Type: | Folding |
Medium: | 120 Film |
Image size: | 6x9cm |
Lens: | Integrated |
Flash: | Cold shoe |
Origin: | Germany |
Year: | 1949 |
Street price: | $60 |
INTRODUCTIONThe Zeiss Ikon Nettar II is a folding medium format camera made in Germany by Zeiss in 1949. BEST SUITED FOR:
PERSONAL NOTESThis was my second folding camera. They are quite cheap, they have narrow viewfinders and limited shutter speeds, but their optics are of much better quality than box cameras. On one side, the Zeiss Ikon Nettar II is better than my previous folder camera, it's all metal, more robust, but is much more heavier, so on the other side, it was less pocketable. It produces 8 rectangle images of 6x9cm on one roll of 120 film. The quality of the images is terrific. CONCLUSIONIf you want to have a compact medium format camera, folders are pretty much the best compromise. Not too limited, very compact for medium format, they generally give good quality images, and are filled with historical discoveries. PHOTO SAMPLESVERDICT:
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