Corbina

Corbina
Corbina

Corbina (export version of Praktina FX-A version C)

Producer data

Producer

VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz

responsible constructor

Siegfried Böhm

production period

September 1953 to July 1958

no of produced cameras

as a part of Praktina FX-series (66,967)

Technical properties of the camera

shutter type

mechanically controlled horizontal-run rubberised cloth-blind type shutter

exposure time
(possible settings)

B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, 1/100, 1/200,1/500, 1/1000

view finder

variable view finder elements (pentaprism, waist-level finder, ...) with variable field lenses including elements with split image range finder

mirror

no instant-return mirror

film transport / frame counter

knob film advance, loose film take-up spool, manual frame counter

lens mount

Praktina bayonet
automatic diaphragm control

self timer

mechanically, ~10s

battery

none

metering system

only with a modified pentaprism with built-in metering system

flash system

X-, F- synchronisation with two coaxial flash sockets at the front of the camera

flash indication

none

aperture reflection into view finder

none

general comments

export version of Praktina FX

analogue to version FX-A Version C (compare on the Website of Alberto Taccheo - http://www.praktina.com/r28cam6a.htm) with:

	two flash sockets
	coupling to semi-automatic lenses
	long type of the hooking of the camera back on the right
	focusing screen type F2
	modified logo on top consists only of "Germany" without the KW-logo
	double slotted film take up spool (DS)
	silver type of film sprocket spool
	rewind knob type 8-5
	optical finder type W2 (13,8 x 9,1 mm)
	waist level view finder
	camera back type B3
	film reminder disc type DC