Ikoflex III

1939

Zeiss-Ikon A. G.

Dresden

Germany

Lens:

f2.8, 8 cm Tessar, iris diaphragm to f22. Serial no. 2602947 .

Viewing lens: Teronar

Shutter:

Compur Rapid, speeds 1 - 1/400, B. Delayed action. Serial no. 4306661.

Construction:

Leather covered metal body.

Format:

12, 6 x 6 cm exposures on BII (120) roll-film.

Focusing:

To 3 feet.

Attributes:

Reflex viewing through second lens. Full-size ground glass focusing screen incorporating a condenser. Magnifier in hood. Albada finder in hood.
Automatic stop on film advance, coupled to shutter. Exposure counter re-sets when back is opened. To load the camera the film spool is inserted and wound until arrows on the film meet two white dots on the camera, the back is then closed and the film advance lever operated until it automatically stops.
Depth-of-field scale, exposure table on side of hood.

Serial Number:

L64254 (1939) .

With:

Ever-ready case.
Ikophot exposure meter, 1939 model. Case.

This was the last of the pre-war Ikoflex models introduced in June of 1939. It was an expensive camera at £40 when a Rolleiflex Automat cost just over £31. An indicator window near the lens shows red when the camera is ready for use, black when the film needs to be advanced and white when the delayed action is set. As the delayed action winds down so the indicator changes from white to black. Another indicator is below the film advance lever showing whether film is loaded.

Code Names:

853/16 - camera. 1780/16 - case.

References & Notes:

AP 21/6/1939, p. 712. "If only I had my Camera!".

Early Photography