Zeiss Ikon roll call, April 2019

The twelve Zeiss Ikon cameras that are currently with me. There are quite some that went through my hands and are now gone. Not bad for a self-avowed Leica-man ....

 

All of them are still in use, none are kept in showcases. I could have dusted them off and arranged them more neatly, but I normally don't bother much about such niceties. I do treat them with respect, but I think cameras should be used, or they will degrade.

 

Front row: Entry level

 

Zeiss Ikon Nettar medium format folder (I'm likely to sell that one soon)

Voigtländer Vitessa with Ultron 2/50 (also a likely candidate to be resold)

Voigtländer Vitomatic IIa with Ultron 1:2/50

 

Medium row: prosumer level

 

Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Icarex 35S TM with Carl Zeiss Ultron 1.8/50 (M42 Mount)

Zeiss Ikon Icarex 35CS TM with WLF and Pentax Super Takumar 1:1.4/50, the only non-Zeiss Ikon piece of gear shown here

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex beta with Steritar D (814) (As soon as I get a Steritar B for the Contaflex III and IV I will sell the beta and the Steritar D, it's a pain to focus and the quality of lens and camera is inferior)

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex IV with orange filter

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex III with macro lens

 

Back row: Professional level

 

Zeiss Ikon Contax IIa with Zeiss-Opton Sonnar 1:2 f=50mm

Zeiss Icon Contarex Special with Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4/35

Zeiss Ikon Contarex Professional with Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:2/85 mm

Zeiss Ikon Contarex I with Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2/50

Done