Today, like-minded enthusiasts gather together in virtual chat rooms, message boards, and online groups using social media. If you have a passion for Corelle dishware, antique board games, or 1980 Chevrolet Citations, there’s going to be a group for you.
Back in 1979, it wasn’t so easy. If you wanted to socialize and collaborate with other people with the same interests as you, you had to seek them out through classifieds in magazines, local church groups, or simply, word of mouth.
This is how the story of the Zeiss Historica Society began…
Introduction by Larry Gubas (November 2019)
The year was 1979, and Tom Schreiner was a upstate New York media consultant who had a strong Germanic bent. There had long been a Leica Society and he felt that Zeiss was just as important if not more so. Tom started to contact folks via the local photo societies, people who posted want ads in the Shutterbug magazine and local used photo shows that seemed to surround the larger US cities.

Tom set up a primary meeting in Toronto and an organizational meeting in Rochester in 1979. He published a set of pamphlets following each meeting, and during the Rochester meeting organized the society and elected officers. Tom Schreiner felt that he had done his part in the original organization and did not stand for office but encouraged others to do so.
From the beginning, most of the members were photo enthusiasts but there were also people who collected Microscopes, Binoculars, Astronomical Instruments, Military Devices and catalogs while others were interested in company history and personalities. The firm’s organization and sister/merger firms expand the initial perspective. We produced our first magazine format journal soon after at the initiative of Randall Scheid of Toronto, but he did not survive an automobile accident and Bill Stone stepped in to publish articles from interested members on all sorts of subjects. We published twice yearly at first at 16 pages, and grew to 28 pages and added color to the cover under the next editor, Dr. John Scott. We also published high quality copies of interesting Zeiss catalogs and documents.
We grew from 20 interested folks to nearly 500 on an international basis and attracted competent and knowledgeable authors. We survived with paying members until 2016 when Father Time gradually took most of our members from us and we ran out of authorities. We were still financially sound but decided to not continue publication of a product not worthy of our subject. Our two remaining officers were now 77 and 80+ years of age.

Table of Contents
Below is a list of major topics from all 73 issues of Zeiss Historica. They were produced from 1979 to 2016 when the group was dissolved. The first two issues from 1979 and 1980 were called “Folios” and are indicated as such. In every year between 1981 and 2016, there was a Spring and a Fall issue, except in 2014 which only had a single Spring/Fall issue.
At about 25 pages each, there’s over 1,800 pages of information compiled by Larry and other Zeiss historians for members in the Zeiss Historica Society. The people who wrote the articles in each Zeiss Historica newsletter were experts in their particular area, and in most cases, witnessed the “golden era” of Zeiss-Ikon first hand. Sadly, as people tend to do, many of them have since passed away and these articles are the only remnants of these stories available on the Internet today.
In early 2019, I talked to Larry Gubas who was the last President of the Zeiss Historica Society and got his blessing for sharing this information online. His only request was to make it freely available and that I don’t charge anything for it. Larry has been a Zeiss historian for a large part of his life and is considered by many to be an authority on all things Zeiss.
If you are interested in more of Larry’s work, I strongly recommend checking out his 890 page hard cover book, Zeiss and Photography. This book is the culmination of Larry’s lifetime worth of research into Zeiss.
Each article has it’s own page and will eventually have a searchable table of contents and short intro. Re-typing summaries for all 73 issues has proven to be very time consuming, so as of November 2019, I have only completed a portion of the issues. I will continue to update these as time permits.
