There is an organization called the Zeiss Ikon Collector's Group (ZICG) and
has a mail list also:
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/7139/
Don't bother with the archives, they haven't been maintained in quite a
while. You can join the list, though. The camera does have a fair amount
of value; how much will depend on which model. There are several small
shops around the country that specialize in repairing them, much like John
H. does with OM hardware, and they are very good. Ask the list and you
will get some recommendations for your Ikoflex. It is how I had my Contax
IIIa's shutters resurrected my Contax IIIa's shutter. If memory serves me
correctly, the lens on that Ikoflex is a very fine formulation of the Carl
Zeiss Tessar. It's nickname translated from German is "Eagle's Eye." A
good condition Tessar will be absolutely razor sharp and very, very high
contrast.
BTW, if she decides it's not worth fixing, contact me off-list. I may be
interested!
-- John
At 01:08 4/14/00 , John Pendley wrote:
>Hello Zuiks,
>My dear sister has a problem. She has a Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex TLR that must be
>close to 50 years old. The lens is a Tessar 3.5. If it helps anyone, the
>SN is 737xxx. Neither one of us knows if the camera is worth fixing,
>although we suspect that it is. But it needs some work. The shutter sticks
>open at any speed less than 1/25th. And who knows what else might be wrong?
>Does anyone out there know if a)it's worth spending money on and b)if it is,
>who does good work on these things? We're in the Atlanta area, but she can
>ship it anywhere that's necessary (no gallant offers,please, to ship it to
>one of you generous souls ;>)). Thanks in advance.
>John
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