| Praktica
F.X 3, version with blue badge on top cover |
| Producer
data |
| Producer |
VEB Kamera-Werke
Niedersedlitz |
responsible constructor |
Siegfried Böhm |
| production period |
March 1958 to June 1959 |
no of produced cameras |
19,971 |
| Technical
properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled
horizontal-run rubberized 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 |
export version
of Praktica F.X2 for easy identification of reexports with additional blue
badge on top cover beside rewind knob |
| collection
data |
| Hummel-No |
138 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1586 |
| body no. |
332718 |
lens no. |
5607010 |
| lens type |
Flektogon 2.8/35 Carl
Zeiss Jena |
purchase price |
160€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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