Praktica
F.X 2 service version |
Producer data |
Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
production period |
March 1958 to June 1959 |
no of produced cameras |
as a part of F.X2 series 29,110 |
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 (plastic), manual frame
counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
self timer |
mechanically, ~11s |
battery |
none |
metering system |
none |
flash system |
X- and F-synchronisation with
two flash coaxial sockets at the front of the camera body, modification of F-synchronisation |
flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
general comments |
| two coaxial flash sockets on the right front |
| self timer |
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collection data |
Hummel-No |
137a |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1575 |
body no. |
312490 |
lens no. |
2193551 |
lens type |
Meyer-Optik Goerlitz Primotar
2.8/50 |
purchase price |
72 € |
advertising |
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manual |
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