Zeiss Ikon Kolibri
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The Kolibri 523/18[1] was made by Zeiss Ikon in Germany, c.1930-1935; it takes sixteen 3x4cm exposures on 127 film. The camera has a collapsible lens tube and is arranged in a vertical format (to take a 'horizontal' picture), with a flip-up viewfinder on the top. On the right-hand side are the winding knob and a tripod bush. The lens has small "feet" on one side, so the camera would stand horizontally, and a strut can be fixed below the lens to balance the camera vertically. There are two red windows on the back, for the small image format. The camera came in a fitted case with two supplementary close-up lenses Proxar 1 & 2, which allow focusing down to 30cm, and a cable release.
- Lenses: Carl Zeiss Tessar 5cm f/4.5, f/3.5 or even f/2.8;[2] Novar f/3.5, f/4.5, f/6.3 or Biotar f/2.
- Shutter: Compur (1-1/300s + T & B) or Telma (1/25, 1/50, 1/100 + B & T)
- Film: 127, 16 3x4cm images
Kolibri with fitted case image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Zeiss Ikon Kolibri image by Tony Kemplen (Image rights) |
Zeiss Kolibri advertised in 1932 image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
Kolibri with strut attached image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
German, French & Italian Cameras using 127 film | |||
G e r m a n y |
3×4 | rigid | Dreivier | Futuro | Gewirette | Kolibri Parvola | Pupille | Ranca | Reporter | Puck |
folding | Baby Ikonta | Baldi | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Ingo | Korelle | Makinette Metharette | Perkeo | Vollenda | ||
4x4 | Navax | Paxina Electromatic | Rothlar | ||
4x6.5 | Bella | Billy | Bob | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Korelle | Panta | Parvola Piccolette | Rio | Ultrix | ||
TLR | see German TLRs | ||
F r a n c e |
3×4 | rigid | Fotobaby | Lynx | Super-Boy |
folding | Derby-Lux | Elax | ||
pseudo TLR | Auteuil | Longchamp | ||
4×4 | rigid | Impera | Marly | Pari-Fex | Rubi-Fex | Top | |
4×6.5 | rigid | Photo-Magic | |
I t a l y |
3x4 | Comet | Comet III | Cometa | Euralux Ibis | Maxima | Piccolo | Tanit | |
4x4 | Comet | Euralux | Ibis | ||
4x6.5 & other | Alfa | Delta | Relex | Rolet | Rondine |
Notes
Links
- Zeiss Kolibri in the Powerhouse Museum
- Alan Macpherson's Classic Camera site has pictures and description of the Kolibri
- Kolibri Manual on Mike Butkus' site
- Kolibri on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)