Ikon Ikonta

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Ikon Ikonta
Old camera with film in it!?

I acquired an old (I'd say 1950's) camera that has the title of 'Zeiss/Ikon' & 'Ikonta 521' upon it. What's fascinating is that when I took the camera out of the case, I found some old papers stuffed underneathe the camera! These papers are from what appears to be a German reporter from an identification paper. Now...what's really exciting is that the camera has film in it! My question is, "where is the best place to bring such a camera with what appears to be very old film in it"? I'm not dropping it off at Wal-Mart (LOL!)...so any advice as to a specialty store would be great. We have Wolf Cameras in the area, but just not sure about that either. Any help would be great. Thank you in advance. Peace.

The Ikonta 521 series uses 120 roll film which is still available. So, all you'd need to do is finish off the roll, and wind it fully. Then, open the camera and tape the paper leader to block light from hitting the film.

The next question is whether or not the film itself is old or not. If it's not old, it might just be any of the current standard chemistries for developing.

If however, the film is old, then you'll need to find a specialized place which can handle the older chemistries. If it's black and white, those chemistries are still used, so it shouldn't be a big deal. E-6 and C-41 chemistries are still used as well.

However, older chemistries like Kodachrome K-14 are done by only 1 lab in the U.S. and they won't touch medium format. Still, they're about your only hope for more exotic chemistries.