Zeiss Compendium East & West: 1940-1972 (Hove Compendia) [Hardcover]

Charles Barringer (Author), Marc Small (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hove Compendia | Publication Date: October 3, 2002

For collectors of wartime and post-war Zeiss cameras, from both East and West Germany, including Voigtlander, and the Soviet clones. The authors unravel the complex story of the Zeiss Stiftung and provide comprehensive tables of all models.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Hove Books (October 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1874707243
• ISBN-13: 978-1874707240
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,514,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so good it leaves me wanting more . . ., July 11, 2004

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"1handclapping" (Broomall, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zeiss Compendium East & West: 1940-1972 (Hove Compendia) (Hardcover)

Small & Barringer are THE American experts on Zeiss Ikon cameras.
This well written book has excellent, clear, detailed, black and white photos of many post WWII Zeiss Ikon cameras with an emphasis on the Contax rangefinder line. This title is loaded with information about Zeiss Ikon's amazing post war recovery and eventual failure in the face of the Japanese SLR juggernaut of the 60s and 70s
Aside: Zeiss Ikon fans should join the Zeiss Historica Society for more information.
For Zeiss Ikon lovers this is a 'Must Have' title. I only wish this book were longer. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited information, but may be helpful., July 3, 2006

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J. Kubajak (Northwood, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zeiss Compendium East & West: 1940-1972 (Hove Compendia) (Hardcover)

The information is so abbreviated that it is not too useful. They simply tried to cover too many product lines with too few pages. On the other hand, there's not a lot out there to aid camera afficianados and collectors.