I recently found one at an antique store in Florida and bought it for a friend. He was excited and already has plans to have it serviced. The video was very helpful, thanks!
I just got one of these and I have heard it can be very finicky until you know all the qwerks. This was a great short video for loading and unloading the film. I have heard that loading the film is difficult unless you have seen it done before. Thnks for the lesson. Looking forward to my first roll of film.. Be safe!!
I have also learned that there are several models as well. Mine is the 850/16 (Ikoflex I). And it is slightly different then the one you reviewed. Mine is not as complicated, but the one you reviewed seemed a bit better to use. Nevertheless, it appears to be a solid camera. @@O.Persson
@@ChristianDavenport-fw5bh they made a ton of different versions, and even reused tha same number on some of them. Just to add to the confusion I think ;) They are solid, and represent what I image we would call a prosumer camera today.
Thank you for the explanation. I just found my late father law' s iknoflex and I'm trying understand how it works. I see from your video that you can still buy film
What a lovely find! It's a beautiful camera. And yes, I didn't really mention it in the video, but it uses 120-film and it's still available. For "cheap" film to start with I would recommend trying fomapan or illford kentmere. Both are black n white film, both give great results and are probably the cheapest film you can buy today.
Ohh, and btw If you didn't know. 120-film is medium format. And on this camera you'll get 12 shoots/roll, in a lovely 6x6cm format :) Good luck and I hope you get the camera working!
I just got an ikoflex IIa today, and I found out the little red window in 3:00 on the left, but the 6x6 format shows on the center of the 120 rolls, the "1" in your video is the "1" of the 6x9 format. have you been using it this way with no trouble?
You're right, I've never thought about it, but that should be for 6x9. But yes, I've shoot multiple rolls with the camera (maybe 20-50 rolls) and never had any issues att all. All have been loaded as shown in the video, and I haven't noticed that the frames been missaligned on the negatives. It's also how it's described in the manual, wich I actually have for this camera :) Small warning though there's multiple versions of the Ikoflex, and some even share the same name, so that's something to watch out for. Hope it was helpful, and the best of luck with the camera!
Thank you, now i know all i want to know to start with a 6x6 film =)
I recently found one at an antique store in Florida and bought it for a friend. He was excited and already has plans to have it serviced. The video was very helpful, thanks!
How cool! It's a lovely camera, hope it brings lots of joy. And I'm glad to hear that my little video was helpful
Thank you for making the video. I am collecting one tomorrow and this tutorial was a perfect introduction.
I'm glad it was helpful. Enjoy your "new" camera!
I just got one of these and I have heard it can be very finicky until you know all the qwerks. This was a great short video for loading and unloading the film. I have heard that loading the film is difficult unless you have seen it done before. Thnks for the lesson. Looking forward to my first roll of film.. Be safe!!
Glad to hear it was helpful.
Once you get used to it, it's not that bad. And it's a lovely camera to shoot with.
Take care, and happy shooting :)
I have also learned that there are several models as well. Mine is the 850/16 (Ikoflex I). And it is slightly different then the one you reviewed. Mine is not as complicated, but the one you reviewed seemed a bit better to use. Nevertheless, it appears to be a solid camera. @@O.Persson
@@ChristianDavenport-fw5bh they made a ton of different versions, and even reused tha same number on some of them. Just to add to the confusion I think ;)
They are solid, and represent what I image we would call a prosumer camera today.
Thank you for the explanation. I just found my late father law' s iknoflex and I'm trying understand how it works. I see from your video that you can still buy film
What a lovely find! It's a beautiful camera.
And yes, I didn't really mention it in the video, but it uses 120-film and it's still available.
For "cheap" film to start with I would recommend trying fomapan or illford kentmere. Both are black n white film, both give great results and are probably the cheapest film you can buy today.
Ohh, and btw If you didn't know. 120-film is medium format. And on this camera you'll get 12 shoots/roll, in a lovely 6x6cm format :)
Good luck and I hope you get the camera working!
Thx, just ordered my Ikoflex, hope it will come soon.
Great to hear, enjoy the "new" camera. It's a great and slightly quirky camera :)
I just got an ikoflex IIa today, and I found out the little red window in 3:00 on the left, but the 6x6 format shows on the center of the 120 rolls, the "1" in your video is the "1" of the 6x9 format. have you been using it this way with no trouble?
You're right, I've never thought about it, but that should be for 6x9. But yes, I've shoot multiple rolls with the camera (maybe 20-50 rolls) and never had any issues att all. All have been loaded as shown in the video, and I haven't noticed that the frames been missaligned on the negatives.
It's also how it's described in the manual, wich I actually have for this camera :)
Small warning though there's multiple versions of the Ikoflex, and some even share the same name, so that's something to watch out for.
Hope it was helpful, and the best of luck with the camera!