Specifications
- Type
- SLR camera
- Production
- 1953–1958
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
- Lens mount
- Praktina-Bajonett
- Shutter
- Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, mechanical
- Shutter speeds
- 1 s – 1/1000 s, B
- Flash sync
- 1/50 s
- Metering
- none
- Focusing
- focusing screen
Good to know
No battery required: the camera works without a battery for normal shooting. [2]
With the semi-automatic diaphragm lenses, the diaphragm has to be re-cocked by hand after every shot. [4]
The manufacturer warns against letting strong sunlight shine through the lens onto the shutter curtain. [1]
Sources
- Praktina FX: Instruction Manual
- Praktina FX (1953)
- Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz: Praktina
- Praktina FX
- Praktina FX: Kamerabeschreibung und Ausstattung
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know
