| Praktica
1000 |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Kombinat VEB
Pentacon Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Rolf Noack |
| production period |
August 1975 to October 1978 |
no of produced cameras |
unknown
as a part of Praktica TL2 series of 129,696 |
| 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, with 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 |
none |
battery |
VARTA V 625 |
| metering system |
TTL-metering using stopped-down metering controlled by a switch beside the lens mount above the shutter release knob |
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 |
 | super TL2 (1000)-version for ORWO Foto BV, later Jenoptik
Netherlands |
| has the 1/1000s |
| without self timer |
| version with typical large shutter release knob |
| extremely rare |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
none |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
221243 |
lens no. |
6985188 |
| lens type |
Pentacon auto 2.8/29 MADE IN
G.D.R. |
purchase price |
2500€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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