Zeiss Ikon Nettax

david baugh · Feb 25, 2021

I purchased this camera a short while ago, and what a great little camera it is.

Here's a little review of the Zeiss Ikon Nettax Camera from the late 1950's. It's essentially a Zeiss Ikon Nettar with an Uncoupled Selenium Cell light meter. It takes 6X6 (2 1/4 X 2 1/4) images on 120 roll film.

Donald Qualls · Feb 25, 2021

The beauty of those uncoupled meters is that the camera isn't dependent on them to function (like it is with, for instance, my Olympus Pen EE-S2).

Auer · Feb 25, 2021

Very cool.
I do find that rangefinders and light meters make folders a bit porkier, which to me at least is a drawback.

And yeah I know some people think a Graflex Speed Graphic is a pocket camera and "fits just fine" in the 20 liter leg pockets of cargo pants but yeah.. smaller is better

david baugh · Feb 25, 2021

This camera is just a nice size and not too heavy.

Donald Qualls · Feb 25, 2021

Auer said:
I know some people think a Graflex Speed Graphic is a pocket camera and "fits just fine" in the 20 liter leg pockets of cargo pants but yeah.. smaller is better

Well, I can fit a 6x9 folder in my cargo pockets, but only if it's a svelte one with no RF on top and no bulge for the lens on the front. Which pretty much limits it (in 6x9, anyway) to my Wirgin Auta and Voigtlander Rollfilmkamera. My Super Ikonta B and Mamiya 6 (6x6, the latter with masks for 6x4.5) have too much bulge for lens clearance. My Daiichi Zenobia (in sensible original black) will fit, though. Speed Graphic is right out; that calls for a backpack.

mgb74 · Feb 25, 2021

Donald Qualls said:
Well, I can fit a 6x9 folder in my cargo pockets, but only if it's a svelte one with no RF on top and no bulge for the lens on the front. Which pretty much limits it (in 6x9, anyway) to my Wirgin Auta and Voigtlander Rollfilmkamera. My Super Ikonta B and Mamiya 6 (6x6, the latter with masks for 6x4.5) have too much bulge for lens clearance. My Daiichi Zenobia (in sensible original black) will fit, though. Speed Graphic is right out; that calls for a backpack.

It's not just size, but also weight. My Retina IIIC is about the same size as my Zeiss Ikon 515 (6x4.5) but weighs much more.

Danner · Feb 27, 2021

Here's another YouTube video on the Nettar...

Zeiss Ikon Nettax

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