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THE PRAKTINA SYSTEM CAMERAS |
The Sixth Generation
Praktina IIA model A
The sixth generation was release in February 1958, at the Leipzig Trade Fair, with the name "Praktina IIA". The body is very similar to the body of FX SA3 version 2 but with important improvements. The shutter has now geometric speed settings from 1" to 1/1000", the camera has the fully automatic diaphragm control of the new automatic (ASB) lenses and there is only one socket for FP-F-X flash synchronization that is made via a selector lever placed under the rewind knob.
The new Flexon 2/50mm, quickly renamed Pancolar, replaced the old Biotar 2/58mm and a meter prism viewfinder was released for all Praktina cameras.
In 1960 KW introduced new accessories suitable for both IIA and FX cameras: bellows attachment modified for automatic lenses, 17m magazine back with frame counter, rapid winding lever and a set of automatic extension rings.
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| Praktina IIA model A version 1 No. 69469 with Carl Zeiss Jena ASB Flexon 2/50mm and metering prism finder | |
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| Praktina IIA model A version 2 No. 102014 with Carl Zeiss Jena ASB Tessar 2.8/50mm and eye-level finder | |
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| Praktina IIA model A version 3 No. 123283 with Carl Zeiss Jena ASB Pancolar 2/50mm and eye-level finder | |
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| Praktina IIA model A version 4 No. 116606 with Carl Zeiss Jena ASB Tessar 2.8/50mm and eye-level finder | |
Specification
| Manufacturer Name | VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, from 1959 | ||||||||
| Factory Designation | Praktina IIA | ||||||||
| Model Designation | A | ||||||||
| Years | 1958-1960 | ||||||||
| Number produced | approx. 25,600 | ||||||||
| Standard Lens | ASB Tessar 2.8/50mm and ASB Flexon 2/50mm or ASB Pancolar 2/50mm | ||||||||
| Model Identifiers | • "Praktina IIA" engraved on the front of the camera
• Diaphragm control for automatic lenses (1) | ||||||||
| Versions Identifiers | Version 1 "KW Germany" logo (4) and finder release lever marks "Z-A" (2) Version 2 "KW Germany" logo (4) and finder release lever mark "red dot" (3) Version 3 "KW" logo (5 - 6) and finder release lever mark "red dot" (3) Version 4 Accessory shoe (7) | ||||||||
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| Full specifications | See the Praktina specifications page. | ||||||||
Price List
| Willi Bunke, West Germany, Praktina-Preisliste 1958 | |
| Body, waist-level finder, matte focusing screen, Jena ASB T 2.8/50mm | DM 498 |
| Body, waist-level finder, matte focusing screen, Jena ASB Flexon 2/50mm | DM 636 |
| Body, eye-level finder, matte focusing screen, Jena ASB T 2.8/50mm | DM 555 |
| Body, eye-level finder, matte focusing screen, Jena ASB Flexon 2/50mm | DM 693 |
| Matte focusing screen with split-image rangefinder | DM 39 |
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