Article Title |
Author |
Issue |
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Abbe: A Rare Glimpse (History) |
Editor |
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Ernst Abbe and the (Zeiss) Foundation (History) |
Takeda, S. |
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Ernst Abbe, a man ahead of his time |
Keller, H. E. |
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In the House that Abring Built (History) |
Husid, M. |
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Advertisements from the 1930’s (Cameras) |
Baca, J. |
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After Dresden: The migration to Jena & Kiev (cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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A Zeiss Album from the Thirties (History)(Cameras |
Brown, J. |
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Zeiss Historica Society Annual Meeting, 2001 (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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“Anonymous” Zeiss Ikon Cameras |
Gubas, L. |
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Three early Zeiss Apochromats |
Schulze, F. |
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Fritz Jakobsmeier – a Zeiss Apprentice |
Gubas, L. |
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Restoring an ANSALVENLO Telescope |
Gould, J. |
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The Aseros |
Gubas. L; |
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The Astro Department (Telescopes) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Astronomical Department’s First Catalog – 1899 |
Grossman, N. |
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Felix Auerbach (Author of the Zeissworks and Ernst Abbe) |
Gubas, L. |
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Automobile Headlights from Carl Zeiss |
Mirsching, Dr. G |
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Automobile Turn Signals from Zeiss |
Speidel, D. |
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Four Pages from an 1938 Automobile Accessory Catalog |
Worsley, S. |
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B |
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Zeiss Ikon Baby Cameras |
Brown, J. |
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The Canadian $100 Banknote |
Schulze, F. |
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We’re certainly not afraid of Zeiss, Barr & Stroud (Binoculars) |
Watson, F. |
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Walter Bauersfeld (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Bausch & Lomb Binoculars (History) |
Neupert, P. |
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Battling Binoculars |
Reid, W. |
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Zeiss and Bausch & Lomb Chronology (History) |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Bausch & Lomb Binoculars (History) |
Neupert, P. |
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Zeiss Ikon’s Photo Bedarf (Accessories) |
Gubas, L. |
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Bestellnummern Revisited (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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Battling Binoculars |
Reid, W. |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Binoculars |
Zartarian, E. |
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Important Zeiss Books (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon Barometer from Goerz |
Gubas, L. |
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The Barringer Lens List |
Buck, J. |
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The Elusive Bifort |
Gubas, L. |
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More on Carl Zeiss Jena Binoculars |
Zartarian, E. |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Binoculars of WW II |
Zartarian, E. |
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Book Review – German Military Optical Technology |
Seeger, H. |
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Book Review – “If Only I Had My Camera” – 1939 |
Sheehy, T. |
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100 Years of Carl Zeiss Binoculars |
Zeiss Oberkochen |
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Turn-Of-The-Century Zeiss Binoculars in England |
Gould, J. |
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Zeiss Theater Binoculars |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Binoculars London Debut |
Watson, F. |
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A Short History of Zeiss Binoculars |
Gubas, L. |
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More on Zeiss Binoculars |
Gubas, L. |
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Postwar Hand-Held Binoculars from Jena |
Grossman, N. |
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A New Zeiss Binocular |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss binoculars – The early years |
Kelly, J. |
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Zeiss Jena 10 x 70 H, an unknown member of the H binocular family |
Calen, B.,Seeger, H. |
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Zeiss binoculars – preferred instruments for birdwatching?? |
Vuilleumier, F. |
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Best “pattern binoculars” for the British Royal Flying Corps |
Finisio, G. |
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More Zeiss Books – Reviews (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Book Review: “Zeiss Feldstecher, Handferngläser von 1894–1919” by Dr. Hans Seeger |
Schwartzman, F. |
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Book Review: “Zeiss Feldstecher, Handferngläser von 1819–1946” by Dr. Hans Seeger |
Gubas, L. |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Photo Department 1945 Report |
Gubas, L. |
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By Any Other Name (Cameras) |
Zubatkin, M. |
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C |
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California Museum of Photography (Cameras) |
Stone, W. |
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The Zeiss Cartel |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Ikon Catalog Numbers (Cameras) |
Zubatkin, M. |
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Zeiss Ikon Camera Catalogs |
Gubas, L. |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Early Photo Catalogs |
