Praktica
- relabelled FX |
Producer data |
Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
production period |
September 1952 to February 1954 |
no of produced cameras |
as a part of of the Praktica
FX series of 29,532 |
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 |
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 (metal), manual frame
counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
self timer |
none |
battery |
none |
metering system |
none |
flash system |
X- and F-synchronisation with
three flash contacts at the front of the camera body |
flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
general comments |
| technically
comparable with Praktica (3rd modification, Hummel 085) |
| relabeld with a aluminium-badge at the front of the camera |
| bottom stamped with white color "Germany Soviet Occupied" |
| version for export? |
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collection data |
Hummel-No |
125a |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
body no. |
106087 |
lens no. |
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lens type |
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purchase price |
320 € |
advertising |
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manual |
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