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A grcattradlfionreturnsto6xOphotogaphyandwtthit comesthenorldbpemtcropttelsystem. -Sclndder
andB6ktaHngyonWestGermancraflsmanshlp.Wthoutthebetlsandurfristles.
lf you'retoo youngto remembe[Exaktaisoneof Xenotar80mm2 8 ina brandnewhigh-performanceonthefrontof thecamerathatbeasvto useatboth
thegreatnamesincameradesignA namerecently 7-elementdesignAddtwoSchneiderVariogon waistandeyelevels
revitalizedbyaninnolativegroupof WestCerman Macrozoomlenses;one75-150mmf/4 5 anda long lheycoveredbothbodyandlensbarrelswitha
designer/craftsmen 140-280mmf/5 6 thick,rubbercompoundto protectthesystemfrom
Thevsetoutto producea simple,rugged,me- Addfixedfocallengthsfromwideangleto tele- shocksanddentsandgileyoua suregrioTheymade
chanical,mediumformatSLRthathandleslikea photo,a choiceof fourlensesfor macroimagesupto formandfunctionaddupto ruggedreliability 'llxprecision-made35mmAndtheyaskedSchneider largerthanlife.Adda matchedteleconverterfor NowVoucantakeSchneideroptimumopticsout
Kreuznach,thecompanythatproducesoutstanding longlensesandyouhaveanopticalsystemthatwill of thestudioandintoplacesyouwouldn'tdaretake
opticsfor Hasselblad,Leica,LinhofRolleiandSinar, holditsowninbigleaguecompany anover-complicated,under-protectedelectronic
to crafta uniquearravof lensesspecificallvfor the Sowhatsthecatch? camerasvstem
Exaktasvstem ThereisnoneOurdesignersdecidedthatthe VisitVourExakta66dealerandseewhyExakta
Schneidercreateda svstemof lensesthatsur- timewasrightfor a returnto simplicityTheyavoided meanssimplicityandprecision,0nceagain,
passesanWhingthey'vedonefor theSwedes,the electronicaimmicksthataddexpensewithout
Swissor theircountrymenLensesthatarevirtually addingperformancefreeof.distortion,withprecisecolorbalance,superb Theylimitedthe electronicsin the Exakta66to EXAKTA66
resolutionandextraordinarycontrast thefineTTLmeteringprismfinder The svstcn lo stail wlth.
Standardon theExakta66istheclassicSchneider theydesignedanangledshutterreleasebutton fhc sirten to growwlth.
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EXakta corporationorAmerica
400 CrosswaysPark Drive Woodbury,NY 11797 (516)496-8505
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the EXAKTA 66 medium format
systen, featuring lenses by SCIII|EIDER KREUZNACH. We have
enclosed the information you requested.
Below is a listing of our key ATIIHORIZED EXAICDA 66 DE"ALERS. They
will be pleased to expedite any orders you may place from
anywhere in the United States. P1ease contact these fine
photographic retailers directly for rnore information regarding
price and availability:
Ken Hansen Photographic ts&H Photo' 92O Broadway-2nd floor 1L9 West LTth Street
New York, New York 10010 New York, New York l-001,L
(2L2)-777-5eOr (2121-807-7474
Attn: Ken Hansen (800')-22L-5662 (orders only)
Attn: Stan Roth
Neptune Photo SBI Sales Inc.
739 Franklin Avenue 48 Glouster Street
Garden City, New York LL530 Boston, Mass. 021-1-5
(5Ls)-74L-4484 (6L7)-266-2633
Attn: Bob Jacobs Attn: Susan Symonds
Central Camera Gary Camera Inc.
23O So. Wabash 6750 Broadway
Chicago, fllinois 60604 Merril1ville, Indiana 464LO
(3L2)-427-558O (2Le)-76e-245L
Attn: Albert Flesch Attn: Barry Blane
Adolph Gasser Inc. Glazerrs Camera Supply
l-SL Second Street 430 8th Avenue North
San Francisco, California 94L05 Seattle, Washington 981-09
(4r.s')-495-3852 (206) -624-t_l_00
Attn: John Gasser
For Exakta Binoculars OnIy:
KEH Camera Brokers
1,88 L4th Street N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 3031-g
(4O4) -8e2-5522
You nay also contact your local Authorized Schneider Dealer for
special orders of Exakta 66 products.
