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Praktica IV BM
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Praktica IV BM, wide white plastic border at selenium cell
Producer data
Producer VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden; since March 1964 VEB Pentacon Dresden Kamera- und Kinowerke responsible constructor Horst Strehle
production period March 1961 to March 1964 no of produced cameras 26,140
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 eye-level view finder (Pentaprism) with condenser type ground-glass focusing screen with split image range finder mirror no instant-return mirror
film transport / frame counter knob film advance, loose film take-up spool (plastic), manual frame counter, rewind with special fold-out lever for rewinding, rapid winder at the camera bottom lens mount M42x1
self timer none battery none
metering system expose meter, selenium cell at the pentaprism front, needle next to the rewind knob flash system X- and F-synchronisation with two flash coaxial sockets at the front of the camera body
flash indication none aperture reflection into view finder none
general comments
bulletwide white plastic border at the edge of the Selenium cell
bulletbrown film reminder at rewind bottom
collection data
Hummel-No 144 Kadlubek-No. KWE 1231
body no. 610827 lens no. 5762840
lens type Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 purchase price 60€
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