| Praktica MTL 5 |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
 | Kombinat VEB Pentacon
Dresden |
| since January 1985 VEB
Pentacon Dresden
Betrieb des Kombinates Carl Zeiss Jena |
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responsible constructor |
Rolf Noack |
| production period |
March 1983 to November 1985 |
no of produced cameras |
574,252 |
| 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 with microprism and plain split-image range finder as focusing screen, built-in
shutter speed meter with (+/-)-symbol |
mirror |
instant-return mirror |
| film transport / frame counter |
quick-release lever (black), Pentacon
Loading-System, fold-out rewind crank (black), auto-zeroing frame counter |
lens mount |
M42x1 |
| self timer |
mechanically, approx. 10 sec |
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, coaxial flash socket at the camera body for dual flash systems |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
smooth, unruffled leatherette with stampings |
| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
209 |
Kadlubek-No. |
KWE 1730 |
| body no. |
447022 |
lens no. |
5161012 |
| lens type |
Pentacon auto 1.8/50 MC |
purchase price |
100$ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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