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Pentacon F
Contax D VEB Contax D VEB cut model Contax D Ernemann Tower Pentacon first variant (ZI) HEXACON ZI Astraflex '35 Pentacon second variant Consol Consol ZJ No Name Super-D Hexacon Contax E Contax E Pentacon E Contax F Pentacon F small knobs Pentacon F Contax FB Pentacon FB Contax FM Pentacon FM Pentacon FM large tower Pentacon FBM

 

Pentacon F
Producer data
Producer VEB Zeiss Ikon Dresden responsible constructor Walter Henning
production period September 1956 to June 1961 no of produced cameras part of Contax F series (33,895)
Technical properties of the camera
shutter type mechanically controlled horizontal-run rubberised cloth-blind type shutter exposure time
(possible settings)
B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200,1/500, 1/1000
view finder fixed eye-level view finder with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen (´Stevens Screen´) with additional field lens mirror no instant-return mirror
film transport / frame counter knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame counter lens mount M42x1

additional mechanism for internal diaphragm release

self timer mechanically, ~10s battery none
metering system none flash system X synchronisation with coaxial socket on the top cover, none accessory shoe
flash indication none aperture reflection into view finder none
general comments Pentacon F-version with small Ernemann tower
collection data
Hummel-No 101 (Schulz-version: 29) Kadlubek-No. ZIK 5280
body no. 150549 lens no. 5449475
lens type Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 purchase price 65€
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