| FX
(export version of Praktica
FX, second variation, flash socket at the middle) |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
June 1954 to September 1954 |
no of produced cameras |
as a part of Praktica
FX-series (11,300) |
| 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 |
one coaxial flash socket at the front of the camera body
for X-synchronisation (approx. 1/40s) |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | export variant of Praktica FX for the US-Market |
| original brand name was grounded and than replaced by a brass-badge
with "FX" |
| variant with flash
socket in the middle of the left front side of the camera (Hummel 128 - socket
at the bottom) |
|
| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
128aa |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1052 |
| body no. |
143939 |
lens no. |
22480 |
| lens type |
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Imoplan
1:1.9/58 |
purchase price |
150€ |
| advertising |
|
manual |
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