{"product_id":"near-mint-1938-zeiss-ikon-super-ikonta-6x6-tessar-lens-clad-freshly-serviced-copy","title":"Superb! 1952 Zeiss-Ikon Super Ikonta B, Coated Tessar \u0026 Synchro-Compur. CLA’d","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript language=\"JavaScript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\nvar message=\"© Petrakla 2016 Unauthorized use is a copyright violation\"; function keypressed() {;return false;}document.onkeydown=keypressed;function clickIE4(){ if (event.button==2){ alert(message); return false; } } function clickNS4(e){ if (document.layers||document.getElementById\u0026\u0026!document.all){ if (e.which==2||e.which==3){ alert(message); return false; } } } if (document.layers){ document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN); document.onmousedown=clickNS4; } else if (document.all\u0026\u0026!document.getElementById){ document.onmousedown=clickIE4; } document.oncontextmenu=new Function(\"alert(message);return false\")\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/jquery\/1.7.1\/jquery.min.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript src=\"jquery.zoomooz.min.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=windows-1252\"\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\n(function(d){  var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT');  p.type = 'text\/javascript';  p.async = true;  p.src = '\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js';  f.parentNode.insertBefore(p, f);}(document));\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"titel2\"\u003eCleaned, Lubricated \u0026amp; Adjusted. Ready for immediate use!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThis is a very lovely medium format camera that folds out to create beautiful 6x6 exposures on a 120 roll film. Bright exposures alive with all the vivid details, rich colors and superb tonal range that only medium format can provide. When it comes to photography, bigger is better and this camera will produce a negative that’s more than four times larger than the average 35mm snapshot. It you’re interested in lovely colors, fine grain, beautiful rendering and high details, then this is the camera for you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 124.65pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThis is a freshly serviced postwar example of the famous \u003cb\u003eSuper Ikonta B \u003c\/b\u003eproduced\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eby\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eZeiss-Ikon in Stuttgart Germany\u003c\/span\u003e. The quality of construction and finish makes it one of the best folding cameras ever built. Simply put, if you’re looking for the best classic folder ever made, then you’ve found it… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 124.65pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThis is the final version with the best lens and shutter combination, a “T” coated Tessar lens and Synchro-Compur shutter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e. It’s constructed of precision die-cast metal, covered with fine Moroccan leather and trimmed in handsome black lacquer and chrome. It has a built in \u003cb\u003ecoupled\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003erangefinder\u003c\/b\u003e that never leaves you guessing about the distance or the focus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 124.65pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eIt’s equipped with a top quality \u003cb\u003eSynchro-Compur shutter\u003c\/b\u003e and fitted with a fast, sharp\u003cb\u003e Carl Zeiss 2.8\/80mm Tessar lens\u003c\/b\u003e. It also has a sophisticated film advance mechanism that counts the exposures for you and automatically stops when you’ve wound far enough. In use this means all you have to do is take a shot, advance the film until it stops and you’re already for another one. You won’t be slowed down by the need to look for exposure numbers through a red ruby window. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe camera has been carefully \u003cb\u003eCleaned, Lubricated and Adjusted. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIt’s in superb condition \u003c\/span\u003eand it will give you many years of fine service. (Please see photos.) The real leather bellows are supple and light tight. The coupled rangefinder\/viewfinder has been cleaned and it’s clean and bright. (Not hazy like the average Super Ikonta.) The rangefinder image is very easy to see and it focuses smoothly and accurately. I should mention that the uncoupled selenium light-meter works but as is always the case, it’s no longer accurate. (Selenium solar cells were not designed to last 70 years.) So we recommend using a modern handheld light-meter or one of the many light meter apps on your smartphone. Shutter speeds and aperture controls are set manually and are very easy to adjust. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe top of the line Synchro-Compur shutter works smoothly and all speeds (B \u0026amp; 1 sec - 1\/500th) are appropriate. The shutter has been tested and works with a normal electronic flash. It will fire correctly at any desired shutter speed. (This is of course very convenient for flash fill.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe “T” coated Zeiss lens is exceptionally clean and clear. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThere are no scratches, just a few light cleaning marks and it’s capable of producing beautiful photos with modern color and B\u0026amp;W films. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eAll in all, a beautiful camera. Load it with your favorite film and keep it handy for that perfect shot you’ve been looking for. You know the one... the one with the perfect Ansel Adams light breaking through the dark storm clouds that leaves you wishing that you had a classic medium format camera with you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zeiss-Ikon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53263798600019,"sku":null,"price":645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/4817\/files\/DSCF7959_050bd9d3-dafa-42cf-8708-15e7a21e1152.jpg?v=1773594899","url":"https:\/\/www.petrakla.com\/products\/near-mint-1938-zeiss-ikon-super-ikonta-6x6-tessar-lens-clad-freshly-serviced-copy","provider":"Petrakla Classic Cameras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}