[rollei_list] Re: Super Ikonta B 532/16
- From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:52:56 -0800
I was told it had to do with film flatness at each end of the roll. Is
that true? Idunno... But that's what I was told. I've had mine 17
years...
P.J. Nebergall
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:46:06 -0500 Marc James Small
<marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> At 11:40 AM 2/23/2008, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
> > I am not very familiar with the Super Ikonta but a
> >couple of things occur to me. One is that there were
> >evideently two film metering mechanisms, one for 11 frames
> >and the other, on the BX version, giving 12 frames. Why only
> >11 on the standard B model?
> > I can't imagine a reputable company like Zeiss with an
> >enviable reputation for quality sticking with a goof like
> >this.
>
> Several points.
>
> Obviously, we have a LOT of Super Ikonta folks=20
> here. I would urge all of you to subscribe to=20
> the Zeiss Ikon Collectors' Group on=20
> Yahoo! Groups. We discuss a lot of these points=20
> there frequently. In any event, I would like ALL=20
> of the serial numbers from these cameras: body=20
> type and number, lens type and number, and=20
> shutter number. These are being collected for=20
> Charlie Barringer on his Zeiss Lens List and for=20
> Simon Worsley for his records of Zeiss Ikon folders.
>
> There has never been a solid reason given why the=20
> Super Ikonta B took 11 exposures and the BX=20
> 12. There have been dozens of suggestions but=20
> none are completely satisfactory. The design=20
> history for these cameras was stored at the old=20
> ICA factory which was destroyed in the Dresden=20
> Fire-Bombing and no one ever thought to ask=20
> Hubert Nerwin or Heinz K=FCppenbender during their lifetimes.
>
> Finally, Zeiss Ikon is not "Zeiss". Zeiss is a=20
> lens company, Zeiss Ikon a camera and=20
> slide-projector works. Both were owned by the=20
> same Foundation, but they were independent=20
> concerns. A friend once visited the Carl Zeiss=20
> Archives at Oberkochen, and was asked what he was=20
> searching. He informed the querent that he was=20
> seeking information on Zeiss Ikon. The archivist=20
> nodded slowly and said, "ah, yes, one of our former customers".
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cha robh b=E0s fir gun ghr=E0s fir!
>
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