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Lenses with fixed Praktina mount
Lenses with fixed Praktina mount were produced from Carl Zeiss,
Meyer-Optik, Angenieux, Enna, Feinmess, Isco, Kilfitt, Schacht, Schneider and Steinheil.
For the Praktina are available
manual lenses from 35mm to 600mm,
preset lenses from 24mm to 360mm including a 85-250mm zoom,
semi-auto lenses from 35mm to 135mm,
auto lenses from 25mm to 135mm plus manual and auto tele-converters.
This site provides a list of all Praktina lenses with fixed mount.
Lenses with interchangeable Praktina mount
Lenses with interchangeable mount for different 35mm SLR
including the Praktina were produced from Carl Zeiss, Meyer-Optik,
Kilfitt, Schneider, Astro, Novoflex, Piesker, Tewe, Max Weth Optik. In this group are also included
the lenses with "T" mount systems manufactured by Japanese companies
and marked Accura, Aetna-Rokunar, Amitar, Astranar, Bass, Berolina, Caspeco, Juplen,
Kaligar, Kalimar, Kawanon, Lentar, Prinz, Sear, Sigma, Samigon, Soligor, Sonnagar, Spiratone,
Sun, Sunset, Tamron, Vivitar.
Praktina Mount
The camera has a breech lens mount not used from any other SLR. This type
of mount, with a 50mm distance of the camera flange to film plane, allows the use
of lenses of others 35mm cameras, via an adapter, for close-up only.
Lens Diaphragm Control
The control of the diaphragm is one of the main features in the lens specification.
It's important to understand the differences in the diaphragm mechanisms
to use correctly the Praktina lenses. Each listed lens has a code
that indicates the different diaphragm's feature.
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NB
(Normal Blende)
Manual Diaphragm
These lenses have a ring to manually close the diaphragm down to the wished
aperture. The diaphragm will remain close until it is reopened manually.
These lenses fit and work on all models.
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RB
(Rast Blende)
Manual Diaphragm with Click Stop
These lenses have a ring to manually close the diaphragm down to the wished aperture
with a click stop at full and/or half steps.
The diaphragm will remain close until it is reopened manually.
These lenses fit and work on all models.
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BV
(Blende Vorwal)
Preset Diaphragm
These lenses have a ring to set the diaphragm aperture to a preset value.
Before taking the picture turn the preset ring until it stops, which will
close the diaphragm down to the preset aperture. The diaphragm will remain
close until it is reopened manually.
These lenses fit and work on all models.
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SBV
(Spring Blende Vorwal)
Preset Diaphragm with trigger Release
These lenses have a ring to set the diaphragm aperture to a preset value.
A cocking ring open the diaphragm manually to the largest aperture and set a spring mechanism.
Before taking the picture press the push bottom on the lens barrel
and the diaphragm will close down to the selected aperture automatically.
The diaphragm will remain close until it is reopened manually.
These lenses fit and work on all models.
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SB
(Spring Blende)
Semi-automatic Diaphragm
These lenses have a ring to set the diaphragm aperture to a preset value and
a pin that engage with the internal mechanism of the camera. A cocking lever
opens the diaphragm manually to the largest aperture and set a spring mechanism.
The internal actuating pin of the FX-A model moves forward when the shutter
release is pressed, and the diaphragm will automatically close to the
pre-selected aperture.
The diaphragm will remain close until it is reopened manually.
These lenses work on FX-A and IIA-DA even if they fit on all models.
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ASB
(Automatic Spring Blende)
Fully Automatic Diaphragm
These lenses have a ring to set the diaphragm aperture to a preset value and
a pin that engage with the internal mechanism of the camera.
The internal actuating pin of the IIA model moves backward when the shutter
release is pressed, and the diaphragm will automatically close to the
pre-selected aperture.
The diaphragm opens automatically when the shutter is cooked.
These lenses work on IIA and IIA-DA even if they fit on all models.
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