Gubas, L. |
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Carl Zeiss Kamera (Camera) Register 1902-2012 |
Herrmann |
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The 1927 Zeiss Ikon Camera Catalog |
Gubas, L. |
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150 Years of Carl Zeiss (History) |
Editor |
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The Challenge of Wide-Angle Lenses in the Early Contax |
Barringer/Ghisetti |
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For China |
Worsley, S. |
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Charivari (Cameras) |
Brown, J. K. |
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Christie’s Catalog Surprises (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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Cloud Projector |
Gubas, L. |
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The Coburg Connection |
Barringer, C. |
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Zeiss Codewords (Telescopes) |
Grossman, N. |
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Cold Weather Symbols – More Evidence (Binoculars) |
Husid, M. |
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Article Commentary |
Worlsey, S. |
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A Contaflex Prototype |
Kuc, H. J. |
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Two Compurs for the Contaflex I |
Bisschops, J. |
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More on the Contaflex I |
Takeda, S. |
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The Zeiss Ikon Contaflex TLR |
Kibbey, M. |
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The Zeiss Ikon twin lens Contaflex |
Kibbey,M., Barringer,C |
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Identifying Contaflex I Variations |
Edstrom, P. |
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Another Contaflex Curiosity |
Small, M. J. |
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The Contaflex and the Teleskop (Cameras) |
Brown, J. |
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Contaflex SLR instruction books |
Edstrom, P. |
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Contaflex 126: My Internet Journey |
Schilling, J. |
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Contaflex 126: The story continues |
Schilling, J. |
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Contamatic? – Bessamatic? (Cameras) |
Kuc,/Barringer, C. |
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Contarex prototypes |
Otto, B. |
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Contarex prototypes Part II |
Otto, B. |
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Contarex and Contax RTS, Comparing the Lenses |
Kämmerer, J. |
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The Contarex Super and Super Electronic |
Otto, B. |
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The Contarex Family of Cameras |
Gubas, L. |
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The Contarex Book – a review |
Gubas, L. |
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The Contarex Continued |
Gubas, L. |
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Contax CGCM Camera |
Grossman, N. |
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Contax Chronicle |
Kuc, H. J. |
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Contax I – Mysterious Version 7 |
Schlegel, S. |
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Contax Military Cameras |
Pins, R. |
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Some Contax Notes |
Kuc, H. J. |
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Contax SLR Cameras |
Kuc, H. J. |
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Zeiss Ikon Stereo Equipment for the Contax |
Pilecki, G. |
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Review: On the Trail of the Contax, Vol. II |
Gubas, L. |
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Who Invented the Contax |
Gubas, L. |
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Contax Curiosities |
Schaub, S. |
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The Black Contax II Is Not a Myth. |
Baumgartner, S. |
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A Black Contax II |
Mahler, D. |
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Another Contax Identification Method |
Gubas, L. |
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Contax – Clovermeter and Knurling Questions |
Barringer, C. |
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Identifying the Contax I |
Kuc, H. J. |
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An Unusual Contax I |
Baumgartner, |
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Other Dummy Contax I‘s |
Barringer, C. |
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Comparing Prewar Leica and Contax Part 1 & 2 |
Helm, Dr. |
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More on the Great Contax Mystery |
Sherman, S. |
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Pitfalls in Contax Collecting |
Fearn, R. |
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Contax T – Up to Date in Camera City |
Grossman, N. |
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A Contax – Dedicated Exposure Meter |
Zubatkin, M. |
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Contax – The Birth of the Name |
Jüttner, K. |
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In Search of the Contax IV |
Wehran, W. |
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Confirmation of the Contax IV |
Gubas, L. |
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Henry Ford II’s Contax III |
Kuc, H. J. |
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From draft to model: The first steps toward the Contax S |
Schulz, A. |
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Contax G-1: Return of the Rangefinder |
Stone, W. |
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Contax Prototype Viewfinder |
Arnz, J. & Gubas, L. |
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Prewar Contax Viewfinders (Part I) |
Barringer, C. |
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Prewar Contax Viewfinders (Part II) |
Barringer, C. |
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Postwar Contax Viewfinders |
Barringer, C. |
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The Jena Contax: Brief History and Spotters Guide |
