Praktica FX

Praktica FX, black characters
Producer data
Producer	VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz	responsible constructor	Siegfried Böhm
production period	September 1952 to February 1954	no of produced cameras	29,532
Technical properties of the camera
shutter type	mechanically controlled horizontal-run rubberised 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 with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen, simple sport view finder	mirror	no instant-return mirror
film transport / frame counter	knob film advance, loose film take-up spool (metal), manual frame counter	lens mount	M42x1
self timer	none	battery	none
metering system	none	flash system	X- and F-synchronisation with three flash contacts at the front of the camera body
flash indication	none	aperture reflection into view finder	none
general comments	technically comparable with Praktica (3rd modification, Hummel 085)
collection data
Hummel-No	125	Kadlubek-No.	KWE 1520
body no.	114741	lens no.	1333786
lens type	Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primoplan 1:1.9/58 V	purchase price	35€
advertising		manual