| RIVAL
35 MX REFLEX with two flash contacts at the bottom, relabeled Praktica 2nd
variation |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
MECHANIK Kamera-Werkstätten
VEB Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
October 1951 to February 1952 |
no of produced cameras |
as a part of Praktica 2nd
variation 9,825 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled horizontal-run
rubberized 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 |
fixed waist-level view finder with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen,
simple sport view finder |
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 |
none |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
flash contacts at the bottom
of the camera |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | US export model of Praktica 2nd variation |
| needs a special adapter to use the flash contacts |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
none |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
47065 |
lens no. |
4326134 |
| lens type |
T 2,8/50 Jena (Export Tessar
Carl Zeiss Jena) |
purchase price |
440 € |
| advertising |
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manual |
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