| Praktina
IIA (Version A2 without self timer) |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
June 1958 to May 1960 |
no of produced cameras |
24,848 |
| 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 |
none |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
only with a modified
pentaprism with built-in metering system |
flash system |
one coaxial flash socket at the front of the camera |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
version IIA
Version A2 (compare on the Website of Alberto Taccheo - http://www.praktina.com/r28cam6a.htm)
with:
 | one flash socket |
| coupling to automatic lenses |
| long type of the hooking of the camera back on the right |
| focusing screen type F2 |
| Logo on top cover L2 |
| finder lock mark - red dot |
| double slotted film take up spool (DS) |
| silver type of film sprocket spool |
| rewind knob type 6-5 |
| optical finder type W3 (14,1 x 9,5 mm) |
| eye level finder type P2 |
| camera back type B4 |
| film reminder disc type DE |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
110 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 2061 |
| body no. |
none |
lens no. |
5471333 |
| lens type |
Carl Zeiss Jena Flexon 2/50 |
purchase price |
180€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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