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Originally developed by Voigtländer but marketed under this combined name after the merger with Zeiss Ikon in 1966. The bayonet mount (BM) initially used proved to be disappointing in terms of the market, which is why the camera was also produced with an M42 screw mount (TM). Some black camera bodies also mentioned "PRO", which, however, had no special meaning. Through the merger it was thought to be able to compete better with the emerging Japanese camera brands, but this Icarex soon had to lose out in the early 1970s against brands such as the Asahi Pentax, Nikon, Canon etc. that were technically more advanced and also much lighter in weight. (Compare: the Icarex weighed 814 grams without a lens, the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic with lens 750 grams!) The end of the Voigtländer and Zeiss Ikon camera brands was almost reached. The Zeiss Ikon SL 706, still produced after this, was the last convulsion.
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