citizen99
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I had a Super Ikonta III, and have a couple of Ensign Autorange 220s (Tessar & Ensar). The S-I III was a beautiful, compact, jewel-like artefact that could take lovely pictures with its (coated) Novar triplet lens. However, I found the S-I III aperture and focus adjustments a bit 'fiddly' to use.
I was lucky enough to get a (relatively rare) late-build Autorange 220 with a coated Ensar triplet that was not too much older than the S-I III Novar for a like-for-like comparison, and that also can take lovely pictures. (The older, uncoated, Ensar is fine, just a bit 'softer' as you would expect). I like the ergonomics, and the simpler frame counting mechanism gives peace of mind when using a 60-70-ish year old mechanism
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I was lucky enough to get a (relatively rare) late-build Autorange 220 with a coated Ensar triplet that was not too much older than the S-I III Novar for a like-for-like comparison, and that also can take lovely pictures. (The older, uncoated, Ensar is fine, just a bit 'softer' as you would expect). I like the ergonomics, and the simpler frame counting mechanism gives peace of mind when using a 60-70-ish year old mechanism
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