Mystery camera - Ziess Ikon (but not the folding sort!)

[David Mitchell]

Hi all,

I have just taken delivery of this:



Its got a Luc shutter (still works fine) and has a Ziess ikon rear flap for the ground glass





It seems to be commercially made and has velvet lining to allow the glass or plate to slide out easily



Anyone got an idea what this could be? Its quite small, lens opening is 50mm/2inches.

 

[Pete Askew]

Still no idea David. Is the Ikon viewer an add-on do you think?

 

[David Mitchell]

It could be an add on, although seems to match the camera - perhaps its just an add on with the ground glass being the original item and the Luc shutter added later due to the original shutter breaking?

The shutter fires perfectly btw, there is:

M = Guessing manual - the shutter relase of the single speed, looks fairly fast actually
Z = Zeit = Time - T setting of the lens, open and close, held open with the shutter release cable
O = öffnen = Open - the shutter blades are opened for framing and focus

 

[Pete Askew]

I seem to recall the M stands for the German word Moment, in this instance meaning Instant.

 

[David Mitchell]

I seem to recall the M stands for the German word Moment, in this instance meaning Instant.

Perfect, I was thinking of as many M words as I could lol that makes sense, basically set it to this setting to make it work lol

It does indeed need a long shutter throw, however I tested the shutter with a toothpick lol