Barringer, C. |
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The Contax IV Prototype |
Hennig, P & Mladek, M. |
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Pre-war Contax Prototypes |
Gubas, L. |
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A strange Nazi Contax |
Baumgartner, S. |
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A new Contax-mount rangefinder camera (Cosina) |
Scott, J. |
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Contax SLR cameras Alexander Schulz (a book review) |
Scott, J. |
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The Trail of the Contax continues |
Gubas, L |
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Contax II & III film flatness |
Hennig, P. |
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“Hybrid Contax IIIa” and dual range exposure meters |
Montgomery, R.H., |
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Contax & Leitz turn signals |
Gubas, L. |
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Sixteen Contax lens cap variants |
Barringer, C. |
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The Contax I and its “pimple” versions |
Baumgartner, S. |
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The Contax Bayonet Lens Mount |
Kleinfelt, V. |
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Benchmark for Contax Prototype Lenses |
Baumgartner, S. |
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Contax Specialty Cases |
Gubas, L. |
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Three Contax I Cameras Exploring Alaska |
Gubas, L. |
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Odd numbering of Carl Zeiss Jena Contaxes |
Baumgartner, S. |
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Contessa trademarks |
Gubas, L. |
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Contessa – The jewel from Zeiss Ikon |
Otto, B. |
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Lens Curiosities from Jena (Cameras) |
Kuc, H. J. |
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D – F |
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Two Carl Zeiss Departments (Measuring Instr.) |
Grossman, N. |
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Diesel Engines from Zeiss Jena |
Arnz, J. |
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A sentimental journal to Dresden and Jena |
Stutterheim, F. |
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Zeiss in Dresden |
Buckland, M. |
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The Ercona Family |
Ghisetti, P. |
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Heinrich Valentin Erfle (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Ergo (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Evolution of the Ergo “Monocular” Camera |
Gubas, L. |
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Heinrich Ernemann (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Ernemann’s Advertising Stamps |
Göllner, P. |
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Variations of Ernemann’s Goddess of Light |
Gubas, L. |
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Ernemann Special Instrument for Theater Photography |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon Prewar Exposure Meters |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss on Everest (Cameras) |
Small, M. J. |
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Zeiss Ikon Family Trees |
Gubas, L. |
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The 500 mm Fernobjektiv in a Panflex Mount |
Loder, W. |
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Fernrohrlupen (Binoculars) |
Kelly. J. |
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Zeiss Ikon Film Sizes |
Kibbey, M. |
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Advertising Zeiss Ikon’s Films |
Otto, B. |
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Zeiss Filters |
Gubas, L. |
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A 21 mm Finder – why? |
Baumgartner, S. |
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Zeiss Photographic Firsts (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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The transition from the Flektoskop to the Flektometer |
Baumgartner |
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G |
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Zeiss Galilean Field Glasses |
Grossman, N. |
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Alfred Gauthier, Calmbach 1902-2002 |
Winter, W. |
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Giant Contax in Philadelphia |
Barringer, C. |
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Dr. Erhardt Glatzel (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Carl Paul Goerz (1854-1923) (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Rise and Fall of the C.P. Goerz company |
Mix, Thomas |
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The Goerz WorkSpring 1945 |
Gubas, L. |
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Emmanuel Goldberg (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Grind Another Ground Glass (Cameras) |
Keesing, J. |
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H |
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Hahn AG für Optik und Mechanik, Kassel |
Gubas, L. |
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1947 Export Fair in Hanover |
H. Keiren |
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Revisiting Hensoldt (Binoculars) |
Grossman, N. |
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Hensoldt in Wetzlar (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Hensoldt 7×56 Military Binoculars |
Paca, F. |
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Hensoldt, but not Hensoldt (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Herar |
Gubas, L. |
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Filling the Gaps in Zeiss History |
Sherman, S. |
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History of the Dresden Photo Industry (Book Review) |
Gubas, J. |
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Zeiss in Hungary (History) |
Grossman, N. |
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Hymn to a Small Camera |
Christen, H. |
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I |
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Camera Identification Systems |
Grossman, N. |
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Ikoflex Cameras |
