ICA Minimum Palmos

This rare example of a turn of the 20th century camera that was made from 1909-1920’s. It was made by Carl Zeiss Palmos Camerabau. ICA was a formation of many camera companies and the initials stand for International Camera AG. ICA stopped making the camera when Zeiss Ikon took over around 1926.

This camera is a compact, folding, plate camera which utilizes a Focal Plane shutter made from cloth. The focal plane shutter allows for a broad range of shutter speeds.

Features of the ICA Minimum Palmos:

-Lens shift and rotation

-Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 80mm or f2.7 lens

-Folding camera body

-Ground glass

-Sports finder

-Leather covering

-Leather bellows

-Helicoid focusing front element

-Vertical cloth focal plane shutter 1/50-1/1000

-4.5x6cm- This size was not introduced until 1925 which was ICA’s smallest FP camera

* Available in EX+ condition, $599. Also comes with pack film back. Find it here.

- Patrick Douglas