Praktica
FX 2. |
Producer data |
Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
production period |
March 1958 to June 1959 |
no of produced cameras |
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 |
none |
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 |
| camera with internal aperture release |
| change contact time of F-flash contact:
| contact close 10 milliseconds before shutter have open complete
(older versions opens 10 milliseconds before the shutter begin of the
exposure) |
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| technically identical with F.X2 and F.X3 |
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collection data |
Hummel-No |
137 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1576 |
body no. |
328409 |
lens no. |
2093046 |
lens type |
Trioplan 1:2.9/50 V Meyer-Optik
Görlitz |
purchase price |
35€ |
advertising |
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manual |
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