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07-DEC-2008

The Zeiss-Ikon Ikoflex 1a Twin Lens Reflex camera

My dad brought this camera out from the closet as I noticed him scanning some old square shaped family pictures.
As the shutter still works, he let me bring it home to try it out.

Bought some 120 film, watched a YouTube video on how to load the film and then took it out for some
sunny day picture taking.

You pop the top up and look down at a big bright viewfinder. It takes some time to figure out how
to tilt it so that the horizon is flat as the image is mirrored from left to right.

For a fifty year old manual camera ( no batteries required ), it all seems to work fine as my future
scanned pictures will show.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AF
1/640s f/8.0 at 28.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-Dec-2008 12:41:18
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Wei O'Connell24-Dec-2008 03:12
My first camera looks just like this one!
Thank you for the picture - it brought back some wonderful memories.
Giancarlo Guzzardi17-Dec-2008 08:19
nice set for this great camera
January Grey17-Dec-2008 04:47
What a treasure! Can't wait to see the images, Bryan. Nice shot of this old camera. V~
Char17-Dec-2008 04:17
Hi Bryan,
What a wonderful fun shot to look at! Thank you for sharing this. \/
Jackdad17-Dec-2008 00:05
enjoy the TLR Bryan.
Simon Chandler16-Dec-2008 21:43
Beautiful composition and capture of this attractive classic piece. v
Guest 16-Dec-2008 21:42
One of the best lens and still in use today..can't wait to see what you capture!
Paco López16-Dec-2008 15:35
Excellent camera and excellent shot!! V!
Gayle P. Clement16-Dec-2008 15:14
Intriguing, Bryan.
laine8216-Dec-2008 14:14
Built to last....!! this is a fine shot, love the tree.
Hank Vander Velde16-Dec-2008 13:09
Nice find Bryan. Good luck shooting. Will be looking for some sample shots on Pbase.
deborahcuming16-Dec-2008 13:08
wonderful fun!! I bet it feels great in your hand, and sounds wonderful when you actually 'snap' an image!! Enjoy! and looking forward to the results!
Guest 16-Dec-2008 11:26
that's so cool :)