| Praktica
DTL 5 |
| Producer data |
| Producer |
Kombinat VEB
Pentacon Dresden |
responsible constructor |
Rolf Noack |
| production period |
October 1985 to December 1989 |
no of produced cameras |
unknown |
| 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 old
plain split-image range finder as focusing screen, truncated microprism screen, groundglass field,
built-in shutter speed meter with two red LED |
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 |
PX 28 or 4xLR44 |
| 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,
none coaxial flash socket |
| flash indication |
none |
aperture reflection into view finder |
none |
| general comments |
 | prototype |
| only minimal differences to the MTL50 (conventional split image
ranges finder without triple rangefinder wedge |
| smooth, unruffled leatherette with stampings, complete black finish |
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| collection data |
| Hummel-No |
none (217) |
Kadlubek-No. |
none |
| body no. |
234983 |
lens no. |
358115 |
| lens type |
Tessar 2.8/50 Carl Zeiss Jena
DDR |
purchase price |
250€ |
| advertising |
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manual |
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