Gubas, L. |
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Ikoflex III |
Gubas, L. |
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The Ikoflex III – almost a Veraflex |
Otto, B. |
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Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex, 1934-1945 |
Worsley, S |
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Ikonette: The first Zeiss Ikon camera |
Worsley, S. |
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The Icarette-Ikonta Connection (Cameras) |
Brown, J. |
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Development of Ikonta and Super Ikonta Part 1 |
Otto, B. |
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Development of Ikonta and Super Ikonta Part 2 |
Otto, B. |
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ISO Reporter (Cameras) |
Ghisetti, P. |
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Ivory Contax |
Barringer, J. |
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J |
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Wolfgang F Jacobi (History) |
Herrman, M. |
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Japanese Photographic Objectives (History) |
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The Bombing of Jena (History) |
Husid, M. |
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The Seven Wonders of Jena – a Pictorial (History) |
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Adding to the Wonders of Jena – Zeiss Planetaria |
Brown, J. |
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Jena’s Optical Museum |
Beez, H. |
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Jena At Last (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Americans and Russians at Jena |
Nuttall, B |
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The early postwar years at Carl Zeiss Jena (Jena Contax) |
Widder, W. |
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The Jenaflex AM-1 and the Jenaflex AC-1 (Cameras) |
Hennig, P. |
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K |
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Kaprelian Files: Zeiss Lens Collection – three examples |
Gubas, L. |
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Kaprelian FIles: Other Contax Shutters |
Gubas, L. |
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Kiev Cameras |
Kuc, H. J. |
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The No-Name Kiev |
Hennig, P. |
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The Kinamo movie camera |
Buckland, M. |
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Kolibri 1930-1932 (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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Heinz Küppenbender (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Heinz Kuppenbender’s role in Contax history |
Berthet, F. |
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L |
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A New Concept: The L-Stand (Microscopes) |
Gellis, C. |
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Zeiss Ikon Small Lab Instruments (Measuring Instr.) |
Stone, W. |
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The Lehrlings (History) |
Nerwin, H. |
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Zeiss Sonnar Lens in Leica Mount |
Brown, J. |
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Zeiss Lenses in Leica screw mount |
Gubas, L. |
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The Development of Lens Coating (History) |
Bisschops, J. |
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A Century of Carl Zeiss Camera Lenses |
Zeiss Oberkochen |
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Carl Zeiss Jena Photographic Lens Production Figures |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Jena Lenses for Exakta & Praktica Cameras |
Kuttner, R. |
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The lens coating patent by Zeiss (T coating) |
Hennig, P/Mladek, M. |
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Zeiss 300 mm F/4 lenses: A visual history |
Ghisetti, P. |
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Zeiss Lighting Products |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Locks |
Gubas, L. |
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(Zeiss Ikon) Logo – Designs as Historical Evidence |
Gubas, L. |
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Longevity of a camera design (Ica) |
Scott, J. |
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M |
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Carl Zeiss Jena low-ower binocular Magnifiers |
Winter, W. |
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MF and M Markings on Contax and other cameras (WWII) |
Baumgartner , S. |
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Matters arising (commentary on prior articles) |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Mechanical Measuring Instruments |
Grossman/Abe |
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Zeiss Optical Measuring InstrumentSpring 1883-1983 |
Schulze, F. |
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Zeiss Medical Instruments |
Trevelyan, C. |
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Guido Mengel: An Appreciation |
Wandersleb, E. |
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Zeiss Ikon’s Last Hand Held Meters (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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Meyer Megoflex (Cameras) |
Ghisetti, P. |
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Dr. Kurt Michel (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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An Optical Gear Tooth Micrometer |
Grossman, N. |
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A Brief History of the Microscope |
Pfeiffer, W. |
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Early Zeiss Microscopes |
Gubas, L. |
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Carl Zeiss Microscope Catalogs |
Grossman, N. |
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Hensoldt’s Baby Microscopes |
Gellis, C. |
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Basic Guide to Vintage Zeiss Microscopes |
Walker, R. |
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Zeiss Stereo Microscopes (non identical twins from Jena and Oberkochen) |
Schilling, J. |
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A Tale of Two Zeiss Microscopes |
