Zeiss Ikon: 521/2 (Ikonta C) Camera + Original Leather Case + CLA by certo6.com

Description: Zeiss Ikon 521/2 Folding Camera with Novar Anastigmat 10.5 cm 1:4.5 Ca. 1949/50 beautiful vintage 6x9 cm format Ikonta folding camera, takes 120 type rollfilm. It is in excellent working condition. Includes the original leather case. CLA (Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted) and running accurately. CLA has brought this beauty back to it's glory. certo6.com is a master of folding camera knowledge and repair. He did a tear down of this camera and completely serviced it earlier this year. When he CLA (Clean Lubricate, and Adjust) a camera, it involves a strip-down of the camera, especially the viewfinder/rangefinder, bellows, transport mechanism, lens, and shutter. These are then cleaned. The principle tool for cleaning a lens, aside from disassembly, is optical cleaning fluid, lens cloth (from Zeiss) and Q-tips. The CLA of a shutter involves disassembly and cleaning with a caustic solution in an ultra-sonic bath. Following the bath, any mechanical adjustments necessary are made. The 521/2 is a member in the long Ikonta line of folding cameras, produced by the German company Zeiss Ikon. It takes 8 images size 6x9 on a 120 type rollfilm. This particular camera has a Novar 4.5/105 mm lens in a Prontor-S shutter. This camera, like most Zeiss Ikon camera, is black with chrome ornaments and black Leatherette covering. The dimensions folded are 155x81x43 mm and the weight is 680 grams without film. Other features are the two tripod sockets for landscape plus portrait, a flip-up two lens optical viewfinder, aperture settings of 4.5 to 32, 12 second self-timer, shutter release cable socket in the release button, octagonal red frame view window with slide cover on the back cover, flip-out foot for table top placement in the portrait acclimation, and a handy carry handle. The shutter on the 521/2 was manually loaded and the speeds are 1 second to 1/200 of a second plus B. This Buy It Now auction is only for the 48 contiguous U.S. states.

Price: 375 USD

Location: Rancocas, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-02-03T16:20:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 19 USD