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532/16
The Super Ikonta is an iconic line of medium format folding cameras made by Zeiss Ikon between 1933 and 1959, covering formats 645, 6x6, 6x9, and even 6.5x11, and in several generations. The 532/16 is the second generation of the 6x6 folders. It was made before and after the war, with the difference mostly just being the lens coating. My copy is pre-war and the lens is uncoated. The 532/16 boasts an elegant Art Deco design which was mostly missing from its successors. Some innovative features like the coupled combined rangefinder/viewfinder and the automatic frame counter would become standard on later models. See the little arm with round glasses integrated to the lens assembly? That is Zeiss’ rangefinder coupling system based on rotating glass wedges, very different from the cam-based coupling we are more familiar with. I absolutely love the experience of operating this folder - yes it slows me down but I appreciate it every time I roll the lens out.
532/16
The Super Ikonta is an iconic line of medium format folding cameras made by Zeiss Ikon between 1933 and 1959, covering formats 645, 6x6, 6x9, and even 6.5x11, and in several generations. The 532/16 is the second generation of the 6x6 folders. It was made before and after the war, with the difference mostly just being the lens coating. My copy is pre-war and the lens is uncoated. The 532/16 boasts an elegant Art Deco design which was mostly missing from its successors. Some innovative features like the coupled combined rangefinder/viewfinder and the automatic frame counter would become standard on later models. See the little arm with round glasses integrated to the lens assembly? That is Zeiss’ rangefinder coupling system based on rotating glass wedges, very different from the cam-based coupling we are more familiar with. I absolutely love the experience of operating this folder - yes it slows me down but I appreciate it every time I roll the lens out.