Super Ikonta 532/16, 1937 - 1956

The 532/16 is a folding camera in the Ikonta line, produced by the German company Zeiss Ikon from 1937-1955. It takes 11 size 6x6 cm images on 120 type rollfilm. The unusual number of frames, 11 instead of the standard 12, is caused by a design change which Zeiss Ikon made to encounter the frame overlapping problems which were encountered with its predeseccor the Super Ikonta 530/16. The Super Ikonta's are equiped with coupled rangefinders. It was generally sold under the name Super Ikonta I 6x6 cm and Super Ikonta I 21/4 x 21/4.

The Super Ikonta line was launched after the Contax I and Kolibri by Zeiss Ikon, due to Zeiss marketing recognizing that serious amateurs were interested in a larger film format than the Contax 35mm camera provided, but also wanted similar amounts of automation.[1] The 6x6 Super Ikonta series (called Super Ikonta B) was launched in 1935 with the Super Ikonta 530/16. The 530/16 was then upgraded to the 532/16 in 1937, including a larger and combined rangefinder viewfinder, a 8cm f2.8 Tessar lens (there was no f3.5 model, as the 530/16 had) and an automatic film stop and couting mechanism. The 6x6 series (B-series) had an accessory shoe built-in, intended for the Contameter and Albada finder.