luigi bertolotti Posted January 24, 2022 Share #581 Posted January 24, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 1/22/2022 at 8:15 PM, Al Brown said: Petzval brass lenses (and re-release from 2016) use a knob, genious Kilfitt used knobs on his tele lenses, Zenit/Krasnogorsk Photosniper used it on a 300mm lens (see pic)... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Fine ad with a "rude-but-nice" young Soviet !!! What's the camera ? Zenit E by logic but don't know it so well to be sure (as a teenager, was one of the few young photo enthusiasts who didn't get one ... to distinguish myself, got at Zorky 4K which paved my destiny towards RF... 😄) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ambro51 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share #582 Posted January 28, 2022 I came across this on the web. Does anyone have any additional information, it does note it’s British manufacture. It appears 4 images are made with a rise/fall lens and a shifting Plateholder. The sliding ground glass displays the image. There’s no mention of what kind of lens is used, possibly a reversed single achromat with a front washer stop. The lens barrel must be very small, possibly modified from a miscroscope body(?). The overall small size is really appealing to me. It mentions “tropical wood”, this appears to be Cuban Mahogany. ••••. This is absolutely something I can recreate, and can use for Wet Plate. A great use for a beautiful piece of Cuban Mahogany I’ve had for a few years. ••••so, should I build one? 🙂 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318752-nicht-immer-nur-kaviar-english-version/?do=findComment&comment=4370589'>More sharing options...
pgk Posted January 28, 2022 Share #583 Posted January 28, 2022 I would normally check here: http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/a_chap.html and there is nothing similar. I'm a bit puzzled because ~1860 photographers would have contact prnted prints and these would hve been small. Could it have had some sort of stereo application? The lens is just in a focus mount (as were available for Petzval lenses) and is probably quite a simple one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambro51 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share #584 Posted January 28, 2022 Small tintypes were Very popular, with paper mat openings of various sizes. This is no doubt meant for multiple poses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted January 28, 2022 Share #585 Posted January 28, 2022 Sorry I had assumed that from the title it was a wet plate camera😉. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambro51 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share #586 Posted January 28, 2022 That site did have This. http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C303.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted January 30, 2022 Share #587 Posted January 30, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Glad you identified it. So the date was well out! My expertise on tintypes is limited but it really didn't sit well as an 1860s tintype camera for some reason. It make much better sense as being circa ~1900. I often see old wooden cameras assigned dates which clearly pre-date them unfortunately. If I was buying an 1860s camera I would want to be very sure of what exactly it was for sure. William and I live in hopes of finding a Grubb camera - one or two were built (innovative design of course!) but who knows whether they still survive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary Posted February 3, 2022 Share #588 Posted February 3, 2022 Couple of chrome Nikons: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318752-nicht-immer-nur-kaviar-english-version/?do=findComment&comment=4375990'>More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted February 4, 2022 Share #589 Posted February 4, 2022 Baby Ikonta, takes 127 film. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318752-nicht-immer-nur-kaviar-english-version/?do=findComment&comment=4376290'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 4, 2022 Share #590 Posted February 4, 2022 There is a German seller selling an unused 534/16 Series IV Super Ikonta on eBay. Not cheap as you might expect but I would think a "must have" for Ikonta enthusiasts. My father used a Super Ikonta IV for all his black and white photography during the 1950's and early 60's but I am afraid, it was never a camera that I hankered for. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted February 4, 2022 Share #591 Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Al Brown said: So many to choose from. I think Zeiss Ikon set the world record for the most variants of a single camera name with the Ikonta. So many film sizes, so many minor variations to the features, over so many years. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318752-nicht-immer-nur-kaviar-english-version/?do=findComment&comment=4376345'>More sharing options...
