Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1977
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
M42
Shutter
Shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1/30 s – 1/175 s, B
Metering
none
Focusing
focusing screen

Good to know

No battery needed: every camera function is purely mechanical. [4]

After loading a film, you have to set the frame counter by hand. [1]

The film speed dial is only there as a reminder and doesn’t control any light metering. [4]

Sources

  1. EXA 1b: Bedienungsanleitung, Herstellerscan
  2. EXA (Spiegelreflexkamera)
  3. Exa-Kameras aus Dresden: Modellgeschichte und Varianten
  4. Die Exa 1b: Bedienung und technische Beschreibung

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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