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Today Carl Zeiss is reviving the Zeiss Ikon name. The new Zeiss Ikon camera, introduced at the 2004 Photokina show, is a rangefinder camera compatible with [[Leica]] M-mount, developed in Germany and built by [[Cosina]] in Japan (with lenses made in both Japan and Germany, like those for the [[Contax G1]] and [[Contax G2|G2]]). | Today Carl Zeiss is reviving the Zeiss Ikon name. The new Zeiss Ikon camera, introduced at the 2004 Photokina show, is a rangefinder camera compatible with [[Leica]] M-mount, developed in Germany and built by [[Cosina]] in Japan (with lenses made in both Japan and Germany, like those for the [[Contax G1]] and [[Contax G2|G2]]). | ||
| − | == | + | == 35mm == |
| − | * [[ | + | |
| + | === Interchangeable Lens Rangefinders === | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''Dresden'' | ||
| + | * [[Contax I]] | ||
| + | * [[Contax II / III|Contax II]] | ||
| + | * [[Contax II / III|Contax III]] | ||
| + | * Nettax | ||
| + | * Tenax II | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''Stuttgart'' | ||
| + | * [[Contax IIa / IIIa|Contax IIa]] | ||
| + | * [[Contax IIa / IIIa|Contax IIIa]] | ||
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| + | === Fixed Lens === | ||
| + | * Tenax I | ||
| + | * Contessa | ||
| + | * Contina | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Folding === | ||
| − | + | * Super Nettel | |
| − | + | * Super Nettel II | |
| − | * | + | * Ikonta 35 |
| − | + | * Contina I / II | |
| − | * | ||
| − | * | ||
| − | * | ||
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* [[Contessa 35]] | * [[Contessa 35]] | ||
| − | == | + | === SLR === |
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* [[Contaflex (SLR)|Contaflex I]] (1953-1958) | * [[Contaflex (SLR)|Contaflex I]] (1953-1958) | ||
* [[Contaflex (SLR)|Contaflex II]] (1954-1959) | * [[Contaflex (SLR)|Contaflex II]] (1954-1959) | ||
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* Contarex Professional | * Contarex Professional | ||
* Contarex Super | * Contarex Super | ||
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The part of the company that remained in East Germany launched an SLR just after the war, named [[Contax S]]. | The part of the company that remained in East Germany launched an SLR just after the war, named [[Contax S]]. | ||
| − | == | + | === TLR === |
| − | + | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Contaflex (TLR)|Contaflex]] |
| − | * [[ | + | |
| − | * [[ | + | == 127 film == |
| − | * | + | |
| − | * | + | * Kolibri |
| + | * Ikonta 3x4 (Baby Ikonta) | ||
| + | |||
| + | == 120 film == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Folders === | ||
| + | * [[Zeiss Ikon Nettar II|Nettar II]] | ||
| + | * [[Ikonta]] | ||
| + | * [[Super Ikonta A]] | ||
| + | * [[Super Ikonta B]] | ||
| + | * [[Super Ikonta C]] | ||
| + | * [[Super Ikonta III]] | ||
| + | * [[Super Ikonta IV]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === TLR === | ||
| + | * [[Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex Ic|Ikoflex Ic]] | ||
| + | * Ikoflex II | ||
| + | * Ikoflex IIa | ||
| + | * Ikoflex III | ||
| + | * Ikoflex Favorit | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Box === | ||
| + | * Box Tengor | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Plate models == | ||
| − | + | === Folding bed === | |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Zeiss Ikon Maximar|Maximar]] |
| − | * | + | * Ideal |
| − | == | + | === Strut folding === |
| − | * | + | * Nettel |
| − | * | + | * Miroflex |
== VEB Zeiss Ikon (Zeiss Ikon East) == | == VEB Zeiss Ikon (Zeiss Ikon East) == | ||