Gubas, L. |
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Unusual Zeiss Microscope Objectives |
Grossman, N. |
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The Four Horsemen of Microscopy |
Smith, Dr. R. |
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Zeiss Microscope Adorns Bank Note |
Kuc, H. J. |
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The Early Postwar Development of Zeiss Microscopes |
Gellis, C. |
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Zeiss Microscopes on Stamps |
Schulze, F. |
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Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen) transmitted light Microscopes in the 1960s |
Schilling, J. |
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The Zeiss Operating Microscopes |
Schulze, F |
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The Mikrotar macro lenses |
Barringer, C. |
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New Shutter & Tapes for a Zeiss Miroflex |
Paca, F. |
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Möller and Zeiss Compact Binoculars |
Kelly, J. |
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A Multipurpose Monocular |
Brown, J. |
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The Movikon 16 System (Cameras) |
Barringer, C. |
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The pre-war Movikon 8 Cine Camera |
Worsley, S. |
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Movikon K 8 |
Worsley, S. |
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The Oberkochen Optical Museum (History) |
Pfeiffer, Dr. W. |
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Zeiss Rollei-Mutars (Cameras) |
Sheehy, T. |
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Zeiss Leica Mystery Lens |
Sherman, S. |
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Mystery Lens from the Zeiss Collection (Early Orthometar) |
Baumgartner, S. |
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N |
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Zeiss Ikon and Dr. August Nagel (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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August Nagel and the Retina |
Wallage, P. |
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Further Thoughts on August Nagel |
Gubas, L. |
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The Zeiss Neophot (Microscopes) |
Danner, W. |
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1980 Talk by Hubert Nerwin (Cameras) |
Scheid/Grossman |
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Carl Zeiss in the Netherlands |
Grossman, N. |
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A Nettar B (Cameras) |
Zubatkin, M. |
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Tracking the Nettar 516 (Cameras) |
Sundberg/Ghisetti |
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Further Nettar Nattering (Cameras) |
Brown, J. |
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A Nettar Mystery |
Worsley, S. |
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New Beginnings in Stuttgart (History) |
Kuc, H. J. |
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New Publications-History of Contax ’32-’62 & Spiegel-Contax |
Gubas, L. |
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A Visit to Oberkochen (History) |
Kibbey, M. |
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The Oberkochen Optical Museum |
Gubas, L. |
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The Growth of Carl Zeiss Oberkochen 1947-2013 |
Schulze, F |
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German Optical Codes (Military Optics) |
Grossman, N. |
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New Light on German Optical Codes (Military Optics) |
Grossman, N. |
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The Optovar |
Schulze, F. |
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The Original Contax focal-plane shutter (Cameras) |
Hennig, P. |
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WWII German Manufacturers Optical Codes |
Grossman, N. |
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P |
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Pencils and Pipes are not always what they appear |
Nerwin, H. |
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The Planar |
Nasse, H. |
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125 Years of Zeiss Photo Lenses |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Planetaria |
Gubas, L. |
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A Cosmic View From Earth – Zeiss Planetaria |
Husid, M. |
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Polygons, Arcs & Ikons (Camera Design) |
Brown, J. |
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Rene Ahrle and his artistic Poster Ddesigns |
Otto,B. |
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Zeiss Precision Gauge Blocks |
Grossman, N |
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Preserve or Restore (All Collectibles) |
Grossman, N. |
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Pre-Zeiss Ikon Camera Design |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss related Printers’ blocks |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon camera production |
Worsley, S. |
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Prototype Lenses for Contax, Contaflex & Contarex |
Kämmerer, J. |
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Zeiss Ikon catalog publication numbers |
Worsley, S. |
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Punktal Lenses (Eyeglasses) |
Pfeiffer, Dr. W. |
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Q – R |
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Prime Quality Symbol (Binoculars) |
Grossman, N. |
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More on Quality Symbols (Telescopes) |
Stone, W. |
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Quartermaster Forward This Instrument to Jena (Binoculars) |
Ringler, W. |
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Zeiss Rangefinders for the Czar’s Army |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Four Meter Stereo Rangefinder |
Grossman, N. |
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William Reid – Binocular Collector Extraordinaire |
Watson, F. |
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Retrofocus Lenses – why they were invented |
Nasse, H. |
