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Pentacon FM large tower
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 FM large tower
Producer data
Producer VEB Zeiss Ikon Dresden responsible constructor Walter Henning
production period September 1958 to July 1961 no of produced cameras part of Contax FM series (17,280)
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 ground-glass focussing screen with central split-image range-finder (FM) 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 automatic  aperture 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 export version of Contax FM

engraved: large Ernemann tower at the front of the Pentaprism

Catalogue-No. 34 (?, large tower) from Schulz

collection data
Hummel-No 105 (Schulz-version: 34?) Kadlubek-No. ZIK 5310
body no. 123295 lens no. 5225547
lens type Jena T 2.8/50 purchase price 63€
advertising   manual

under construction

 

 

 

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