When was the Zeiss Ikon camera made?

1932
With its Contax model, released in 1932, Zeiss Ikon entered the 35mm market. The twin-lens Contaflex followed in 1935. Roll film cameras like Nettar, Ikonta, and Super Ikonta became best sellers.

Is ZEISS a good camera?

The Zeiss family usually has very good light transmission and little distortion. But all too often they are not the sharpest lenses, and it can happen sometimes that a $1300 Zeiss lens can be outperformed by a $400 lens from Canon or Nikon.

Where is ZEISS camera made?

The new Zeiss Ikon camera, introduced at the 2004 Photokina show, is a rangefinder camera compatible with Leica M-mount, developed in Germany and built by Cosina in Japan (with lenses made in both Japan and Germany, like those for the Contax G1 and G2).

Does ZEISS make cameras?

The Zeiss ZX1 is the first-ever digital camera to come with Adobe Lightroom Mobile built-in, encouraging you to shoot, edit and upload images from a single device. It has a 37.4MP full-frame sensor, a fixed 35mm F2 lens and the largest screen we’ve ever seen on a modern digital camera at 4.34″ (11cm) diagonal.

What is the name of the Zeiss Ikon camera?

Name: Ikonta, or Bob or Tengor, or other names are the denomination of the model, more of a product line name or a group name. In this case, the Ikonta models were sold in the US under Ikomat. Three digits system was adopted by Zeiss from ICA, and continued thereafter.

What are the model numbers of Zeiss Ikonta?

The model numbers began with a 530 series and followed by the 531, 532, 533, & 534 series. The final Super Ikonta folders were the Super Ikonta III and Super Ikonta IV. Both were in 6×6 format and had the advantage of a film winding mechanism which allowed the film to be advanced without having to watch numbers in red windows.

What was the first Zeiss 35mm viewfinder camera?

The model was continued in 1953 as Contina, as one of the first cameras of the new Contina series of 35mm viewfinder cameras (one was a rangefinder) made in Germany by Zeiss Ikon. The first models were folders, later models were rigid. Some had linked shutter/aperture rings, using the Light-value system.

When did Zeiss come out with the Contaflex camera?

The Contaflex family of 35mm leaf-shuttered SLR cameras was introduced in 1953 by Zeiss Ikon, utilising the newly developed Compur reflex shutter. By doing so, a completely new 35mm camera emerged, a concept probably first used in 1929 in the Mentor Compur Reflex.

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