Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a 6×9 Ica Icarette produced in Germany in circa 1925. Originally designed and produced by Ica, Ica merged with three other camera manufacturers (Contessa-Nettel, Ernemann & Goez) to form the new Zeiss-Ikon company in 1926. Ica had a well-earned reputation for the quality of its…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a Zeiss-Ikon Icarette produced in pre-war Germany in 1930. Originally produced by Ica, this camera was reintroduced as a Zeiss-Ikon product. Ica was one of the founding members of Zeiss-Ikon, that was formed when several German camera manufacturers merged in 1926. Ica had a well-earned…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a Zeiss-Ikon Icarette produced in pre-war Germany in 1930. Originally produced by Ica, this camera was reintroduced as a Zeiss-Ikon product. Ica was one of the founding members of Zeiss-Ikon, that was formed when several German camera manufacturers merged in 1926. Ica had a well-earned…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This little camera is a Nagel Vollenda. It was built at the Nagel factory, which was eventually purchased by Kodak in the beginning of the 1930’s in order to gain a foothold in the European market. The Nagel Camera Company always enjoyed a fine reputation for it…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This vintage camera easily slips into a jacket pocket or a back pack and yet folds out to take 8 beautiful 6×9 exposures on a 120 roll film. Bright exposures alive with all the vivid details, lovely colors and rich tonal range that only medium format can…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a 1936 Balda Baldina produced in Dresden, Germany which prior to WWII was reputed to rival Paris for its beauty and elegance. The Baldina was only produced for about two years, after which is was renamed as the Jubilette. The Baldina was Balda’s first 35mm…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use! This is a Duo Six-20 camera. It was produced at the Nagel factory in Germay, which prior to world war two, had been purchased by Kodak in order to gain a foothold in the European market. The Nagel Camera Company had enjoyed a fine reputation for it…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a freshly serviced Zeiss Ikon 6×9 Nettar. It’s the version with black lacquer trim and chrome plated fittings the lens. It’s a lovely camera that easily slips into a jacket pocket or a back pack and yet folds out to take 8 beautiful 6×9 exposures…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use There’s a real charm to owning and using a vintage camera, that’s difficult to put into words. Part of it has to do with a sense of history and heritage, the other is the simple pleasure of controlling everything. I like the simple purity of it and…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a Zeiss Ikon 6×4.5 classic folding camera. It’s a medium format camera which is small enough to always have with you. Smaller than many 35mm cameras, it easily fits easily into a jacket pocket, yet it folds out to take 16 beautiful photos on a…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a hard to find Precisa folding medium format camera. It was built in Germany in circa 1938 by the Beier Kamera Fabrik. This camera were popular with photographers of the period because it’s compact size and excellent performance. The best versions featured excellent lenses and…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This week we have a freshly serviced Ikonta. It’s a lovely camera that easily slips into a jacket pocket or a back pack and yet folds out to take 8 beautiful 6×9 exposures on normal 120 roll film. Bright exposures alive with all the vivid details and…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use This is a 1936 6×9 folding camera produced by Ihagee Kamerawerk in Dresden Germany. Prior to its destruction in the final months of WWII, Dresden was considered one of the world s most beautiful and elegant cities. This camera had an elegance to match it. Wrapped in…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use. Imagine for a moment that you could one own only two classic cameras, one 35mm camera and one medium format. I imagine the 35mm camera would be a relatively easy choice, since you undoubtedly have one you use more than any other. It’s easy because your favorite…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use Did I hear you say you were looking for a classic 6×9 medium format camera? One that you can easily slip into an unused corner of your back pack or travel bag? A camera that will probably increase in value as the years go by? And…
Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use. This is a freshly serviced Zeiss Ikon Ikonta. It folds out to 6 x 4.5 photos on normal 120 roll film. Bright exposures alive with all the details, lovely colors and rich tonal range that only medium format can provide. When it comes to photography, bigger is better…