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Ikoflex "coffee-can", early version with pyramid shaped hood
image by Kazutaka Tsutsui (Image rights)

The removable Filmroll carrier system
image by avital natanson (Image rights)

The Ikoflex (850/16) is a TLR camera that was made by Zeiss Ikon from 1934 till 1937.
Because of its shape it got the nickname "Coffee can".

Confusingly, the Ikoflex II (851/16) was renamed Ikoflex I (850/16) in 1939.^[1].

It creates 6x6cm negatives (or slides) on 120 film. Interestingly, as not that common with MF TLR's, the film transport runs horizontally.

Taking lens / shutter combinations :
850/16 E : Zeiss Ikon Novar f/6.3 lens in a Derval shutter
850/16 I : Zeiss Ikon Novar 8cm f/4.5 lens in a Derval shutter
850/16 IK : Zeiss Ikon Novar 8cm f/4.5 lens in a Klio shutter
850/16 CR : Zeiss Ikon Novar 8cm f/4.5 lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter
Viewing lens: f/3.5
Film-advance mechanism with exposure counter
Dimensions WxDxH : 97x93x139 mm
Weight: 1030 grams

Zeiss Ikon brochure, Zeiss Ikon Cameras 1934, XXVII 8253 500 834, German, page 22.

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 The '''Ikoflex''' (850/16) is a [[TLR]] camera that was made by [[Zeiss Ikon]] from 1934 till 1937.<br/>
 Because of its shape it got the nickname "Coffee can".