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Rifle Telescope sights from Zeiss |
Schilling, J. |
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Zeiss Magnars (for Rollei TLRs)(Cameras) |
Sheehy, T. |
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More on Zeiss Tele Lenses for Rollei TLRs (Cameras) |
Pins, R. |
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Paul Rudolph |
Gubas |
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Paul Rudolph’s Photographic Lenses |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon Safelight (Cameras) |
Morton, L. |
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Hans Sauer (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Otto Schott (History) |
Schreiner, T. |
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Otto Schott, an innovative glassmaker |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon Serial Numbers 1926 to 1939 (Cameras) |
Worsley, S. |
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Zeiss Ikon folders with “starred” serial numbers |
Barringer, C. |
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Follow-up on “starred” serial numbers |
Barringer, C. |
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Siegfried’s Journey (History) |
Grossman, N. |
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The Simplex 511/2 Zeiss Ikon’s only bakelite camera |
Otto, B. |
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The Zeiss – Gullstrand Slitlamp |
Schulze, F. |
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SLR Contax oFall 1949 |
Schulz, A. |
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Alexandar Smakula (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Olympia Sonnar (Cameras) |
Barringer, C. |
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The F/1.5 20 cm Sonnar |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon’s Statistical Machine |
Buckland, M. |
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The C Sonnar F/1.5 50 mm T* ZM |
Hennig, P. |
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Postwar Carl Zeiss Stereo Device (Cameras) |
Ghisetti, P. |
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A Zeiss/B&L Stereo Microscope |
Matthies, F. |
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From binoculars to microscopes |
Grossman, N. |
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Prewar and postwar Stereo Devices from Zeiss Ikon |
Barringer, C. |
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Stereo devices from Kiev |
Ghisetti, P. |
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Postwar stereo devices from Carl Zeiss Jena |
Otto, B. |
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Dr. Rudolph Straubel (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Kodak Zeiss Ikon and Camera Style |
Brown, J. |
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Zeiss Super Ikonta B |
Brown, J. & Baca, J. |
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The Super Ikontas (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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The development of the Ikonta and Super Ikonta (I) |
Otto, B. |
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Disassembly of the Super Nettel I (Cameras) |
Alvarado, S. |
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Early Zeiss Surveying Instruments |
Grossman, N. |
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From Syntax to Praktina |
Schulz, A. |
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The Tengoflex |
Ghisetti, P. |
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The Tenax I and its Successors (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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The Tenax X-Ray Camera |
Gubas, L. |
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New Work for an Old Tenax (Cameras) |
Kibbey, M. |
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The Tenax II – some interesting novelties |
Gubas, L. |
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The Teleplast Binoculars (1907-1910??) |
Gubas, L. |
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A Military Mast Telescope |
Grossman, N. |
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Large Zeiss Observatory Telescopes in the U.S. |
Grossman, N. |
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A Carl Zeiss Telescope |
Grossman, N. |
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A 60mm Zeiss Telescope |
Gorgon, R. |
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Zeiss Telescope at Augustana College |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Telescope Production in Jena |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Telescopes – Bergedorf’s Hamburger Sternwarte |
Husid, M. |
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A Zeiss Folding Stereo Telescope |
Surmont, A. |
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A Walking-stick Telescope |
Gubas, L. |
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The early observatory telescopes of Carl Zeiss |
Abrahams, P. |
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Zeiss Terrestrial Telescopes Illustrated |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Turret Terrestrial binocular telescopes |
Doherty, F.,Rohan, S. |
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Zeiss Tele Tessar 30 cm f/8 |
Ghisetti, P. |
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The Tenax |
Dechert, P. |
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Further notes on the Tenax |
Worsley, S. |
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The rare Tengoflex |
Otto, B. |
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Happy Birthday, Tessar |
Otto, B. |
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The Tessar |
H. Nasse |
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115 mm f3.5 Tessar for the Panflex [5522/23] |
Loder, W. |
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Zeiss Ikon and Television: Fernseh AG |
Buckland, M. |
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Zeiss Tele-Microscope |
Kelly, J. |
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Depth Perception and the Zeiss Teleplast |
Watson, F. |
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Teleweit and Telekipp (Early prismatic riflescopes) |
Gubas, L. |
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Hartmut Thiele’s Fabrikationsbuch Photooptik Carl Zeiss revisited |