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EXakta corporationof America
400 CrosswaysPark Drive Woodbury,NY 11797 (s16)496-850s
NEW ITEMS FOR THE EXAKTA 66 SYSTEM
BEATTIE INTENSCREENS
Viewfinder brightness is greatly enhanced when using the Beattie
Intenscreen, now available for the Exakta 66 System. Made with
a critical microprism for precise focusing, the new Beattie
Intenscreen is recommended for use with Standard and TTL prisms.
POI,AROID ].OO FILM CAPABTLITY
A hand-assembled Exakta 66 body with a fixed Polaroid 100 back is
now available by special order, through Exakta 66 Professional
Stocking Dea1ers. The new item uses state of the art fiber-
optics from NPC. Polaroid L00 pack films can be used with the
Exakta System for test shots ideal for the studio or
architectural photographer.
TRIPOD MOUNT PLATE
Custom made aluminium block allows positive, secure mounting of
the Exakta 66 body to any tripod with US L/4" screw. Replaces
the standard mounting screw designed for use with the Exakta
Carry Strap.
LEAF SHUTTER LENS CAPABILITY
Through the Exakta service department, Exakta 66 users can mount
a wide array of Schneider lenses with leaf shutter onto the
Exakta 66. Highly recommended for table top and studio
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Exoktois o well-estoblishednome in the history giving improvedpicturequolity,more brilliont
of photogrophy.The first35 mm reflexcomero coloursond richer detoil.Choose the Exoktcr
in 1936wos on Exokto.The Exokto66 medium- 66, the precision comero with the fomous
formotreflexcomero is the loiestin o long line SchneiderKreuznochrenses.
of trodiiionolexcellence.
Compored to 35 mm, the Exoktogives you o
formot which is more thon four iimes bigger,
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Top quolity
results with
SCHNEIDER.
optics
SchneiderKreuznochlensesore consideredto
be omong the best lensesin the world. They
ore os highly regorded in the field of cinemo
ond televisionos they ore by professionol
photogrophers.The Exoktq 66 is {itted with
Schneider lenses - o strong orgument for
moving up with the medium-formotinto the
reolm of professionolphotogrophic possibili-
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Exoktq66 o comero systemofquo iy of{ering with foco lengths from 60 io 280 mm monu
you evefhing you need for demondingpho- roclrred b'v Scrreider K'euzrorh rrpos..,'eThe
togrophicossignments,6 x 6 ref ex comero{or r.neleringeither monuolly or semioulomoti
120 (12exposures)ond 220 124 exposures)ro 1 colly {with the TTLprism vievu,finder).comeno film with reversibe {ilm pressureplote 1orkeep-
ng the film perfecty floi, quiomotic frome The Exokio66 MOD 2 drf{ersfrom the stondordsystem counter, high-speed ironsport lever for film model in thot itsvie\ linder imoge s 180/olorger,
odvonce ond shuiter cocking Focol plone i'f os o sor ng-161lingbocl ond o1 ergono.ni-of shutlertrom I sec. to l/lOO0 sec. ond B. Siond- co lly designedwinding lever
qrd lens Xenotor 2 8/80 mm with close focus-quolity ing to 60 cm,plusotherinlerchongeobleenses
Subtecllo iechn co mod lco|on
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The shorply focused overqll view
One look through the viev''finderof the folding{ocusinghood which odditionollyof- 'fhe extro fersyou o sirongmognificotion,the prismview- Exokto66 ond you will oppreciole
quolity offered by o lorger formot.lt gives finderfor toking photogrophsot eye levelos
you on overollview which mokesit simpleto with o 35 mm comeroond the eosy-to-useTTL
plon your photogrophs.Thereore 3 dii{ereni prismview,finderllSO l2/l2o to ISO3200/36")
vie\4indersystems{or you to choosefrom,ihe for exposuremeosurementthroughthe lens.View original page 12Page 14 · Read text
Perfuc in every deroil
Getting in close - {or close-ups too, the demonding stondords, using the bellows
Exokfo66 is in its elementlOn o simplelevel, ottochementwhich you con fit with vorious
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I n novqtive performqnce
The Exokto66 is o comero which meetssophisti-
coted photogrophic requiremenis.Be discrimi-
noting coll in ot your comerodeolerond osk
to see the Exokto 66.
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MADE IN WEST_GERMANY
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PH0I0GRAPHY^xDPRESEllTATl0fl
On Test
TheExaka66:A No-NonsenseProMachine
BYIIEFERICKSET{t{
Reprinted with permission from the December 1987 issue of PHOTOMETHODS.
