Icarette
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| with Novar Anastigmat 1:6.8 F=7,5cm image by Mark O'Brien (Image rights) |
The Icarette series of cameras were made by ICA from c.1920 and are non-self-erecting folding bed cameras for roll film. Additionally some featured removable backs for plateholders. After the incorporation of ICA into Zeiss Ikon the camera series was continued.
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Specifications
Icarette B
- Type: horizontal folding camera
- Manufacturer: ICA
- Year of launch: maybe 1925
- Film: 120 rollfilm
- Lens: Ica Hekla f6.8 7.5cm or Ica Novar Anastigmat f6.8 7.5cm
- Shutter: Ica leaf shutter with speeds 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 sec. plus B and T mode, or Compur with speeds up to 1/300 sec.
- Focusing: lever device
- Viewfinders: Iconometer (sports finder) and collapsible brilliant finder
- Frame size: 6×6 cm
The Icarette B has a back with a pull-out tab. In one tab position the red window is uncovered for checking film advance, in another position the tab served as visor of the sports finder. The back is easily removable by pressing two little buttons at once. When closing the door the brilliant finder collapses automatically to fit in the closed body. The camera has a sturdy metal construction, covered with fine grained leather.
Icarette C
- Type: vertical folding camera
- Manufacturer: ICA
- Year of launch: maybe 1925
- Film: 120 roll film
- Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena f4.5/100mm Tessar, or Ica Dominar f4.5/100 mm
- Shutter: Compur leaf shutter with speeds 1 sec. to 1/250 sec.
- Focusing: lever device
- Viewfinders: Iconometer and brillant finder
- Image size: 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches
- Size: 7 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches
- Weight: 25 ounces
Icarette D/Icarette DA
- Type: vertical folding camera
- Manufacturer: ICA
- Year of launch: maybe 1925
- Film: 120 roll film/DA model also takes 6.5x9cm plates
- Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena 1:4.5/105mm Tessar, or Ica Dominar 1:4.5/105 mm
- Shutter: Compur leaf shutter with speeds 1 sec. to 1/250 sec.
- Focusing: lever device
- Viewfinders: Iconometer and brillant finder
- Image size: 2 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches
- Size: 8 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 inches
- Weight: 31 ounces
Icarette L
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| Icarette L with f4.5 Tessar image by Nicholas Middleton (Image rights) |
- Type: vertical folding camera
- Manufacturer: ICA
- Year of launch: maybe 1925
- Film: 120 rollfilm/6.5x9cm plates
- Lens: Zeiss Tessar f4.5 10.5cm or Dominar
- Shutter: Dial set Compur with speeds 1 second to 1/250th plus 'B' and 'T' mode.
- Focusing: rack and pinion
- Viewfinders: Iconometer (sports finder), collapsible brilliant finder and removable ground glass screen
- Frame size: 6×9cm/6.5×9cm
- Size: 6 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 inches
- Weight: 25 1/2 ounces
The Icarette L was a late model in the series, and is designed to take either 120 film or 6.5x9cm plates. The camera has a removable ground glass screen for use with 6.5x9cm plateholders, or a back with an orange window and pressure plate for 6x9cm exposures on 120 film. The camera also features rising front movement and double extension bellows.
