Praktica
nova |
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
rubberized 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 |
version with knobs
for carrying strap |
collection data |
Hummel-No |
150 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1770 |
body no. |
50309 |
lens no. |
6929980 |
lens type |
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 |
purchase price |
35€ |
advertising |
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