{"id":18621,"date":"2017-10-21T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T15:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=18621"},"modified":"2017-10-21T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T15:44:40","slug":"zeiss-ikonta-52116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=18621","title":{"rendered":"Zeiss Ikonta 521\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the things I really like about old medium format folding cameras is how compact they are when closed.\u00a0 The Zeiss Ikonta 521\/16 is a great example taking up very little room in a camera bag although adding a hefty 565 grams\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They were produced over many years and had different lenses and features.\u00a0 This one has a 75mm f3.5 Novar Anastigmat lens and a shutter with 8 speeds up to 1\/300 second.\u00a0 It also has double exposure prevention with a nice little red dot indicator when the film has been advanced.\u00a0\u00a0 Using one of these cameras for ultimate image quality isn’t a great idea but using them for the unique experience and look is.\u00a0 There is a certain pleasure from using a camera that despite being over 70 years old still does its job.<\/p>\n\n\t\t