C o p y r i g h t 1 9 8 7 , L a k e w o o d P u b l i c a t i o n s , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N ( 6 1 2 ) 3 3 3 - 0 4 7 I .
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PHIIT0G8APHY^m PBESEIITAT|Oil
On Test
TheExakta66:A No-NonsenseProMachine
BYLIEFEBICKSETT]T
hoever designedthe Exakta 66 [ineage I never had one of those peculiarly T<on-
knew a thing or two about styling If memory serves me right, it was the figured carneras,but a lot of pros did, and
and professional photographer Reflex Korelle, an early 6x6cm camera swore by them. Then alongcame other
psychology.The Exakta 66 is a stubby, that launchedthe medium-formatroll film medium-formatroll film machinesand the
down-played, meanJooking machine reflex systeminto the world. There was, Korelle sort of evaporatedoff the market.
dressedin military-type rubberizedfabric, long, long ago, a single lens reflex roll film Now the camerais largely producedin Ba-
with not a scrap of unnecessaryexcres- carneraknown as the Exakta. which was a varia, West Germany.Well, anyway,here's
cenceor protuberance.At the same time, 4.5x6cm format machine.I remember the latest in an honorablemarque- the
it managesto pointedly ignore the current seeingone that sported a Bausch& Lomb Exakta 66 medium-format,mechanical,no
"1930 streamlineteapotmoderne"design Tessar.It was from this stock that the nonsense,1201220roll film machine.
architecture that appearsto be infecting a Kine-Exakta 24x36mm SLR evolved.
lot of state-of-the-art 35mm SLRs. Some may remember with respect that The Camera
If the camera looks a bit beetle'browed this was the/irsf 35mm SLR,evenif it did Apart from a couple of awkward con-
with its metering pentaprismattached, have a weird back-to-front film advance trols the Exakta 66 is the type of camera
well, it isa 6x6cm roll film machine,and,all lever. that even a tyro can stay out of trouble
in all, a good job has been done in keeping The modern Exakta developedfrom with. However,there are a couple of seri-
bulk to a minimum. The Exakta 66 looks Korelle stock, which got itself involved ous designomissions:a film advancelever
tough, appearing ready to take a fair with the VEB Pentacongroup in the GDR. that is singlethrow not incremental;and a
amountof everydayworking abuseandstill There were a lot of Reflex Korelles around lens-bayonetbreechlock retaining ring
maintainits Deutcheeclat and composure. when I was a mere lad mixing developer that is hard to accesswhen you are trying
Is it as good and as tough as it appears? and going for packetsof negativesharpen- to work on the run. Like many medium-
Well. later. ing powder in the "good" (yech!) old days. format cameradesigners,the fathers of
The nonoreenee Exakta 66
6:r6cm mll film camera. Eight
lensee atrd a 2X teleconverter
are currently available.
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the Exakta 66 seem blind to the fact that such as the Exakta metering prism. The lock type utilizing an overlockingring af-
not aI pro photographersuse these cam- focusingscreensare held in place by a fixed to the camera. It is an effective, il
erasmountedon a tripod. spring clip and may be poppedout and ex- slow, way to mount a lens. A simple
The mechanicalshutter is a simple hor- changedin seconds. straight actuator pin protrudes from the
izontallytraveling cloth focal plane.Shut- The camerabackopensby pulling down rear of eachlens mount to operatethe lens
ter speedsare from "B," 1 sec., to on an end tag. The back is aol removable. aperture stop-donrn.Focusingis done at
U1,000.Flashsyncis (careful)1/20 sec. The filrn pressure plate may be set to ei- maximum aperture and the lens stops
and slower.Connectionis via a conven- ther 120 or 220 film lengths simply by down to the selected aperture at the me
tional PC-typesocket,somewhatunder pushingdown and slidingit left or right. ment of firing. The stop-down lever for
the lensmountescutcheon.The self-timer Filrn loadingis refreshinglyuncomplicated. depth-of-field-previewis on eachlens. The
is a conventionalmechanicaltype and re- Pull down the two external,rubber cov- mirror system is returned to the viewing
quiresthat you easedown on the inclined ered knobs in the baseof the camera and positionas you crank on the film. A remov-
shutterbuttonvery gingerlyso as to trip it the spool pin withdraws. Swap spools, able semicircularbracket embracesthe
to run. Too much pressuretrips the mir- twist, andthe hubssnapbackinto position. mirror box and is held in place by an auxil-
ror-shuttercycleandruns the seHtimer af- Advanceto the datummark, closethe back iary extensiontripod bush.
