| Praktisix
2nd version |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Kombinat VEB
Pentacon Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
1962 |
no of produced cameras |
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| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled
horizontaly running cloth focal-plane shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15 1/30, 1/60,
1/125, 1/250,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
interchangeable view finder (Pentaprism,
TTL-Pentaprism, waist-level finder, focussing magnifier with correction lens)
with different types of field lenses (7 types) |
mirror |
none instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
quick-release lever, auto-zeroing frame counter |
lens mount |
Pentacon Six lens mount |
| self timer |
mechanically, approx. 10 sec |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
possible using additional TTL-metering using
TTL-Pentaprism working for ASA 6 to 1600 (DIN 9-33) with PX-13 (625) battery |
flash system |
X-synchronisation (1/15) for
quick type electronic flash systems, FP-synchronisation (1/8) for slow type
flash bulbs with two coaxial flash sockets at the lens mount |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | Praktisix without KW-label at the front of the body |
| same quick-release lever stop as Praktisix II |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
none |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 2090 |
| body no. |
25484 |
lens no. |
8952221 |
| lens type |
Biometar 2.8/80 Carl Zeiss Jena |
purchase price |
146,50€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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