Super Ikonta

[Mike]

I was given an antique camera many yars ago - Super Ikonta (see attache photo).

However, I have forgotten how to use it. Can anyone help?

[skier]

I was given an antique camera many yars ago - Super Ikonta (see attache photo).

However, I have forgotten how to use it. Can anyone help?

Yesterday's gaget/camera should not be too difficult to figure out - have you really tried?

Google search result yields a lot of info. on that camera:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-49,GGLJ:en-GB&q=super+ikonta+camera

[ozman]

Is it operated like the other film camera (i.e. loading film at the back, and adjusting aperture and focus distance on the lens)?

[Mike]

Yesterday's gaget/camera should not be too difficult to figure out - have you really tried?

When I was given the camera about 15 years ago, I took it to a camera shop in London for a service and the guy there showed me how to operate the camera. Unfortunately, there is some switch by the side of the lens which has 3 settings V, X, M, which I could not figure out.

Might be it is time for me to take it to the shop in Central for a service again.


Is it operated like the other film camera (i.e. loading film at the back, and adjusting aperture and focus distance on the lens)?
Basically, very similar. loading film at the back. Open up the cover at the front, the bellow extends and out the lens.
It is not a SLR nor range finder, so you have to guess the distance for focusing.
Everything is manual operated. So good for learning photography from scratch ;) :D