5/10/2021 0 Comments Super Ikonta Manual
This one looks good, and the shutter seems spot on at all speeds.I picked up a Super Ikonta cheap because the front of the viewfinder is cracked.
I like to know the history of these things, but I cannot find information about this. Super Ikonta Serial Number Is OnFrom what I read, the serial number is on the side of the back plate (exterior) embossed in the leatherette. Mine says H15476 - but I can find no list that even resembles that number. It has a Zeiss Opton Tessar 2.8 lens with a serial number of 25825 on front, and it has a Compur Rapid shutter. If anybody knows where I can find info about this, Id appreciate it. You can get an approximate date of the camera via the lens serial number here. Zeiss-Opton numbers are listed at the bottom, so yours might be an early post-war sample from 46 or 47. If you need to have it serviced, Jurgen at Certo6 has done good work for me in the past. Uncoated Tessar, and 11 shots on 120, because it uses the 6x9 number track to start the film. Thanks guys. Donald, how is the contrast on that uncoated lens Its going to be a bit before I can run a roll of film through. Based on what Jim posted I have an early post war chrome version with an uncoated lens. A yellow or orange filter really helps a lot with uncoated lenses giving BW film a little snap. Honestly, theres far more difference in contrast available by minor variations in developing than the difference between an uncoated Tessar and a coated (or even multi-coated) one. And depending what and how you shoot, you might like the little extra flare from the uncoated lens -- itll fill in shadows a little in certain lighting, and softer contrast is usually preferred for portraits of women. For myself, Ive got uncoated Tessar and Tessar-type lenses on three of my favorite cameras -- my Super Ikonta 53216, my Ideal 9x12 plate camera (actually have two of those, 13.5 cm and 15 cm, both f4.5), and a Voigtlander version in my 1927 Rollfilmkamera. I think the only coated Tessars I own are on my Rollei 35 (original f3.5) and my SX-70 Model 2 (f6.3), both the front-focusing version. Seems to me to have a similar look as the 753.5 Tessar on my Rolleiflex. Ive used several Zeiss folders, and their strong points are the bellows durability and the rigidity of the strut mechanism. As Donald mentioned, a filter could help with contrast in certain situations. Zeiss made clip-on filters which attach to the front of the lens. This ones shot on Fuji Acros 100, developed in HC-110, and is just a scan from a small test print.
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