- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
Been doing a bit of research with regard to my Dad's old camera. He won it in a two-up game during the war, but had no idea of anything much about it. I inherited it after both my parents had passed away and for 26 years I've just had it sitting in the cupboard, unused and unloved.
So, I've established that its an Ikonta 520, and its likely an A, and made some time between 1931 and 1933. It takes 120 size film, and the negs are either 6x4.5 or 6x9. It has two red windows in back which makes it difficult not to let light in, apparently, though my Dad never seemed to have overexposed shots.
I've also discovered that there is a local source of film, either Fuji or Ilford, so I'm pretty happy about that. They also do processing by hand so thats a plus. I don't have either space or inclination to do it myself. I really just want to run a roll through it to see if the bellows is intact, other functions appear to work as they should. If it all works out, I'll post some shots at some time
So, I've established that its an Ikonta 520, and its likely an A, and made some time between 1931 and 1933. It takes 120 size film, and the negs are either 6x4.5 or 6x9. It has two red windows in back which makes it difficult not to let light in, apparently, though my Dad never seemed to have overexposed shots.
I've also discovered that there is a local source of film, either Fuji or Ilford, so I'm pretty happy about that. They also do processing by hand so thats a plus. I don't have either space or inclination to do it myself. I really just want to run a roll through it to see if the bellows is intact, other functions appear to work as they should. If it all works out, I'll post some shots at some time