| Praktiflex,
1st generation-4th change- 12th model |
| 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,
1/25, 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 in 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 |
 | large film advance knob (diameter ~27,5mm) with frame counter on top
of this bottom |
| rewind knob (diameter ~17mm) |
| thick gravure of Praktiflex |
| red B |
| black R beside rewind lever |
| additional screw below rewind lever |
| modified poured black carrying strap lugs |
| new time series with 1/25 as longest time (not 1/20) |
| special sign on the waist-level finder with inscription "Kamera-Werkstätten
Niedersedlitz-Dresden" |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
078 (Schulz-version:12) |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 2010 |
| body no. |
29904 |
lens no. |
none |
| lens type |
Anastigmat-Victar 1:2.9 F=5cm |
purchase price |
150€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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