| Praktiflex,
1st generation-4th change- 8th model- military camera |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Kamera-Werkstätten Charles A
Noble Niedersedlitz
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responsible constructor |
Alois Hoheisel |
| production period |
December 1940 to February 1946 |
no of produced cameras |
approx. 5,900 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled horizontal-run
rubberised cloth-blind type shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B,
1/20, 1/30, 1/50, 1/75,
1/100, 1/200, 1/300,1/500 |
| view finder |
fixed waist-level view finder with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen (´Stevens Screen´) |
mirror |
instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
knob film advance, manual frame
counter below advance bottom |
lens mount |
M40x1 !! |
| self timer |
none |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
none |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | military version with engraved "M 309" at the top cover
surface as well all lenses belonging with it |
| large film advance knob (diameter ~21mm) with frame counter below
this bottom, coarse knurling |
| rewind knob (diameter ~14mm) |
| thick gravure of Praktiflex |
| red B |
| red R beside rewind lever |
| additional screw below rewind lever |
| modified poured chromium carrying strap lugs |
| old time series with 1/20 as longest time (not 1/25) |
| on camera back, internal with label "Kamerawerkstätten
Dresden Niedersedlitz" |
| additional Tele-Xenar f:4.5 F=24cm (1309273) and Tele-Xenar f:5,5
18cm (1762983) from Schneider-Kreuznach, both with engraved "M
309" |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
076 (Schulz-version:8) |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 0260 |
| body no. |
8360 |
lens no. |
2543729 |
| lens type |
Biotar 1:2 f=5.8cm Carl Zeiss
Jena |
purchase price |
1500€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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