| Praktica
MTL3 |
| 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 |
December 1984 to Februry 1986 |
no of produced cameras |
unknown
as a part of the Praktica Super TL 1000 1st variation series of 81,699 |
| 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 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 |
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 |
| special version for UK market with engraved MTL3 (spiky 3) |
| smooth, unruffled leatherette with stampings |
| version with rangefinder system of the MTL 5B |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
none |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
118548 |
lens no. |
0402 (prototype) |
| lens type |
P 1:2.8 f=28mm MC CARL ZEISS
JENA |
purchase price |
350€+150€ (prototype
lens)=500€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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