| Praktica
nova, modified carrying strap lug |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
VEB Pentacon Dresden Kamera- und Kinowerke |
responsible constructor |
Herbert Welzel |
| production period |
December 1964 to February 1967 |
no of produced cameras |
42,915 |
| 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, 1/4, 1/8, 1/30, 1/60,
1/125, 1/250,1/500 |
| view finder |
fixed eye-level view finder (Pentaprism)
with Fresnel lens and split image range finder as focusing screen |
mirror |
instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
quick-release lever, fixed
plastic film take-up spool, fold-out rewind crank |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
none |
battery |
none |
| metering system |
none |
flash system |
X- and F-synchronisation with
two flash coaxial sockets at the top of the front of the camera body |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
this version has
the typical carrying strap lugs of the later models and not the for this model
usual carrying strap knobs |
| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
150 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1770 |
| body no. |
38994 |
lens no. |
5388734 |
| lens type |
Meyer-Optik Oreston 1.8/50 |
purchase price |
40€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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