terward.Note:Using the selftimer in con- andcrank on. The counterlocatedin the By the by, the retainingscrew/tripod
junctionwith a flashunit doesrequire that film advancelever will count up to 24 bush,in concert with the film spool knobs,
the shutterreleaseremaindepresseduntil frameswhen the backis closed.Note that permits the camera to sit dead level on a
the flash has fired. The suggestedap- the backlatch is zola slam-shuttype. You flat surface.Useful.The mount endsin two
proachis to usea lockingcablerelease. haveto closethe back and pushthe latch flat, slottedstrap lugs.The strap mount
The focusinghoodis easilyremovedand upwardto lock it. alsocarriesthe tripod bush.With the strap
may be replacedwith a 90" pentaprism The lens mount is a three slot breech- mountin place,the camerahangswell at
Above lefe The meter pianr is a shuttergimity sy$em with a
light-balarcing LCD display. Triangular marts indicate the
aperhrerange.
Aborrc: Focusing screerrs feature q,ring clipe to facilitate a quick
exchange.
Ieft Film loading b uncqnplfuated, ard the peeeure ptate may
be eet for eith€r l2O t 2%) Iilnl€ngths bV sliding the plate lcft
orright.
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vent stray light from affecting the meter gotten so used to do-everything-for-me
when the user is working away from the czunerasthat we get slack.
eyepiece.The eyepiecemount will accept The noiselevel of the camerais quite
dioptres, an eyecup,an attachment holder, low; the mirror rises with a soft thunk and
a straight-focusingtelescope,and a right the shutter a reassuringmechanicalclick.
angle finder. The telescopeand the angle The controls, such as they are, are well-
finder may be mountedover the correc- placed,and the addition of the shutter re-
tion mount. leaseextensionmakesupfor the crowding
The meter itself "looks" at the subject of that controlwhenthe strapbracketis at-
on the screenthrough a 25mm delineated tached.t oadingis simple,but it is slightly a
metering field, which has come to be nuisanceto haveto pop the shutter each
known as "large-area-spot"metering. It time you wish to advancebackingpaper to
seemsto be quite adequatefor most appli- the first frame or spool-off after the last.
cations.I havea nit-pick with the finder op The configurationof the camera(a fat
tics: For me, there doesnot seem to be "T") makes it very hand-holdable,and
enougheye relief, and the finder optics makes it eminently well-suited to its
flare somewhatreadily. On the whole, zooms.I love zoom lenses,but havesome
though,it is a goodaccessory. reserveconcerningzoomsfor mediumfor-
An add-onnote:The meter prismtested mat due to their size.However,the Exakta
here was a preproductionmodel.I under- 66 mounted with the 75-150mmVariogon
stand that the full production modelsbe- M f 14.5is a very tractablecombination.
cameavailablein the stores this autumn. That and the 60mm Curtagon makesfor a
neat medium-formatpackage.
AvailableLenses The metering system of the prism
A very good reasonfor usingthe Exakta finder is adequateif not inspired.The read-
66 is surelythe rangeof lensesavailable outs are a bit cluttered as, apart from the
from Schneider.There currently are eight null balancingmarkers, you have lens ap-
basiclensesplusa 2X teleconverterfor the ertu-resand moving indicators in the LCD
Exakta66. In addition,there are four spe- readout.The 25mm spot doesseemhon-
cial bellowsclose-up/macrolensesfor the est, though.As with, I believe,all medium-
system. format metering prisms, the Exakta'sis no
The basiclensesinclude:40mmCurta- swifter to operate,andthe 2O-secondshut-
gon MF f/4; 60mm CurtagonMF f/3.5; down after enableis still too short. It may
80mmXenotarMF f/2.8; 150mmTele-Xe- conserve battery power (at nearly 11
nar MF fl4;250mm Tele-XenarMF f/5.6; bucks a pop for that 6V battery, it should),
75-150mm MF V4.5 Variogon; 140- but it does make for exasperationwhen
280mmVariogonMF f/5.6; and a 55mm working.
