Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
from 1964
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Pentina-Bajonett
Shutter
Leaf shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/500 s, B
Flash sync
1/500 s
Metering
none
Focusing
focusing screen

Good to know

The Pentina E has no built-in light meter. [1]

The frame counter on the Pentina E has to be reset by hand. [4]

Sources

  1. Pentina
  2. Pentina: Bedienungsanleitung, VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden
  3. Pentacon Pentina M (1963), mit Modellgeschichte einschließlich Pentina E
  4. Heinz Schrauf: Pentina, Photo Deal IV/2000
  5. Pentina: Entwicklung und Verschlusskonstruktion

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

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