The Nettar series by Zeiss Ikon was a successful range of folding cameras for 120 roll film. Several types for 6×9cm, 6×6cm and 6×4.5cm format with different lenses and even more different shutters were offered.
Nettar 510[]
Bob 510 with Derval shutter and Nettar f/6.3 lens Picture by CameraEgo. (Image rights) |
- Year of release: 1934
- alternate name: Bob 510
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×4,5cm exposures)
- Shutter: Derval leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 sec – 1/100 sec.
- Lens: Nettar 1:6.3/75mm
- Aperture: 6.3 to 22
- Viewfinder: two frames
Nettar 510/2[]
- Year of release: 1936
- alternate name: Bob 510/2
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×9cm exposures)
- Shutter: Gauthier leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 sec – 1/75 sec.
- Lens: Nettar 1:7.7/105mm
- Viewfinder: optical indirect vision viewfinder on the lens, additional viewfinder frames on body
Nettar 515[]
Nettar 515 with Klio shutter and Nettar f/4.5 lens Picture by Fulvue. (Image rights) |
- Year of release: 1937
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×4.5cm exposures)
- Shutter: Klio leaf shutter, speeds 1 sec – 1/175 sec.
- Lens: Nettar-Anastigmat 1:4.5/7.5cm
- Aperture: 4.5 to 22
- Viewfinder: two frames
Nettar 515/2[]
Nettar 515/2 with Compur-Rapid and f/3.5 Nettar Picture by CameraEgo. (Image rights) |
- Year of release: 1937
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×9cm exposures)
- Shutter:
- Derval leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 sec – 1/100 sec;
- Compur-Rapid 1 – 1/400
- Prontor leaf shutter, speeds 1/25 - 1/200 + B)
- Prontor-S 1-1/250 + B with delayed release feature
- Lens:
- Novar Anastigmat 1:6.3/105mm;
- Nettar 1:3.5/105mm;
- Nettar 1:4.5/105mm;
- Aperture:
- 6.3 to 32;
- 3.5 to 32;
- 4.5 to 32.
- Viewfinder: optical indirect vision viewfinder on the lens
Leaflet for the Nettar 515/2 in French, dating c.1934. (Image rights) |
Nettar 515/16[]
- Anul lansarii: 1937
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)
- Shutter: Telma leaf shutter or KLIO 1/25 – 1/200, B, T
- Viewfinder: two frames
- Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:6,3 f=7,5cm TELMA shutter
- Lens: Nettar Anastigmat 1:4.5 f=7.5cm w/Klio shutter
Nettar II 517/16[]
Nettar 517/16 with f/6.3 Novar Picture by Uwekulick. (Image rights) |
- Year of release: 1949
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)
- Shutter: Vero leaf shutter (or Pronto or Prontor-SV) , speeds 1/25 sec – 1/200 sec (or Prontor-SV: 1sec - 1/300 sec).
- Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:6.3/75mm, other version with a 1:4.5/75mm
- Aperture: 6.3 to 22 (or 4.5 to 22)
- Viewfinder: optical direct vision viewfinder below flash shoe
Nettar II 518/16[]
Nettar 518/16 with Vario and f/4.5 Novar Picture by Bill Strong. (Image rights) |
- Year of release: 1949
- alternate names: Signal Nettar, Nettar IIb
- Film Format: 120 roll film (6×6cm exposures)
- Shutter: Vario leaf shutter , speeds 1/25 sec – 1/200 sec. , alternate model with Prontor-SVS leaf shutter
- Lens: Novar Anastigmat 1:4.5/75mm
- Aperture: 4.5 to 22
- Viewfinder: optical direct vision viewfinder below flash shoe
Links[]
- Reviews on http://blog.bkspicture.com/
- Nettar 518/16 at From the focal plane to infinity
- manual for old Nettar at David Richert's R&R Photo
- Manual available on the Favorite Classics section of kyphoto.com
- short overview of Nettars
- a more illustrated overview
- on www.collection-appareils.fr
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/16)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (516/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (517/16)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar (518/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar IIc (518/2)
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar S (515/2)
- Nettars on Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen, Denmark
- Zeiss Ikon Nettar/Nettar II instruction manual English on www.orphancameras.com