Barringer, C. |
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Carl Zeiss Jena lenses for Contax after Thiele |
McSharry |
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In the Footsteps of the Zeiss Theodolite D |
Grossman, N. |
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Tiny Trademarks (Cameras) |
Barringer, C. |
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The Topogon Wide-angle (Cameras) |
Arnz, J. |
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The Topogon – A Footnote (Cameras) |
Barringer, C. |
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The Topogon Story Episode Three (Cameras) |
Arnz, J. |
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A 25 mm Topogon finder |
Baumgartner, S. |
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Keeping the Tradition (Telescopes) |
Grossman, N. |
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Zeiss Wooden Tripods |
Grossman, N. |
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The Triotar |
Ghisetti, P. |
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Turmon Monoculars |
Brown, J. |
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U – Y |
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The UHU: An owl’s eye for your camera |
Barringer, C. |
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Zeiss in the UK, part 1 |
Ober, H. |
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Zeiss in the UK, part 2 |
Ober, H. |
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VEB Carl Zeiss Jena vs. Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart |
Gubas, L |
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Mystery Zeiss Viewfinder |
Barringer, C. |
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A strange 436/70 Viewfinder – precursor of 440 finder |
Baumgartner, S. |
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A Voice from 1937 (Cameras) |
Anonymous |
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The Voigtländer Prototype 132 |
Otto, B. |
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Zeiss cameras adapted from Voigtländer |
Nannichi, Y. |
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Moritz Von Rohr (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Ernst Wandersleb (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Photographs by Ernst Wandersleb (pre-1910) |
Wandersleb, E. |
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Wica & Unica: Experimental Cameras from Jena |
Arnz, J. |
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Werra: Ingenuity Behind the Iron Curtain (Cameras) |
Nannichi, Y. |
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The US Army and “We take the brain“ |
Gubas, L. |
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The Werra: Some Interesting rarities |
Arnz, J. |
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The Werra – the design miracle from East Germany |
Herrmann, M. |
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Reminiscences of Zeiss Ikon with Wolf Wehran (History) |
Kuc, H. J. |
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Zeiss and the Teleater (Binoculars) |
Kelley, J. |
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A Hybrid Zeiss/Ross Lens (Cameras) |
Morton, L. |
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Zeiss & Ross, London & Mill Hill (Binoculars) |
Reid, W. |
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Zeiss Abroad (History) |
Grossman, N. |
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The Birth of Zeiss Ikon (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Prewar Zeiss Ikon 35mm (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Memoirs (History) |
Herzberger, M. |
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Zeiss Universarium (Planetarium) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss – The Postwar Years (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Products from Zeiss Vienna (Binoculars) |
Grossman, N. |
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A 1963 Visit to Zeiss Ikon in Stuttgart (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss by Mail (History) |
Gellis/Grossman |
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Zeiss Ikon’s First Postwar Camera Family |
Gubas, L. |
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How good are the prewar Zeiss lenses |
Scott, J./ Hennig P,/ |
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Zeiss Trademark (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Something Zeiss to Say (Cameras) |
Bedore, G. |
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Zeiss Ikon at the Fleetwood (Cameras) |
Helmke, G. |
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A new Zeiss Ikon – new Zeiss M mount lenses |
Barringer, C. |
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Zeiss Ikon: The Golden Age Part 1 (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon, The Golden Age Part 2 (History) |
Gubas, L. |
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Zeiss Ikon, Roots & Origins (History) |
Brown, J. K. |
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Zeiss Serial Number Sequence (Binoculars) |
Kelly, J. |
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All Zeiss Ikon All the Time! (Cameras) |
Gubas, L. |
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Some Unusual Zeiss Ikon Cameras |
Gubas, L. |
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Changing Times, new styles for Zeiss Ikon Advertising |
Brown, J. |
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Zeiss Ikon and the Third Reich |
Otto, B. |
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The new Zeiss Ikon camera and lenses |
Scott, J. |
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Zeiss Ikon – The Early Years (marking time) |
Gubas, L |
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Larry Gubas’ Zeiss and Photography – a review |
Carter, R. |
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Zeiss factories and offices prior to World War I |
Gubas, L |
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Zeiss Ikon 1926-1971 |
Letsche, H. |
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Zeiss Ikon’s Zeitlupe (High Speed Cine Camera) |
Gubas, L. |
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Two interesting ZIAG cameras |
Ghisette |
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Harry Zöllner (History) |
Gubas, L. |