Zeiss Ikon Kolibri Explained

Camera Name:Kolibri
Type:127 film camera
Lens Mount:fixed collapsible lens
Focus:manual
Exposure:manual

The Kolibri 523/18 was a camera by Zeiss Ikon, made between 1930 and 1935.

The Kolibri took sixteen 3x4cm exposures on 127 film. The camera featured a collapsible lens tube and was arranged in a vertical format, with a flip-up viewfinder on the top. On the right-hand side was the winding knob and a tripod bush; there was another tripod bush at the bottom. The lens had small "feet" on either side, so the camera would stand horizontally, and a strut could be fixed below the lens to balance the camera vertically. There were two red windows on the back, for the small image format. A supplementary close-up lens was available, called Proxar, which allowed focusing down to 30 cm.

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