ZI Ideal
Here is a reshoot and repost of another one of my all time favorites. Not just because she is beautiful, but unique as well. This camera features a bayonet mount which allows the photographer the capability of switching lenses easily and quickly as needed!
Zeiss Ikon Ideal 250/7
9X12cm Sheet or Plate Folding Camera
Carl Zeiss Tessar 135/f4.5-45
Scale or ground glass focusing
Synchro-Compur B, T, 1-1/250 sec.
Brilliant Viewfinder, Spirit level, & Sportsfinder
Vertical & Horizontal Movements
Double Extension Bellows for Macro
Uses Zeiss 322 37mm slip-over lens filter/hood
Uses Zeiss 726/6 or 726/7 film holders
Made in Germany (1926-38)
Sometimes we lose context in our critiques and judge these vintage cameras like they are new models on the shelf. It shouldn’t matter now what the comparisons were between them 50 to 100 years ago, or how they may compare to cameras made today. Now they are all beautiful collector items and an important part of history!
ZI Ideal
Here is a reshoot and repost of another one of my all time favorites. Not just because she is beautiful, but unique as well. This camera features a bayonet mount which allows the photographer the capability of switching lenses easily and quickly as needed!
Zeiss Ikon Ideal 250/7
9X12cm Sheet or Plate Folding Camera
Carl Zeiss Tessar 135/f4.5-45
Scale or ground glass focusing
Synchro-Compur B, T, 1-1/250 sec.
Brilliant Viewfinder, Spirit level, & Sportsfinder
Vertical & Horizontal Movements
Double Extension Bellows for Macro
Uses Zeiss 322 37mm slip-over lens filter/hood
Uses Zeiss 726/6 or 726/7 film holders
Made in Germany (1926-38)
Sometimes we lose context in our critiques and judge these vintage cameras like they are new models on the shelf. It shouldn’t matter now what the comparisons were between them 50 to 100 years ago, or how they may compare to cameras made today. Now they are all beautiful collector items and an important part of history!