Once, I was offered a beautiful vintage camera case, which had belonged to a photographer from the 60s and 70s.
I opened the case and was immediately delighted by the beautiful red velvet-lined interior and the nostalgic smell that met me.
Inside the case, I found no less than three vintage cameras, including this beauty; the Zeiss Ikon Ikonta.
This medium format camera is from the early 1950s and has as extra's a leather bag, the 75 mm 3.5 Tessar lens with Compur shutter with a blindingly fast maximum speed of 1/500.
This camera is from the days when the purchase was meant to be a one-off and to last until the end of your life, so in durability it is now way ahead of its time!
When I look at cameras's from the 50s, 60s and 70s and then at my Nikon D750, I am sure it will no longer function in 70 years.
The Zeiss IKon IKonta 523/16 is a fully manual camera capable of 120 roll film, with no light meter and manual focus. I found a copy of the manual and, with the help of experienced 'analogue -photographers' learnt to use the camera.
The photos'give an atmospheric and romantic imagination.