zeitz Posted February 4, 2022 Share #592 Posted February 4, 2022 Ikonta using 35mm film. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318752-nicht-immer-nur-kaviar-english-version/?do=findComment&comment=4376357'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 4, 2022 Share #593 Posted February 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, zeitz said: Ikonta using 35mm film. Did they ever make a rangefinder version of that or would that have competed with the Contax RF cameras? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted February 4, 2022 Share #594 Posted February 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Did they ever make a rangefinder version of that or would that have competed with the Contax RF cameras? I don't know if there was rangefinder version of the Ikonta 35. The Ikonta 35 lens is not interchangeable. Perhaps the camera that a rangefinder Ikonta 35 would have competed with is the Contessa 35mm which did have a rangefinder and a fixed lens. Zeiss Ikon seemed to like to have a camera for every price point. Note that the Ikonta 35 does not have a Zeiss Jena lens. Novar was Zeiss' range of lower priced lenses. (You may recall that I have the Gubas book. But the biggest problem with his book is that there is no index. So finding any specific details can be a chore.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 4, 2022 Share #595 Posted February 4, 2022 Maybe Zeiss' Tenax II would be the nearest thing to an RF 35mm Ikonta, taking Berning Robot sized 24mm square images on 35mm film. There were I think four lenses for it, a wide, two different standard lenses (Tessar and Sonnar) plus a short tele lens. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted February 4, 2022 Share #596 Posted February 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Maybe Zeiss' Tenax II would be the nearest thing to an RF 35mm Ikonta Then there was the Tenax I with no rangefinder and fixed lens. Kind of an Ikonta 35, but with square images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanus53 Posted February 9, 2022 Share #597 Posted February 9, 2022 Praktiflex FX, the export-version of the Praktica FX, with some Berlin-made accessories: prism-finder that had to be mounted on top of the waist level finder mande by Hans Sperling Berlin and two lenses made by Paul Piesker & Co Berlin, scales in feet and labled VOSS, 2.8/35 and 5.5/200 mm. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318752-nicht-immer-nur-kaviar-english-version/?do=findComment&comment=4380193'>More sharing options...
zeitz Posted February 9, 2022 Share #598 Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, romanus53 said: two lenses made by Paul Piesker & Co Berlin, scales in feet and labled VOSS I believe that Walter Voss bought both Piesker and Tewe at some point (late 50's or early 60's?). I also believe Votar was a more common trademark after the merger than Voss. Some "Tewe" lenses are marked Votar or TV, which I assumed meant Tewe Voss. Our German members may remember more about just events, or can just correct me as being totally wrong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Rogers Posted February 10, 2022 Share #599 Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) On 3/11/2021 at 11:20 PM, nitroplait said: Contaflex IV w Tessar 50mm F2.8 A common camera in its day I think, and still not unusual to find, but totally weird with modern eyes. It seems unnecessary complex when you contemplate on how it works inside. I doubt I could justify the cost of having it serviced, but luckily it works great and besides my love for the Tessar, the viewfinder is also extremely pleasant to use. I hope to find out if I can remove the lens to access the mirrorbox. lots of small pieces of deteriorated foam (i guess) is pollution the mirror and focusing screen - and it would be cool to blow them out. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I'm very late to this, sorry, but, it is possible to clean the underneath of a Contaflex IV focus screen, without removing the lens first (although that is not particularly hard with the appropriate flexi clamp). If you examine the film cassette chamber of the camera you will find a slotted cover the size of a small coin on the side closest the mirror. Removing this with an appropriate screwdriver exposes an access port to the mirror box. With some patience and care, it is possible to gently wipe the underside of the focusing screen clean. I would not recommend trying to blow foreign objects out. There isn't any way for dust to readily leave the mirror chamber except through the same port you would blow into—unlikely. Also—there's a fair chance forcing air inside may send dust past the screen edges and deposit it onto the top surface of the screen—making it then, impossible to remove, without first taking off the top cover of the body and the pentaprism. Best to simply wipe off contaminants. This, indeed, is what Zeiss themselves recommended in the first instance. See page 12 of the service manual linked below for more details. Regards, Brett https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/Contaflex-Service-Manual.pdf Edited February 10, 2022 by B Rogers 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Rogers Posted February 10, 2022 Share #600 Posted February 10, 2022 On 3/12/2021 at 10:12 PM, nitroplait said: I suspected that much Even without repair experience, you get the distinct sense that this camera (IV) is much more complex than it has to be. Just grateful that it works - and will enjoy it as I can. There are occasional exceptions, but the main problem the Contaflexes usually suffer from is a sticking leaf shutter in need of service. Given this, they'll then usually work well. Contrary to some other opinions expressed, these were well made and high quality SLRs, fitted with sharp Tessar lenses. From 1953 to circa 1971, Zeiss Ikon produced very nearly one million Contaflexes of all models. They would not have sold so many at their price point in the market if they had proved unreliable. When found today they will typically need some servicing to function correctly, but this is no fault of the design, it merely reflects the effects of time on the lubricants used. Given that any Leica, Contax, Voigtländer or Rollei from the same period is also unlikely to function perfectly, if never serviced since manufacture—it's unreasonable to condemn the well made Contaflex line for age related faults (as some observers have been inclined to do in recent years). Personally, I have always preferred to make Contaflexes work, again—not bin them—and I have been able to do this on a number of occasions. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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