cmdrray
07-05-2009, 08:10 PM
Howdy all,
I was recently given a Zeiss Ikon Icarette 551/2, with a Zeiss Tessar 10.5 cm
4.5 lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter. It came with the manual, case, Zeiss red, green, and yellow filters, sun shade, a Zeiss ground-glass back (for critical focusing when using sheets and plates), 10 6.5x9 cm sheet film holders, and a Kodak film pack holder (loaded with a full pack of Plus-X film). The camera can take both 120 and 620 films, and take photos in the 6x9 format, or, with the supplied mask insert, 6x4.5. I've seen (and owned) a number of Zeiss folders, but this one is unusual in that its lens can be removed and interchanged with...not sure. The manual says: "The shutter with lens can be removed in order to fit a different lens to the camera..." nothing about what the other lenses were. I can find nothing in Zeiss catalogues that mention other lenses for the Icarette, either. The lens mount is a bayonet, and has a short throw to it, much like that of the Contax mount (and the Leica M mount). Does anyone know if in fact Zeiss made a series of lenses for this? Any info would be appreciated.
Almost forgot...this has two viewfinders...the usual waist level finder on the front standard and an Albada finder on the body. The lens serial number is
1925271; the shutter number is 4039123; the body serial number is X60269.
The camera is in great shape and I'm about halfway through cleaning it
(whover owned this had one serious cigar habit!). I will post photos of (and from) this soon.
I was recently given a Zeiss Ikon Icarette 551/2, with a Zeiss Tessar 10.5 cm
4.5 lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter. It came with the manual, case, Zeiss red, green, and yellow filters, sun shade, a Zeiss ground-glass back (for critical focusing when using sheets and plates), 10 6.5x9 cm sheet film holders, and a Kodak film pack holder (loaded with a full pack of Plus-X film). The camera can take both 120 and 620 films, and take photos in the 6x9 format, or, with the supplied mask insert, 6x4.5. I've seen (and owned) a number of Zeiss folders, but this one is unusual in that its lens can be removed and interchanged with...not sure. The manual says: "The shutter with lens can be removed in order to fit a different lens to the camera..." nothing about what the other lenses were. I can find nothing in Zeiss catalogues that mention other lenses for the Icarette, either. The lens mount is a bayonet, and has a short throw to it, much like that of the Contax mount (and the Leica M mount). Does anyone know if in fact Zeiss made a series of lenses for this? Any info would be appreciated.
Almost forgot...this has two viewfinders...the usual waist level finder on the front standard and an Albada finder on the body. The lens serial number is
1925271; the shutter number is 4039123; the body serial number is X60269.
The camera is in great shape and I'm about halfway through cleaning it
(whover owned this had one serious cigar habit!). I will post photos of (and from) this soon.