The Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520 - AMAZING 6x4.5 folder that you can pick up dirt cheap! You NEED one!

I am officially blown away. One of these, in similar condition, sold for £20 on ebay recently. £20!!! That's, like, $24... it's madness!

Sure you have to work a bit harder to get good results, but the extra effort totally does not justify the tiny price tag. This is a cracking little camera, with a great lens, and the results you could easily put side by side with a camera that would set you back $400-500.

Plus, it is absolutely tiny. I'm trying to think if there even is a more popular, more expensive camera that is comparable in size. Not sure there is!

Let's ignore, for a moment, that this camera is at least 90 years old. Here's a camera that I can easily fit into my pocket, takes beautiful, tack sharp images on 120 film, and gets people talking wherever you go!

I have just realised. As I write this. That I totally forgot to include the photos I took on this one when I was at a wedding in Malta. Damn it. They were really good too. I meant to include them in a little montage at the end, but didn't occur to me until just now. I'll put them on Instagram.

There were some weird light leaks, which I still haven't got to the bottom of. No idea where they're coming from. But they can be avoided with some careful attention when using the camera. The fact that I didn't get any light leaks when I was inside, tells me that wherever that leak is coming from, it isn't major. So provided I try to keep the camera out of direct sunlight, I'll probably be ok with it.

Seriously though, if you don't currently own a medium format folder, it's time you headed to ebay and tried to find one. They are seriously good, and they are seriously cheap. Why wouldn't you own one??

Hit me up with questions and comments below! Are you a 120 folder user? Which one? And why is it the most awesome camera you've used??