| Hanimex
Praktica
mat |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
VEB Pentacon Dresden Kamera- und Kinowerke;
since January 1968 Kombinat VEB Pentacon Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Herbert Welzel |
| production period |
December 1965 to January 1969 |
no of produced cameras |
as a part of Praktica
mat-series 25,245 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled horizontal-run
rubberised cloth-blind type shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/30, 1/60,
1/125, 1/250,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
fixed eye-level view finder (Pentaprism)
with Fresnel lens and split image range finder as focusing screen, built-in
shutter speed meter |
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 |
VARTA V 625 at the bottom |
| metering system |
TTL-exposure meter using a
large surface CdS-photoresistor (Cadmiumsulphide) used with a
beam-splitter in the pentaprism using stopped-down metering |
flash system |
X- (1/40s) and F-(1/30)
synchronisation with
two flash coaxial sockets at the bottom of the front of the camera body |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | version with smooth (micro structured) leatherette |
| version with name badge with "HANIMEX PRAKTICA mat" |
| in the leatherette at the bottom "Made in Germany (East)"
imprinted |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
152a |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
.15401 |
lens no. |
4179756 |
| lens type |
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston
1.8/50 |
purchase price |
285€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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