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Zeiss Ikon Tenax II
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:22 pm    Post subject: Zeiss Ikon Tenax II Reply with quote

I never heard anything about this camera.
http://elekm.net/zeiss-ikon/tenax_ii/


PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

New to me, too, but there are a bunch on ebay, including one with a 37.5mm "red T" Tessar ... Click here to see on Ebay


PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is pretty cheap compare what I found Tennax II


PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's an interesting curiosity but a square format for 35mm film doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to me, except as an economy measure.


PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, agree, interesting only, nothing else.


PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was a Zeiss attempt to cash in on the success of the Robot cameras - hence the square format. But a rapid wind lever, even though very new back then, is no spring motor, so that did not take off...


PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

@PaulC

Hello your ebay link is a Tenax I which is a vey basic camera. I used to own one but sold it since I it was barely used. As far as I can remember price was aound 20EUR. The viewfinder is bad and it is a scale focus. It came with a Novonar or a Tessar lens.
The square format is quite fun and with the advance lever on the front you can soot fast series.

The Tenax II is a more advanced camera with interchangeable lenses. It is quite rare (never saw one) and also more expensive.


PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Zeiss Ikon Tenax II Reply with quote

Wouldn't you know it? lol

Click here to see on Ebay

Maybe just for once this IS rare?

Doug