Altissa Altix III 24x24mm review - 35mm manual camera - square frame crop

Altissa Altix III review
analog 35mm camera
User manual / tutorial
Frame 24x24mm
Shutter time 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/150 and "Bulb"
Aperture 3.5-16
Lens mount 22,5mm
Lens ROW Tegonar Syst. Laack 1:3,5 f=3.5cm
0:00 start
0:10 case
0:55 film back
1:17 lens
1:55 shutter

[@seanperry8803]

This could be a bit of a blind alley as far take-up spools go, but Zeiss Ikon made the Taxona cameras which were 35mm but gave 24mmx24mm negatives, and it seems that they can take any spool from any zeiss ikon 35mm camera so perhaps the Altix 3 can also take zeiss ikon 35mm take-up spools??

[@seanperry8803]

Smile Camera, do you know if the Altix III can take the 50mm lenses from the Altix IIIA? I know they give different negative sizes but apparently they did supply a 50mm for the III as well as the standard 35mm lens. It seems that the Tessar-equipped Altix III did not have interchangeable lenses. I don't know if the Novonar lenses on some Altix III's were interchangeable. My Altix III has the 35mm Laack Tegonar and speeds from B and 1 sec. to 1/200th, and I've been trying to find lens hoods and filters for it, but I need to find out if it has a filter thread and if so what size it is. I think it could be 17mm, I'll find out when the sky 1A filter I found on "that auction site" (they don't pay me to advertise, lol), turns up. I nearly forgot to add that 24mmx24mm Taxona cameras have exactly the same 35mm lens range as the Altix III, so maybe they can be on the same cameras??

[@smilecamera1495]

Hi, unfortunately I don't know if these cameras have the same lens mount.

[@seanperry8803]

@@smilecamera1495 It didn't occur to me that the Altix III and Altix IIIA HAD to have different lens mounts because the lens on the IIIA has to cover 24x36mm so the mount has to be bigger to allow the wider coverage. I'm an idiot, lol. Anyway, I've been trying to find out if the Zeiss Ikon Taxona has interchangeable lenses, but I can't find any mention yet.

[@15mount]

Hey! I just found this camera in my grandparents basement and seems to be missing the film spool for it. Do you happen to know where i can find the exact one that the camera needs? I've bought standard 35mm film spools online but it does not fit... THANKS!!!!

[@smilecamera1495]

Hey ;) If it comes to the take-up spool, it is rather only from a damaged piece, if yours does not have one. The new film should match the standard 135 type film.