Global InformationIcarex information
 Icarex 35 (bayonet) with eye-level finder and Tessar 50 mm f/2.8 lens | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | 35mm SLR camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | M42 or Icarex bayonet |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 135 film, 24×36 mm |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | manual |
Icarex is a line of 35mm single lens reflex cameras (SLRs) made by Zeiss Ikon, derived from an earlier Bessaflex project developed by Voigtländer. The Icarex line, which included the Icarex 35, Icarex 35CS, Icarex 35S, and SL 706, was aimed at a mid-range market above the Contaflex SLR, which was intended for advanced amateurs, but below the Contarex line for professionals.
Icarex SLRs were manufactured from 1966 until Zeiss Ikon ceased camera production in 1972; the Voigtländer marque and associated designs were sold to Rollei, who would later rebrand the last of the Icarex line, the Zeiss Ikon SL 706 (1971–72), and fit it with their QBM lens mount as the Rolleiflex SL35 M, released in 1976.