| Praktina
FX (FX-A type 1) |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
September 1953 to July 1958 |
no of produced cameras |
66,967 |
| 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, 1/25, 1/50,
1/75, 1/100,
1/200,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
variable view finder elements
(pentaprism, waist-level finder, ...) with variable field lenses including
elements with split image range finder |
mirror |
no instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame
counter |
lens mount |
Praktina bayonet
automatic diaphragm control |
| self timer |
mechanically, ~10s |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
only with a modified
pentaprism with built-in metering system |
flash system |
X-, F- synchronisation
with two coaxial flash sockets at the front of the camera |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
version FX-A Type
one with:
 | one flash socket |
| rewind knob type 8-5 |
| film reminder disc type DC |
| black film sprocket spool |
| single-slotted film take-up spool |
| camera back type B2 |
| Pentaprism finder type P1 |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
109 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 2071 |
| body no. |
28799 |
lens no. |
5097254 |
| lens type |
Biotar 2/58 C.Z.Jena |
purchase price |
150€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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