I've been given a Zeiss Ikoflex IIA TLR with a Tessar in near mint condition but I cannot see how to get the frame counter to operate. As I don't have an instruction book can anyone please help. Is there someone who still uses an Ikoflex like this. It has a serrated button which appears to have to be pressed and turned in an anticlockwise direction - but when, and how far ?

I should appreciate any help you can give me.

-- David Brookes (gdz00@lineone.net), December 10, 2000

Answers

I'm a Rolleiflex fan myself, David, so cannot answer your question directly. But I can give a pointer. There are a couple of mail order sources which have instruction manuals for most cameras, and will sell you a photocopy. In the UK there is

http://www.oldtimercameras.com/index3.html

and in the US there is

http://www.craigcamera.com/

I've had a quick look at their Websites, and Oldtimer has the one you want for GBP 7-95, presumably plus postage if you're outside the UK.

Later,

Dr Owl

-- John Owlett (owl@postmaster.co.uk), December 10, 2000.

John

Thanks for the info, but Dad has shown me everything else about the camera and as a student GBP7.95 is a bit much just to learn about the counter. I hope someone can help.

-- David Brookes (gdz00@lineone.net), December 10, 2000.

I just found this forum, so you may have answered your question by now, but reading from my Ic manual: Wind on the film until the figure 1 appears in the film window (on the bottom of the camera). The camera is now correctly loaded and ready for the first exposure. Close the film window, depress the notched wheel of the frame counter and turn it in an anti-clockwise direction *until it locks*. The window of the frame counter will now also indicate No 1. From now on it is only necessry to consult the frame counter.

-- Liz Axford (Lzaxford@swbell.net), March 03, 2001.