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| + | === 35mm SLR === | ||
* [[Contax S]] | * [[Contax S]] | ||
* [[Contax S|Contax D]] or [[Contax S|Pentacon]] | * [[Contax S|Contax D]] or [[Contax S|Pentacon]] | ||
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* [[Contax S|Contax FM]] or [[Contax S|Pentacon FM]] | * [[Contax S|Contax FM]] or [[Contax S|Pentacon FM]] | ||
* [[Contax S|Contax FBM]] or [[Contax S|Pentacon FBM]] | * [[Contax S|Contax FBM]] or [[Contax S|Pentacon FBM]] | ||
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| + | === 35mm Fixed Lens === | ||
* Tenax / Taxona | * Tenax / Taxona | ||
| + | |||
| + | === 120 folder === | ||
* Ercona | * Ercona | ||
== Zeiss Ikon / Cosina == | == Zeiss Ikon / Cosina == | ||
* Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder | * Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 16 November 2005
Zeiss Ikon is a German company that was formed in 1926 by the merger of four camera makers, and indeed the word Ikon came from Ica and Contessa-Nettel, two of the constituents in the merger. The other two companies were Ernemann and Goerz. The company was a part of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, another part being the optical company Carl Zeiss. Logically, most of the Zeiss Ikon cameras were equipped with Carl Zeiss lenses.
After World War II, Zeiss Ikon was reformed in West Germany, and trademark disputes followed with the part that was left in East Germany. Zeiss Ikon merged in the mid 1960s with Voigtländer, another important German manufacturer that was controlled by the Zeiss Foundation since 1956.
Zeiss Ikon ceased the production of cameras in 1972. It was a terrible shock for all the German camera industry. Parts of the Zeiss Ikon product line then went to Rollei, and part of the know-how was used to revive the Contax name in collaboration with the Japanese maker Yashica.
Today Carl Zeiss is reviving the Zeiss Ikon name. The new Zeiss Ikon camera, introduced at the 2004 Photokina show, is a rangefinder camera compatible with Leica M-mount, developed in Germany and built by Cosina in Japan (with lenses made in both Japan and Germany, like those for the Contax G1 and G2).
Contents
35mm
Interchangeable Lens Rangefinders
Dresden
- Contax I
- Contax II
- Contax III
- Nettax
- Tenax II
Stuttgart
Fixed Lens
- Tenax I
- Contessa
- Contina
Folding
- Super Nettel
- Super Nettel II
- Ikonta 35
- Contina I / II
- Contessa 35
SLR
- Contaflex I (1953-1958)
- Contaflex II (1954-1959)
- Contaflex III (1956-1958)
- Contaflex IV (1956-1959)
- Contaflex Alpha (1957-1960)
- Contaflex Beta (1957-1958)
- Contaflex Prima (1959-1965)
- Contaflex Rapid (1958-1960)
- Contaflex Super (1959-1963)
- Contaflex Super (new) (1964-1966)
- Contaflex Super B (1962-1965)
- Contaflex Super BC (1965-1968)
- Contaflex S (1968-1971)
- Contaflex 126 (1967-1971)
- Contarex Bullseye (Cyclops)
- Contarex Professional
- Contarex Super
The part of the company that remained in East Germany launched an SLR just after the war, named Contax S.
TLR
127 film
- Kolibri
- Ikonta 3x4 (Baby Ikonta)
120 film
Folders
TLR
- Ikoflex Ic
- Ikoflex II
- Ikoflex IIa
- Ikoflex III
- Ikoflex Favorit
Box
- Box Tengor
Plate models
Folding bed
- Maximar
- Ideal
Strut folding
- Nettel
- Miroflex
VEB Zeiss Ikon (Zeiss Ikon East)
35mm SLR
- Contax S
- Contax D or Pentacon
- Contax E or Pentacon E
- Contax F or Pentacon F
- Contax FB or Pentacon FB
- Contax FM or Pentacon FM
- Contax FBM or Pentacon FBM
35mm Fixed Lens
- Tenax / Taxona
120 folder
- Ercona
Zeiss Ikon / Cosina
- Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder
