mike_elek Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'm going up to State College in Pennsylvania. I want to take a 6x9with me. I'm undecided. Here are the choices: -- Zeiss-Ikon Ikonta 520/2 with uncoated Tessar -- Voigtlander Bessa with uncoated Helomar -- Medalist II with coated Ektar -- Zeiss Ikon Mess Ikonta 524/2 with coated Tessar -- Kodak/Nagel Vollenda 620 with either uncoated Tessar or uncoatedKodak Anastigmat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furcafe Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Medalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 flip a coin, roll the dice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Bessa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoliver Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'd pick the Zeiss 524/2 with Coated Tessar. Is it the f3.5 or f4.5 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elek Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 f/3.5 Tessar.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk_teetzel Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 bessa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skander_zannad Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Zeiss Ikon Mess Ikonta 524/2 with coated Tessar...a camera I'd like to own! Skander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerkko_kehravuo Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Very seldom so easy to give an reliable answer: -- Zeiss Ikon Mess Ikonta 524/2 with coated Tessar Kerkko K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in Austin Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'd take the Mess Ikonta 524/2. It's small. You don't need to bother with 620 spools. Plus, offers plenty of exposure choices and the option of using the built-in range finder. Best Regards - Andrew in Austin, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole_tjugen Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I too vote for the Mess Ikonta - and want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfophotos Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Ikonta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_capodiferro Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Take the one you use the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Diana...oops sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahams Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Ikonta 524/2...How long are you going for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Put me down as another vote for the Mess Ikonta w/ coated Tessar. Like a trim, light relative of my Moskva-5 (as it should be without the extra bulk to house the rangefinder optics), no respooling, and as I've recently been reminded with my Ideal 250/7, even the old uncoated Tessars can hold their own against most modern lenses if you do your part (get the focus right and hold the camera steady). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacsa Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Send them all to me, the I can take a correct decision for you. I will send you back the chosen one, i swear ;) Deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrico_barsetti Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 ikonta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_jeanette Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Another vote for the Ikonta, and can you clone it and send one to each of us who helped you decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean_williams Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Mike, this is a really hard choice, and could cause you undue mental agony. I suggest you go out and buy another oldie and take it, so you won't have struggle with this decision. That's what I would do, anyway. Just trying to be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elek Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 OK, I'll take the Mess Ikonta. I'm only there for one day to see a B.B. King concert. And then I gotta be back in town for Steelers vs. Jets. I'd hate to be stuck in the middle of Pennsylvania with no radio reception and miss that game. I'm using this as my walkaround camera. I'm going to use either a Retina IIa or my trust Contax IIa for the concert with the new Rollei R3 film. We'll see how that works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I wish I could be faced with such a decision Mike. Take the Mess Ikonta and send one of the rest to each one of us ;) BTW Donald, the Mess Ikonta does have a rangefinder. "Mess" meaning "measuring" in German in this context. I think one with a rangefinder is a good choice for this trip, especially if he may be shooting indoors or close details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_richert Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Zeiss 524/2 Tessar with a few rolls of Ilford HP5 or Fuji NPH. I have one and removed the handle strap and installed a tamrac strap so I can carry it around my neck..."My carry around 6x9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Wups, Mike, you're right -- "measuring" with an uncoupled rangefinder, hence no arm with prism housing on the front standard and correspondingly more compact bed and bellows. "Super" Ikonta would have the coupled RF, of course, and the plain Ikonta is the non-RF version. For my own "walking around" camera, I have to say I'd rather have a 6x4.5 Ikonta or on of the 1950s vintage Japanese coupled rangefinder models in this compact format. Sixteen shots between reloads is good, and the negatives are still three times the size of 35 mm. I need to get the bellows leaks fixed in my Wirgin Auta so I can use it this way -- it's a 6x9 with masks, but it's a very thin, compact 6x9, and I really like the 105 mm lens on that format, it's like shooting 6x9 in a Graphic with the 150 mm lens (except that the folded camera will fit in an inside jacket pocket). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_goldfarb Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Medalist--best lens of the bunch, if a bit clunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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