Super Ikonta 530

Super Ikonta A 530 image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)

The 530 is a folding camera in the Ikonta line, produced by the German company Zeiss Ikon.
It takes 16 size 4.5x6 cm images on 120 type rollfilm. The Super Ikonta's are equiped with coupled rangefinders.

Specifications

• Production period : 1934 to 1937
• Format : 4.5 x 6 cm on 120 type rollfilm
• Known Lens/Shutter combinations:
  Tessar 3.5/7.0 cm lens in a Compur or Compur-Rapid shutter
• Filter Size : ?
• Flash synchronisation : none
• Lighmeter system : none
• Double exposure prevention : none
• Rangefinder : Coupled, rotating wedge
• Viewfinder : Foldable, from 1935 onwards also as Albada type
• Color Finish : Black with chrome ornaments
• Color Leatherette : Black
• Dimensions WxDxH: ?x?x? mm
• Weight: ? grams

Bibliography

• Bernd K.Otto, Article "Die Entwicklung der Ikonta/Super Ikonta (1)" in the German magazine Photo Deal Nr.46 III/2004
• The British Journal Almanac, 1936, advertisment page 546