Zeiss Ikon 6 X 4.5 (A cameras)

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
520	Ikonta A	1933-1940	f6.3 75mm Novar	Derval
520	Ikonta A	1933-1940	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
521	Ikonta A	1940	f3.5 75mm Novar & f3.5 75mm Novar	Prontor
510	Nettar	1937	f4.5 75mm Novar	Telma
515	Nettar	1937	f4.5 75mm Tessar
530	Super Ikonta A	1934-1937	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Compur
531	Super Ikonta A	1937	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
531	Super Ikonta A	1948	f3.5 75mm Xenar	Compur Rapid
531	Super Ikonta A X	1950	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Compur Rapid X
531	Super Ikonta A MX	1953	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Compur Rapid MX
531	Super Ikonta A MX	1953	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Synchro Compur

Zeiss 6 X 6 (B cameras)

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
520/16	Ikonta B	1937-1939	f3.5 75mm Tessar & f3.5 75mm Novar	Compur Rapid, Compur, Klio
523/16	Ikonta B	1954	f3.5 75mm Opton Tessar	Synchro Compur
521/16	Ikonta B	1948-1953	f3.5 75mm Novar	Compur
523/16	Ikonta B	1954-1956	f4.5 75mm Novar & Opton Tessar	Prontor-SV, Synchro Compur	known as Ikonta II & IIb
524/16	Ikonta B	1954-1956	f4.5 75mm Novar, f3.5 75mm Tessar	Prontor SV, Synchro Compur
515/16	Nettar	1937	f4.5 75mm Novar	Telma
515/16	Nettar	1937	f4.5 75mm Nettar	Telma
517/16	Nettar	1937	f4.5 75mm Novar	Vario
517/16	Nettar	1937	f4.5 75mm Telma	Telma
518/16	Nettar IIb	1949	f4.5 75mm Novar	Pronto
518/16	Signal Nettar Eg	7/53 - 11/54	6.3/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Vero shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Ev	12/53 - 6/54	6.3/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Vario shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Iv	7/58 - 12/59	4.5/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Vario shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Ih	4/53 - 7/58	4.5/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Velio shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Its	7/52 - 2/59	4.5/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Prontor shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Ips	2/55 - 3/56	4.5/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Prontor S shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Ipms(later 10.3013)	4/53 - 1/59	4.5/75 (Rodenstock) Novar	Gauthier Prontor SVS shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Fps	7/53 - 12/55	3.5/75 (Hensoldt) Novar	Gauthier Prontor S shutter
518/16	Signal Nettar Fpms	7/53 - 7/55	3.5/75 (Hensoldt) Novar	Gauthier Prontor SV shutter
513/16	Nettax	1955-1957	f4.5 75mm Novar	Pronto
530/16	Super Ikomat B	1935	f2.8 80mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
530/16	Super Ikonta B	1935-1937	f2.8 80mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
532/16	Super Ikonta B	1937	f2.8 80mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
532/16	Super Ikonta B MX	1951	f2.8 80mm Tessar	Synchro Compur
533/16	Super Ikonta B X	1937	f2.8 80mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
533/16	Super Ikonta B X MX	1952	f2.8 80mm Tessar	Synchro Compur MX
533/16	Super Ikonta B X MX	1952	f2.8 80mm Opton Tessar	Compur Rapid
531/16	Super Ikonta III	1954-1958	f3.5 75mm Novar	Synchro Compur MX
531/16	Super Ikonta III	1954-1958	f3.5 80mm Opton Tessar	Synchro Compur MX
534/16	Super Ikonta IV	1956-1960	f3.5 75mm Tessar	Synchro Compur MX	exp meter with LVS settings

Zeiss Ikoflex Twin Lens Reflex

Zeiss no.	model	yr built	lens	shutter	comments
850/16	Ikoflex	1934-37	f6.3 or 4.5/80 Novar	Compur-Rapid, Klio, Derval	"coffee can" model, lever focus 1936, knob focus after '36
850/16	Ikoflex I	1939-51	f3.5/75 Tessar	Compur, Klio, Prontor S	same as Ikoflex II from 1937-39 (851/16)
851/16	Ikoflex II	1936-39	f3.8 CZJ Triotar or f3.5/75 Tessar	Compur-Rapid	lever focus in1937, knob focus after '37, continued as Ikoflex I (850/16) after 1939
851/16	Ikoflex II	1939-51	f3.5/70 Novar or f3.5/75 Tessar	Prontor	similar to Ikoflex II of 1937-39
854/16	Ikoflex Ia	1952-56	f3.5/70 Novar or f3.5/70 Tessar	Prontor	shutter release located on top next to viewfinder
856/16	Ikoflex Ib	1956-58	f3.5/75 Novar or f3.5/75 Tessar	Prontor	improved version of Ia, shutter release located on side next to taking lens
886/16	Ikoflex Ic	1956-60	f3.5/75 Novar or f3.5/75 Tessar	Prontor	metered version of Ib
852/16	Ikoflex II/III	1938-40s	f3.5/75 Tessar or f3.5/75 Triotar	Compur-Rapid or Compur	new style Ikoflex II after 1939
855/16	Ikoflex IIa	1950-52	f3.5/75 Tessar	Compur-Rapid	early version with peep window on each side of taking lens
855/16	Ikoflex IIa	1953-56	f3.5/75 Tessar	Compur-Rapid	restyled version with peep windows directly over viewing lens
853/16	Ikoflex III	1939-40	f2.8/80 Tessar	Compur-Rapid	Albada finder
887/16	Ikoflex Favorit	1957-60	f3.5/75 Tessar	Synchro-Compur	LVS light meter, last Ikoflex

Zeiss 6 X 9 (C cameras)

Zeiss no	model	year	lens	shutter	comments
520/2	Ikonta C	1930-1940	f4.5 105mm Novar, f3.8 or 4.5 Tessar in 1936-1937
521/2	Ikonta C	1947	f3.5 105mm Tessar, f3.5 or f4.5 Novar	Compur
523/2	Ikonta C	1950-1956	f3.5 105mm Tessar, f3.5 Novar	Compur
523/2	Ikonta C	1950	f4.5 105mm Tessar	Compur
524/2	Ikonta C	1954-1956	f3.5 105mm Tessar, f4.5 or 3.5 Novar	Compur	rangefinder version of 523/2
510/2	Nettar	1937	f4.5 105mm Novar	Telma
515/2	Nettar	1937	f4.5 105mm Tessar	Compur
517/2	Nettar	1949	f4.5 105mm Novar	Pronto
518/2	Nettar IIc	1949	f4.5 105mm Novar	Pronto
	Nettar S	1937	f6.3 105mm Nettar	Nettar-S
530/2	Super Ikonta C	1934-1936	f4.5 120mm Triotar	Klio
530/2	Super Ikonta C	1934-1936	f3.8 105mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
531/2	Super Ikonta C	1950	f3.5 105mm Tessar	Compur Rapid
531/2	Super Ikonta C	1938	f4.5 105mm Tessar	Compur Rapid	dual format
531/2	Super Ikonta C	1938	f3.5 105mm Tessar	Compur
531/2	Super Ikonta C MX	1950-1955	f3.5 105mm Tessar	Synchro Compur MX

I used four different sources to develop this table. I still cannot guarantee its accuracy so if you see any discepancies, let me know.

This page was updated March 18, 1999.

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