PSC Super-AngulonFM f14.5 (a perspec- The lenses tested with the camera
tive controllens). came through fine, but the 150mmand
As stated, there also is a seven-element 250mm Tele-Xernrs do reqtre an appro-
2X teleconverter,compatiblewith most of priate lens shadewhen pointing close to a
the lenses from, say, 80mm onward. light source.A word to the wise here: The
(There is obviouslyvery little reason to namesXentar and Xenotar are classicold
add a teleconverter to a wide-anglelens.) namesbelongingto the marque. The new
The lensessentwith the test camerain- lenseswith these seHsamenarnesare not
cluded:the 60mm CurtagonMF f/3.4;the in the classicalformulae,but are a more
80mm Xenotar MF f12.8; the 150mm updatedversion.The 75-150mmVariogon
Tele-XenarMF f/4; the 250mm Tele-Xe- was extremely well-behavedand the gen-
nar MF f/5.6; andthe 75-150mmVariogon eral color match of the lens seriestested
Mfl4.5 zoom,which is a twin-ring system was good. I wish someonewould add a
lens.The zoom,by the way,hasan excel- marker (red dot or something)on the lens
lent macropositionengagedby depressing bayonetflangeso that onecouldseewhere
upward a small baulk latch on the barrel. the actualbayonetlineup was, insteadof
havingto orient the lens for mountingby
The Exakta66 In Wolk checkingtoseethat the focusingscalewas
As stated earlier, the Exakta 66 turns up!
out to be exactly as it looks: a tough, no- The meter prism optics are a bit flarey,
nonsense,do-the-math-yourselfmachine. and,as stated,the eye-reliefof the finder
Doing the math is really applyingyour window is a bit short. In fact, the eyepiece
skills. Remember?All that stuff you allows for no lineup error, and might be
learnedover the years?On the other hand, profitably reworked by its designers.
with the meter prismattached,the camera Probably one of the most tried and
is quite tractable for beginners.We have testedfocal-planeshuttersin the world,
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the cloth blindshutter performssplendidly The general finish and styling of the
and uniformly across the entire speed cameraandits lensesis oneof almost"de-
range.Flashsynchronizationis, by neces- signer-type" deliberateness.The equip-
sity, at the slow end of the range. Be care- ment is in matt blackwith blackrubberized
ful when working in bright light with syn- grips and contact points. The focusing
chro sunlight: 1/20 sec. is zof a steady scaleandaperture/shutterlegendsstand il
speedwith camerasof this sizeandweight. off well againstthis, picked out as they are
Flashsynchis good, nonetheless. in white and blue. The camera and its ac- i r,
Someone must redesign the film ad- cessoriesbear the unmistakableGerman I
vance lever and put in an incremental ad- "design think" strategies, and, judgrng by
vance,rather than a single,270" throw the test sample,we havea good{ooking,
system.The throw is two-thirds of a circle, very competent 6x6cm camera system in
and almostimpossiblewith the cameraat the traditional and rapidly vanishing,me-
eye-level. chanicalmilieu. Welcomeback. !
AT A GLAIIICE
TheExakta66
Camera type: 6x6cm SLR, roll-film Film leng;th: I20 or 220.
camera. Pressure plate: Settablefor 120 or
Functions: All mechanical,except for 220.
someaccessories. Self timer: Mechanical.
Shutter: Horizontal travel. focal Camera back: Fixed.
plane.
Flash contact: PC.
Shutter speeds: B, 1-1,000sec. Iens mount: Three-tang bayonet Electronicinput contactsfor optional with overlockingbreechJockring. TTL meter prism.
Aperttrre preview: Yes,via lens Flash synch: 1/20 sec.andslower. lever.
Mirror system: Reflex, not instant Loading: Pulldown snapback return.
spindles.
Focusing screen: Interchangeable. Weight: 1,9009with 80mm Xenotar.
Finder system: Standardfold-out Dimensions: 170x89x116mm. hood with magnifier. Interchangeable.
(Note: magnifier lensesalso may be Price: $790.
interchanged.) Distributor: Exakta Corp. of America
Film advance: Manual,singlethrow, Woodbury,NY.
270'lever.
Film counter: Forward count 1-1211-
24. Reader Service Numher (470)
TTLMeterPrismFinder
Type: TTL meter roof prism finder. Range: 1-U1,000sec.,ISO 72-3,2A0.
Operation: SemiautomaticTTL Apertures: tl32-f.12.
exposurereadingsvia light-balancing Power: One 6V battery, type V 40 34
system.Aperture,shutter speeds,and PX or similar.
ISO input into system. Dimensions: 78x78x102mm.
Circuitry: Integrated. Weight: 450g without battery.
Metering area: 25mmdiameter
Price: $888. center-weightedselectivemetering
delineation. Distributor: SchneiderCorp.
Woodbury,NY. Indicators: LCD displayinsideand
outsideprism.
"On" delay: 20 secondsafter enable. Reader Service Numtrer (471)
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