I was watching a youtube video a few weeks back … it was “Shoot film like a boss” which is a great channel for anyone interested in film photography and darkroom stuff … Where an old Zeiss Ikon Netter was featured and I was impressed with the results it produced considering its age and especially as it can be picked up pretty cheaply for a medium format camera these days.
There are quite a few different models of this camera, the one I bought was the 517/16 with the 75mm f4.5 lens.
Once the camera arrived I couldn’t wait to try it just to see if there were any problems with it as it looked in excellent condition but looks can be deceiving.
I loaded it with some expired ilford HP5 that I use when testing cameras and went for a quick local walk.
I set the lens to the marked red dots so I didn’t have to mess about as this isn’t a rangefinder and I am useless at guessing distances.
I processed the roll in ilfotecHC 1+31 dilution for 6.30 and scanned with my Epson V600.
The results were great, very sharp and contrasty and also in focus ha ha!
I would highly recommend anyone interested in getting into medium format film photography to consider getting one of these especially as if you set the aperture/focus like this you more or less have a point & shoot.
Here is the whole roll …
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I also have a film only blog over at usingfilm.wordpress.com if you want a peek
Also still have a handful of zines over on my etsy store as well as some hand made film canister keychains … https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/timdobbsphoto
Yes i also watched this episode of SFLAB and loved the results he got. Actually in his hands every camera is speaking very well so he is a wrong reference :-)))) Anyway. Your results are beautiful. Congrats on the new/old camera
Thank you, Victor … I am so pleased with the results
These old folding Zeiss Ikons always look so compelling to me. You got great results from yours.
Lovely images…I got one of these a few months ago in a auction, but the shutter is sticking, so unfortunately it is in the queue for a CLA. But looking forward to using it one day!