| Praktiflex,
2nd generation-13th model with additional flash contact (US-type) |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Mechanik
Kamerawerkstätten VEB Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
September 1947 to September
1949 (1947) |
no of produced cameras |
10,775 |
| 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,
1/100, 1/200, 1/500 |
| view finder |
fixed waist-level view finder with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen (´Stevens Screen´) |
mirror |
no 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 |
flash contact (US-type) at the
front of the camera body |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | last version with an name engraving using script letters |
| large film advance knob (diameter ~25mm) with frame counter on top
of this bottom |
| rewind knob (diameter ~16mm) |
| changed time setting knob |
| old type rewind lever |
| poured black carrying strap lugs |
| additional flash contact at the front of the camera, inside label:
Peerless Camera Stores, Inc. |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
079 (Schulz-version:13) |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 2023 |
| body no. |
043038 |
lens no. |
8823 |
| lens type |
Anastigmat Victar 1:2.9 F=5cm
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purchase price |
350€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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