 1 to 1/250 sec.
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The simplest models have self-cocking shutters from Gebrüder [[Werner]] (GW), with three shutter speeds (1/25, 1/50 and 1/100) plus B mode, and without flash connector. Early cameras can be found with [[Compur]] shutters, while later models (from c.1952 onwards) can have either a [[Tempor]] or a [[Prontor]]-S, all with shutter speeds from 1 to 1/250 sec.
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== Ercona II ==
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The '''Ercona II''' from 1956 was very similar to the Ercona I, but the finder was now built into a chrome top. It can be found with the same Novonar or Tessar lenses as the Ercona I, but only with Tempor shutters with speeds from 1 to 1/250 sec., or a (somewhat rare) Prontor-SVS with speeds from 1 to 1/300 sec.
  
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== Ercona II ==
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The Exona was not an export version.
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The Ercona II from 1954 was very similar to the Ercona I, but the finder was now built into a chrome top. It can be found with the same Novonar or Tessar lenses as the Ercona I, but only with Tempor shutters with speeds from 1 to 1/250 sec., or a (somewhat rare) Prontor-SVS with speeds from 1 to 1/300 sec.
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== Links ==
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* [https://zeissikonveb.de/start/kameras/ercona.html Ercona and Exona] at [https://zeissikonveb.de/index.html zeissikonveb.de] (in German)
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/zeiss_ikon/zeiss_ikon_ercona_6x9/zeiss_ikon_ercona_6x9.htm Ercona (I) instruction manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Butkus.org]
  
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Exona was an export version of the Tessar Ercona II.
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[[Category:German 6x9 viewfinder]]
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[[Category:120 film]]
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[[Category:Zeiss Ikon]]

Latest revision as of 07:04, 5 January 2023

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Zeiss Ikon Ercona
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)

The East German VEB Zeiss Ikon resumed production of folder cameras after the war in 1948 with the Ercona. It is a 6x9 format camera based on the Zeiss Ikon model 521/2, the Ikonta C. It inherited the Ikonta's smooth fast unfolding mechanism, and its unfolding release button releases also the unfolding of the collapsible optical viewfinder.

The earliest batches of the Ercona were almost identical to the Western Ikonta. This simple model was then developed further in Dresden, and later batches are equipped with a dual format system, allowing the photographer to chose between 6x9 or 6x6 format. These cameras are equipped with two red windows, a removable 6x6 mask in the film chamber and an additional flip-up square mask in the finder. There is also a shutter lock against double-exposure. A red point appears near the film winding key on the top when the next shot becomes possible.

The Ercona I can be found with Novar (later Novonar) 4,5/110 or Tessar 3,5/105 lenses.

The simplest models have self-cocking shutters from Gebrüder Werner (GW), with three shutter speeds (1/25, 1/50 and 1/100) plus B mode, and without flash connector. Early cameras can be found with Compur shutters, while later models (from c.1952 onwards) can have either a Tempor or a Prontor-S, all with shutter speeds from 1 to 1/250 sec.

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Zeiss Ikon Ercona I
Images by Antonio Carlos Castejón. (Image rights)


Ercona II

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Pentacon Ercona II
image by OZBOX (Image rights)

The Ercona II from 1956 was very similar to the Ercona I, but the finder was now built into a chrome top. It can be found with the same Novonar or Tessar lenses as the Ercona I, but only with Tempor shutters with speeds from 1 to 1/250 sec., or a (somewhat rare) Prontor-SVS with speeds from 1 to 1/300 sec.

The Exona was not an export version.

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Pentacon Ercona II
image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights)


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