Ikoflex 1

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..

It creates 6x6cm negatives (or slides) on 120 film or 620 film and has separate counters for each film type. Interestingly, as not that common with MF TLR's, the film transport runs horizontally.

Specifications

• 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

Bibliography

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

Links

• Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex Coffee Can/Original) at Pacific Rim Camera
• Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex (850/16) user manual at Butkus.org