Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
1979–1982
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Praktica B
Shutter
Vertical metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical and electronic
Shutter speeds
40 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/90 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (GPD)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 12–3200
Battery
4LR44 · powers meter and electronic speeds, mechanical backup speed without battery
All batteries for Praktica
Weight
530 g

Good to know

Without a battery, you can still use the mechanical flash setting at 1/90 s; B is electronically controlled. [1]

In aperture priority the shutter runs up to 40 s, but the fixed speeds you can set manually only go as long as 1 s. [1]

Matching parts from Ausgeknipst

Sources

  1. Praktica B200: Bedienungsanleitung, englische, französische und niederländische Ausgabe
  2. Praktica B 200
  3. Praktica B: Camera Bodies
  4. Ausgeknipst: Battery Type 4LR44, Compatible Cameras

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