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Ihagee Elbaflex Film Camera To Be Resurrected Share This on LinkedIn   Share This on Google   Tweet This   Forward This

14 November 2017

A team of German and Ukrainian engineeers hopes to resurrect the Ihagee Elbaflex 35mm film camera with a Nikon F lens mount, wooden grip, your choice of leather coverings and a two-year warranty.

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The Kickstarter page describes the project:

We've designed this camera to be a piece of art itself. It gives you an opportunity to return to the basics, when photography was an art and you had to be prepared to take that shot at the right moment to create an original, timeless piece of art. The camera is all manual and mechanical. No battery whatsoever as we have not put in a light meter. Today it is much easier to use a light meter app on your mobile phone which offer you much more than a small light meter in your camera which requires batteries again.

Pledges start at $499 for the body-only version and are also available bundled with either the Trioplan 50mm or Lydith 30mm, both of which are fully manually and made by German lens manufacturer Meyer Optik.

The camera is expected to ship to Kickstarter backers in August 2018, though the first 100 cameras are expected to ship to early Kickstarter backers by July 2018. The Elbaflex, which will be handmade, is expected to have a retail price of $1,500 and be on the market in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Kickstarter Launches for the Rebirth of the Ihagee Elbaflex 35mm Analog Camera

New Analog Camera Has a Nikon F Mount

DRESDEN, Germany -- The famous Ihagee camera brand is making a comeback, launching a Kickstarter campaign today for its first offering, the Elbaflex, a 35mm analog camera with a Nikon F mount, stylish wooden grip and a full two-year guarantee.

The Elbaflex has a simple, yet beautiful design that is aimed at the photography purist. Its designers say the fully-manual camera is intended to make a statement that the art of photography is about taking your time and making each frame meaningful.

Early Kickstarter backers can get the Elbaflex for pledges that start at $529, as well as bundles that will include either the Trioplan 50mm or Lydith 30mm, both of which are fully manually and made by German lens manufacturer Meyer Optik.

The camera is expected to be shipped to Kickstarter backers in August 2018, though the first 100 cameras are expected to ship to early Kickstarter backers by July 2018. The Elbaflex, which will be handmade, is expected to have a retail price of $1,500 and be on the market in the fourth quarter of 2018.

The company takes its name from the German camera pioneer that in 1936 produced the famous Kine-Exakta, a camera which eventually became known as the Elbaflex in the 1970s.

The new Ihagee Elbaflex is a collaboration between a team of German and Ukrainian engineers. The German side includes former engineers and technicians who have many years of experience in the production of analog and digital cameras, as well as lenses, for Leica and Schneider Kreuznach. They will provide the engineering and design leadership, while the Ukrainian side, which includes former members of the famous Arsenal factory in Kiev, will oversee production.


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