The Zeiss Ikoflex is a wonderfully usable classic camera, even today. It uses still-available 120 roll film in either color or black white, for slides or prints. Negative size is 6x6 cm, or 2-1/4" square.Quite...
Carl Zeiss (September 11, 1816 – December 3, 1888) was an optician commonly known for the company he founded, Zeiss. Zeiss himself also made a few contributions to lens manufacturing that have aided the modern...
Test Fire the Shutter On Zeiss Contessa 35mm Ikonta Many, if not all, of the 35mm folding Zeiss Ikon Contessa models with the 45mm Tessar lens, and the Zeiss Ikon 35mm Ikonta camera models, have a film advance...
Temporarily Revive the Light Meter On Zeiss Contessa 35 All of the 35mm folding Zeiss Ikon Contessa models with the 45mm F2.8 Tessar lens have a built-in selenium light meter. However, if the camera has been...
Deciding which riflescope to buy can be a very difficult task. With all the options to choose from and companies it seems impossible to know exactly what scope will work best for your budget. Most shooters...
In general, the right binoculars are the biggest and most expensive binoculars whose exit pupils fit your fully dilated pupils, and whose magnification does not exceed your ability to steady them under normal...
A Spotting Scope is a portable telescope, optimized for the observation of terrestrial objects. The magnification of a spotting scope is typically on the order of 20x to 60x. Other common features include:...
In addition to size and expense, one must certainly consider fit. By fit, I mean the binoculars in relation to one's lifestyle. A good rule of thumb would be as follows: pick the largest size binoculars that...
For Contax Carl Zeiss C/Y (Contax/Yashica) mount SLR lenses, there are four different batches in the market: AEG, AEJ, MMG and MMJ . Both AEG MMG are made in Germany by Carl Zeiss, while AEJ MMJ are made in...
