Praktina
FX (FX-A ) version B (short type of focusing screen lever) with electric motor
winder |
Producer data |
Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
production period |
September 1953 to July 1958 |
no of produced cameras |
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 |
version FX-A Version
B but with short type of focusing screen levers (compare on the Website of Alberto Taccheo - http://www.praktina.com/r28cam6a.htm)
with:
| one flash socket |
| coupling to semi-automatic lenses |
| long type of the hooking of the camera back on the |
| focusing screen type F1 (dosn't exist
according to Albertos table) |
| Logo on top cover type L1 |
| single slotted film take up spool (SS) |
| silver type of film sprocket spool |
| rewind knob type 8-5 |
| optical finder type W1 (16 x 10,8 mm) |
| meter eye level finder |
| camera back type B2 |
| film reminder disc type DC |
| version with:
| electric motor winder with magnetic remote control (type 1 with
3/8'' tripod thread (no. 71560) |
| 17m cassette back for 400 frames (no. 02907) |
| meter eye level finder |
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collection data |
Hummel-No |
109 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 2070 |
body no. |
38670 |
lens no. |
1884597 |
lens type |
Primagon 1:4.5/35 Meyer Optik
Goerlitz |
purchase price |
419€ |
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