Thanks so much for the ,videos especially this one . I'm a veteran of the British Army ( Coldstream Guards ) . I was diagnosed with PTSD and I'm doing a degree course in photography . ( just started ) as part of my rehabilitation. After watching this I bought a Ikoflex on ebay . I'm waiting eagerly by my post box for my new camera . Keep up the good work . You look and sound like a realty good man who loves and cares for his family . Cheers Joe

Love your videos so relaxing and there nothing better than photographing your family and your pictures are a pleasure to the eye,, ....And I have just subscribed ....Nearly forgot the X mode is for electronic flashgun and the M is for old style flash bulbs which you manually have to change each time.

Really beautiful portraits of your family. You will treasure these pics.

I am in the market for one of these cameras. I have used a Yashica 635 and loved it. But I also love that this one has some qualities as well. I will continue to search for a Ikoflex. I just got a Zeiss Ikon Nettar and love it too. Be safe!

This video gave me the inspiration to give life to my grandfathers brothers camera. Thank you very much for the tutorial, it meant a lot.

Love your video, got an old ikoflex inherited from my grandpa and want to try shooting with it, your video is very helpful!

The last photo of your little girl on the slide was great. Zeiss only got better from there and for the time it was the best and still holds up today. My neighbor just found one of these in MINT condition as well, and wants $150 for it. I thought about trying it out but it would be an impulse buy. I own a Minolta Autocord Type 1 tlr with a rockkor lens and it is also in excellent condition. They call it the "Rollei Killer" probably because of its Rokkor Lens - If you're ever considering upgrading. It's not much faster(1/500) f3.5 but oh my god are the images Tac sharp. Keep up the good work.

How happy am I that I have one in hand... delivered today.. with the Novar Anistigmatic.. At first the shutter was not working.. but after a few minutes.. as it happens.. 5 rolls of 120 on way from Germany.. Only found out after auction that the film B+W is to be developed in C41 ! Should be good..

Loving your channel, you seem to have reviewed just about every every camera I own! This is the only med format I own, mine's a bit more scuffed up than yours but works fine, used to belong to my grandfather. I agree that lens is incredible, but the thing definitely takes a bit of trial and error for sure.

Thanks for the very good video. I love the Ikoflex camera line and work on them quite a bit, and I can say having taken many apart and restored them, they are much better made than a Yashica, all steel and brass, and not corners cut. The Novar cameras are undervalued and the Tessar cameras may be overvalued, but that is for the market to decide. One thing I noticed in your excellent photos of your children is that they appear to be just a bit flat in contrast. Perhaps cleaning the lens is in order. Great video and keep up the good work.

Great review, wonderful photos!

Thanks for the video Ben. I think you must be a frequent visitor the market stalls in your area. I recently bought an Ikoflex and it may be an earlier one than you show as mine does not have the film counter on the side of the camera. I also have no flash socket so would be interested if you know how I could attach a flash, I don't know if it's possible through a bracket? Not sure. My speeds also just go up to 175 which leads me to think it is a much earlier camera. Love how you load the film, I think I may have a good chance of giving mine a go.

I liked the slide photo the best Automatic nostalgia

Hey kids, you got a really cool dad :-)

Live the video n love the way you explain

Excellent help... Thank you very much...

Would love to see that video on how to load this camera! Just acquired one.

Thanks for this video. My shutter has locked with the delayed action release button down. What to do???? Anyone can help

Great channel!

Thanks. I have one of these on order. I grew up with TLRs, but got away and am coming back. I used to use the exposure instructions that came with the film since I didn't have a meter. Basically, set the shutter speed to the film ISO (e.g., ISO 100 + 1/100 shutter speed), full sun is f16. Side light is f11, backlight is f8, even 5.6. Bright sun at the beach or in the snow is f22. Here's a more complicated chart: attemptsat35mm.com/downloads/manual-exposure-quide-2.pdf. Thanks again. I love your videos.

i just found one, which was probably used in militar photography by an uncle, sry for my english

Great video man! I bought an Ikoflex Favorit (i think it is a slightly later model to the 1a) and the shutter is locked up. How did you unlock yours? i'm dying to use mine!

Accidentally won an Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex with Novatar 75mm f3.5. I do have one medium format, Frankar Solida.... Do you think I will like the Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex and be delighted I did win it ? Thank you...

Hello Ben, I read a short article on the Ikoflex that said it was produced from 1939 till 1951. Yours looks so nice I was wondering if you knew the age of your camera. Very interesting video and the photos were really nice and and sharp but... I still like that Yashica 635 ! Thanks for your time ! ~ Roger

hey, do you know how to load this thing! I can't figure out how to line up the film when loading the 120 film. Would love if you could help with this

Hi, I have an exactly similar one but with the lens Novar-Anastigmat, instead. Unfortunately, I didn't know that the shutter lever (number 9 in the manual) and timer (15 in the manual) may lock up; now both the shutter winding lever and that time lever are stuck to the bottom and I can't even test if it works as the body shutter release is stuck (2 in the manual, and the double-exposure indicator (3 in manual) shows black). I haven't tried to load film as I'm a beginner with TLR and probably would just waste a roll of film, now that I probably at least need to get the shutter lever unstuck... however, the shutter release was locked up from the beginning, if I'm not mistaken... the timer maybe just isn't working as the shutter winding lever and body shutter release are stuck. Could you please show how to fix this, as you seemed to know how to do it...? Also, will you show how to load film in it, as you meant to do? I'd really appreciate it. I already got the films but now I can't use them due to these problems.... Also, we seem to have the "same" camera, from what I just looked up, except your lens has Zeiss-Opton Tessar T written around it, instead, while mine only says Novar-Anastigmat... quite odd. Yours isn't listed on here, either: www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Ikoflex.html Nice review and good photos!

How do you load the 120 films on this camera since its film window hole is on the left, not in the center? how do you know where is the first frame? thank you

Is that for sale? Hahaha