It took me 2 years to finally get one of the rarest baby scopes out there, the Zeiss Ikon Anamorphot 22/1.5x aka Zeiss Ikon 22.
It’s a very compact, lightweight, single focus anamorphic adapter. Originally made for the Zeiss Ikon Movikon 8 cine camera in the 1950s. It weighs only 155g (without the original mount mechanic), has non-standard 48mm front threads, no rear threads. The front glass element is about 35mm, rear glass element is 22mm (thus the name Ikon 22). The rear mounting mechanic can be removed, revealing the pure silver rear part without any threads.
It focuses from infinity down to 0.5m or 2 feet, with dual meters and feet scales. The length when focus at infinity is 50mm, and 54mm at close focus. The focus throw is about 170 degrees.
They usually come with either blue or purple coating (or a mix of both), creating some nice-looking blue/purple flares. I read somewhere that the Zeiss Ikon 22 is similar to the Iscomorphot 8/1.5x but it’s actually A LOT better. It renders a lot sharper images with less edge smearing. It covers 58mm on a fullframe camera at 24x36mm without any vignette. I’m still waiting for a proper clamp next week, so more video samples will be available later.
Among all baby scopes, the Zeiss Ikon 22 is the biggest one even compared to the Bolex 8/19/1.5x. But it’s still lighter than the Iscomorphot 8/1.5x despite the smaller body of the baby Isco itself.
The price for a Zeiss Ikon 22 in 2013 was $200. Fast forward to 2021, you’d find one starting from $800 to $2,000 or more.
Although this is the rarest scope in my collection, I’m still looking for the rarest scope in the world, the Cine-Panor by Sidney Newcomer. It’s the only scope that I’ve never seen anywhere before in the past 10 years. So, the journey continues…
Hi, I would love to own one of these and shoot Kodak 50D mit the Movikon. What I don’t understand is the nose and red knob that has nowhere to go at the Movikon 8B??!
Michael
You need to build a clamp to connect both of them. Otherwise, you’ll need the original ring.
Hi, yes, the original ring is more like a plate to screw in below the lens. The nose of the amanorphot goes into a hole in that plate. If you want to sell the cardboard box feel free to make me an offer.
Also if you happen to have or find the original Zeiss Ikon Anamorphot viewfinder and camera metal plate w/ 2 screws you need to use it on the original Movikon camera I would be interested since this is of no interest for digital shooters.
Regards
Michael
Mitch Blümmer has one. You might want to talk to him. His FB username is mblummer
Thanks for the hint! He showed it to me but he can’t make up his mind selling it. Also I guess he takes it to be as valuable as the anamorphot itself. Meanwhile I cropped the Movikon Movigonar wide angle viewfinder with black tape to the wide frame and it looks quite accurate! First shots on film last Sunday! Greetings from Kiel, the city it was manufactured. That’s why I like your box with city name on it 🙂