| Praktica,
2nd changed version, individually modified with fixed eye level finder |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
MECHANIK Kamera-Werkstätten
VEB Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
October 1951 to February 1952 |
no of produced cameras |
9,825 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled horizontal-run
rubberized cloth-blind type shutter with twin settings for fast and slow
speeds |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100,
1/200,1/500 |
| view finder |
fixed waist-level view finder
replaced by a fixed eye level view finder (unknown origin) with ground-glass focusing
screen |
mirror |
no instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame
counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
none |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
flash contacts at the bottom
of the camera |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | needs a special adapter to use the flash contacts |
| modified Praktica lettering at the front of view finder in dark red |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
084 mofidied |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
046369 |
lens no. |
3537974 |
| lens type |
Biotar 1:2 f=58mm T Carl Zeiss
Jena |
purchase price |
70€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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