| Praktica LLC |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Kombinat VEB
Pentacon Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Rolf Noack |
| production period |
December 1969 to December 1975 |
no of produced cameras |
176,697 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
mechanically controlled vertical-moving metal-blade focal plane shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15 1/30, 1/60,
1/125, 1/250,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
fixed eye-level view finder (Pentaprism)
with Fresnel lens and microprism range finder as focusing screen, built-in
shutter speed meter |
mirror |
instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
quick-release lever, Pentacon
Loading-System, fold-out rewind crank, auto-zeroing frame counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
mechanically |
battery |
VARTA V21 PX |
| metering system |
TTL-metering using electronic aperture simulation for measurement with open aperture (using electric lenses) or stopped-down metering with non-electric lenses |
flash system |
X-synchronisation (1/125), accessory shoe at the top of the pentaprism |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
version with
Pentacon-tower on the pentaprism-front |
| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
173 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1651 |
| body no. |
1144431 |
lens no. |
8935531 |
| lens type |
Pancolar 1.8/50 aus Jena |
purchase price |
75€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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