Ikonta 521

Ikonta 521 (postwar) image by Daniel Wirgård (Image rights)

The 521 is a small Ikonta folding camera produced by the German company Zeiss Ikon.
It makes 16 size 4.5x6 cm images on 120 type rollfilm and comes equipped with a variety of lenses and shutters.

Specifications

• Production period : 1938 to 1956
• Format : 4.5 x 6 cm on 120 type rollfilm
• Known Lens/Shutter combinations (prewar):
  Novar 3.5/7.5 cm lens in a Compur shutter
  Tessar 3.5/7.5 cm lens in a Compur shutter
• Known Lens/Shutter combinations (postwar):
  Novar 4.5/75 mm lens in a Prontor-S or Prontor-SV shutter
  Novar 3.5/75 mm lens in a Prontor-S or Prontor-SV shutter
  Tessar 3.5/75 mm lens in a Compur-Rapid or Synchro-Compur shutter
• Filter Size : ?
• Flash synchronisation : Socket on shutter, X-synchronisation
• Lighmeter system : none
• Double exposure prevention : Yes
• Color Finish : Black with chrome ornaments
• Color Leatherette : Black
• Dimensions WxDxH: Folded 113x38x78 mm
• Weight: 460 grams

Bibliography

• Bernd K.Otto, Article "Die Entwicklung der Ikonta/Super Ikonta (1)" in the German magazine Photo Deal Nr.46 III/2004
• Zeiss Ikon brochure "Erfüllbare Wünschträume - Zeiss Ikon Cameras" from 1953, page 5