Zeiss Ikon Kolibri

Infobox camera
camera_name = Kolibri

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caption =
type = 127 film camera
lens_mount = fixed collapsible lens
focus = manual
exposure = manual
flash =
frame-rate =
dimensions = 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 30cm.

*Lens: Carl Zeiss Tessar 5cm/f3.5 or f4.5, Novar f6.3 or Biotar f2.
*Shutter: Compur (1-1/300s + T & B) or Telma (1/25, 1/50, 1/100 + B & T)
*Film: 127, 16 3x4cm images

External links

* [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=346038 powerhousemuseum.com]
* [http://www.amdmacpherson.com/classiccameras/index.html amdmacpherson.com]
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/zeiss_ikon/zeiss_ikon_kolibri/zeiss_ikon_kolibri.htm User's manual]