| Praktica EE 3 |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Kombinat VEB
Pentacon Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Rolf Noack |
| production period |
August 1979 to June 1980 |
no of produced cameras |
30,542 |
| Technical properties of the camera |
| shutter type |
stepless electronically controlled vertical-drop metal-blade focal plane shutter |
exposure time
(possible settings) |
B, stepless automatic speeds between 1 sec and 1/1000; manually precise speeds of 1/30, 1/60,
1/125, 1/250,1/500, 1/1000 |
| view finder |
fixed eye-level view finder (Pentaprism)
with with Fresnel lens with microprism and split-image range finder as focusing screen, built-in TTL-meter needle for indication of the used shutter speed |
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, approx. 10 sec |
battery |
VARTA V21 PX |
| metering system |
TTL-metering (12 to 1600 ASA) 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, additionally coaxial flash socket at the camera body for dual flash systems |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
205 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1510 |
| body no. |
014806 |
lens no. |
10614363 |
| lens type |
Pancolar electric 1.8/50 MC
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR |
purchase price |
150€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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