A package in the mail

[truls]

Today I got three packages in the mail, it was almost like christmas eve

Here are the cameras:


Agfa Isolette:


Zeiss Ikon Tenax:


This camera has the negative format 24x24. It is a very small camera.

Glunz model 300:


I know almost nothing about these cameras, the Glunz is from 1920 or something, the Tenax from late 1930. I will test all cameras, I will come back with some test images. All cameras seems to work, but light leaks may of course appear. The Gluns is large format 9x12, and has a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar lens (f=13,5cm 1:.6.3), I assume the images will be sharp. Folded the Glunz is almost "pocketable". A pocket LF.

[col]

Now how lucky is that.. I only got one camera today.

[Stephen]

Go on, annoy a commercial film processor, send in a colour neg film from the Zeiss Tenax!!! They are a great little camera....The Glunz looks nice as does the Agfa.

Stephen

[Stephen]

Do I recognise the Zeiss Tenax camera from Ebay UK by any chance, a recent purchase?, it seems to have the same missing wind on flap on the main lever.
Genuine parts might be difficult, but a metal part could be made from stainless steel to get the best match to the camera finish. Pictures of the Tenax on the net show the missing tip, it was quite common for them to go missing.

[mickeyobe]

truls,

Here is the Tenax tip facing forward in its operative position.



If you are going to try to reproduce it and want additional photos from different angles let me know.

Mickey

[hansz]

Nice cameras guys, anyone willing to share the bodynumbers (lens data on the Glunz) with me??
Tnx, Hans

[truls]

Sept 24, 2012 9:28:13 GMT -5 Stephen said:

Do I recognise the Zeiss Tenax camera from Ebay UK by any chance, a recent purchase?, it seems to have the same missing wind on flap on the main lever.
Genuine parts might be difficult, but a metal part could be made from stainless steel to get the best match to the camera finish. Pictures of the Tenax on the net show the missing tip, it was quite common for them to go missing.

No, I got the cameras from tradera.com, a Swedish ebay. I did not made my homework, so I did not recognize the missing Tenax part. Thanks to Mickey for the Tenax picture I may be able to get it restored some way! The camera works never the less as it should.

[truls]

Sept 24, 2012 10:29:46 GMT -5 hansz said:

Nice cameras guys, anyone willing to share the bodynumbers (lens data on the Glunz) with me??
Tnx, Hans

May be I misunderstood your request, is it all productions numbers or this camera?

[truls]

A quick question, which film to use on Glunz model 300? Thers is a film spool, indicating 9x12 roll film. Here is a picture of the back:

[mickeyobe]

I think that would be film size 113 or 114.

Good luck with that.

Mickey

[mickeyobe]

I got bills.

Mickey

[hansz]

May be I misunderstood your request, is it all productions numbers or this camera?

Truls,

Almost every Zeiss Ikon camera (pre-war and BRD post-war) is characterized with a body number consisting of a letter followed by 5 digits max (99999).
We - the Zeiss Historica Society number freaks - are collecting those to recreate the Zeiss Ikon production numbers which were lost to the flames (Dresden bombardment) and to the old paper collectors (BRD...).
Also the Carl Zeiss lens data are sought to do the same concerning the glass data.

We're happy with every bit of information...

Hans

[Stephen]

General comment for anybody using large sizes above 120.........as well as Truis, I do not know his level of expertise in films......

You will find that 120 fits, you have to add wooden bobbins, or the standard plastic bobbins from a sewing machine glued to the end of a spare plastic 120 reel, and use that to wind on the film. The other end can have the loose 120 film with packing, again bobbins etc. The holes in the end can be filled with a plastic tube, filed to shape for the drive, and epoxied in, only one end has to be done, I used old Biro pen cases for the plastic tube!

You will need a black stiff card mask made to fit the hole to reduce it to 6x9 size, and it should work, I seem to remember the window at the back works, or at least gives an indication of the spacing, test with a roll of paper, advancing the frames and mark off how far they have gone. you can them make a strip to be use with any film, but it needs a darkroom to add it.

The added diameter does no matter, the space is there in the camera due to the original bigger spools.

Do not loose the take up original spool, never release it to a processor, they are difficult to source.

After you have run the 120 through the camera it will have to be wound off again to a normal reel to go to processing, unless done at home.

I can't remember the name but there is a supplier on the net of the film in the right size and spool, but very expensive really. they cut aerial films to size and make the backing themselves, which can, of course, be done at home as well.

Hope this helps,

Stephen.

[truls]

Sept 24, 2012 12:53:09 GMT -5 hansz said:

May be I misunderstood your request, is it all productions numbers or this camera?

Truls,

Almost every Zeiss Ikon camera (pre-war and BRD post-war) is characterized with a body number consisting of a letter followed by 5 digits max (99999).

Hans

There is a number under the camera, here it is:

[truls]

Sept 24, 2012 13:44:33 GMT -5 Stephen said:

General comment for anybody using large sizes above 120.........as well as Truis, I do not know his level of expertise in films......

Hope this helps,

Stephen.

Thanks for your helpful advice. This may be a dumb question. As it is room to place a film in size 120x95mm, could this be done in a darkroom, then take a picture and develop the negative?