Tropica
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| ICA Tropica cameras, 9x12, 10x15 and 13x18cm image by Ron (Netherlands) (Image rights) |
The Tropica is a double-extension folding plate camera made by ICA for 9x12, 10x15 and 13x18cm plates. The model was continued by Zeiss Ikon after their merger in 1926.[1] McKeown notes that the Tropica was the second most expensive camera in the Zeiss Ikon catalogue in 1930.
The camera is made from teak, with the corners held by nickel-plated brass corners, without glue. It has a rotating back (to allow vertical and horizontal exposures). Various lenses were available, always in a Compur shutter. The front standard allows rise and cross movements. Some tilt is possible, by dropping the bed below the horizontal.
Notes
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p461 (ICA) & 1061 (Zeiss Ikon).
Links
- Tropica at Early Photography
- 9x12cm Zeiss Ikon Tropica with 15cm f/4.5 Tessar in rim-set Compur shutter (cf the dial-set Compurs in the ICA cameras illustrated here), sold at the 41st Leitz Photographica Auction, in November 2022.
