| Praktica,
1st variation, service version with self timer and flash sockets, Pentaprism |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
MECHANIK Kamera-Werkstätten
VEB Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
August 1950 to September 1951 |
no of produced cameras |
as a part of 1st variation
24,805 |
| 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 |
interchangeable
view finder (Pentaprism, waist-level finder) with fixed condenser type
ground-glass focusing screen |
mirror |
no instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame
counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
mechanically, ~11s |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
with
F- and X-contact = two flash contacts at the front of the camera
body |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | service version of the 1st variation of the Praktica with self timer
as well as flash contacts (F+X) and interchangeable view finder system,
comparable to the Praktica FX-service versions |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
083 |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
75310 |
lens no. |
none |
| lens type |
none |
purchase price |
150€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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