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Praktica Pentina Product booklet
Product booklet for Praktica Pentina. 5 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Praktica
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- Praktica Pentina
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- Product booklet
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- English
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- 5
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"A-Recommendedby PhotographicBuyersGuide"www.orphancameras.com
PENTINA
Compact new eyelevel single lens reflex with
b u i l t - i n l i g h t m e t e r
"Without a doubt the Pentina is the neatest,
cleanest design for a SLR that can be found any-
where. There isn't even a slight prism hump on
the body There are no protrusions anywhere
and no gobs of chrome. The Pentina also incor-
porates a number of different features which mark
it as a camera which was engineered f rom
scratch
"The camera perf orrned f au1ii"=i_r Liir-uugh+ut
the entire test period !"
From Test Report, Modern Photography
I l n t e r c h a n g e a b l e 5 0 m n r t 2 . 8 C a r l Z e i s s J e n a
Tessar lens focuses to 18 in.
I B u i l t - i n c o u p l e d e x p o s u r e m e t e r f o r f i l m s w i t h
ASA speeds 6-1600
I Fixed prism, full focusing screen with prism
rangefinder NEWEST I Automatic diaphragm, reopen w/tilm advance
I Behind-the-lens Prestor shutter with speeds
f rom 1 sec to 1/500 sec. plus B
I M X f l a s h s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n f o r b u l b a n d
electronic flash I Rapid rewind lever on bottonr of camera PRAKTI(A
I Double exposure prevention t Selftinter
I F l a s h g u i d e c a l c u l a t o r I R e m o v a b l e b a c k
Eveready Case $10.95 List $150.00- Exclusive U.S. Imporlers: PINTINA
PentinaCamera Co. Inc. Single Lens Reflex
134 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.
Distributed by: WERRA
35mm CamerasView original page 2Page 3 · Read text
www.orphancameras.com There is no substitute for experience and AUTOMATIC over 500,000 Praktica owners attest to the excellent quality and popularity of these ca mera s. Developed by the originators of the Penta'prism which has become the basis of modern PRAKTICAIVF single lens reflex cameras, the Praktica has been improved from year to year and the newest Praktica IVF presents the latest per' fection of this versatile single lens ref lex. It incorporates a host of advanced internal refinements to provide greater handling ease and more sales appeal at moderate cost. AUTOMATICPRAKTICAIVF . . . a masterpiece of German Pre- cision craftsmanshiP. . . ver' satile . . easy to oPerate . . . smartly styled:. it insures www.orphancameras.com picture perfection in every p h o t o g r a p h isci t u a t i o n . . . portraits ., sPorts . . . can' d i d s . . , c l o s e ' u p s . . . s c i en t if ic. r in d u s triaf. InterchangeableLens SYstem Dual FocusingSystem of the system lens interchangeable The r?n$e: a split'image features IVF the Praktica lens standard IVF offers as Praktica dis- focusing of and exact fast finder for Carf Zeiss Jena 50mm F2.8 Tessar. lts 4' tincfly ouflined objects; in addition a circular, eleme nt asym ntetrica I le n s design u ses fine Fresnel lens screen is designed for highly refractive dense bariurn crown and focusing on moving objects and those with new super-flint glasses to increase the con- indistinct outlines. trast and the resolving power and to improve the image qualities. Eye-levelviewing system Fully AutomaticDiaPhragm The pentaprism eye-level th rough-the'lens The instant the shutter is released, the rjia- viewing system of the Praktica IVF gives you phragm, wide open for focusing, closes down an upright and correctly positioned image on automatically to the pre-selected aperture. the ground glass screen without parallax, After exposure the diaphragm reopens auto' even in extreme close-uPs. matically.View original page 3
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I www.orphancameras.com WERRA I
All Werra 35mm cameras are manufactured by Interchangeable lenses and a coupled split-image
the world-famous Carl Zeiss Jena factory, origin' rangefinder extend the range and convenience of
ators of the unexcelled Garl Zeiss Jena lenses. this 35mm camera.
They combine clean uncluttered design with sirn'
plicity of operation. There are no proiecting knobs The interchangeable 5omm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Tessar
and all operating devices are concentrated at the is fixed' onto the camera by a bayonet mount and
bottom of the camera. automatically couples with the rangefinder.
The brilliant, bright image viewfinder outlines the
WERRA-1, The basic model in this line, fea- field of view for various interchangeable lenses
tures many refinements usually reserved for and indicates parallax markings for clcse-ups.
higher-pricedcameras. The lens is a non-inter- The symmetrical design of the split-image range'
changeable 50mm t2.8 Tessar with 4-elements. finder assures easy and most accurate focusing
Shutter: High quality Prestor shutter with 1O even under bad light conditions
and "8" and to sec.speeds from 1 sec. | /75O Coupled shutter speeds / diaph ragm settings forFX (electronic flash and bulb) synchronization,
perfect for fast-moving action shots. Double ex- vSnous given light values are an added con-
posure prevention device. venrencefor raoid sequence shots.
LIST under $8O.OO
Viewfinder: Bright, large-image prismatic view-
finder with parallax marks
Other features: Ingenious rapid film wind through
iotating ring in the rear of lens barrel. Lens
shade converts into protective lens cover. Univer-
sal tripod screw; scratch and weather proof vul-
canite body covering. Handy rewind handle on
bottom of camera.
The Werra-l is a perfect rapid shot'camera when
set to "Red" figures: 20 ft distance, 1/60 sec.
and f8. List under $40.00
Top of the Werra line, the WERRAMAT'IC 35mm
camera with exposure automation facilitates the
operation and increases the usefulness of this
model.
35mm with cross'coupled lightmeter
o Famous Zeiss Tessar 50mm t2-8 lens,
interchangeable
o Split-image rangefinder coupled with
viewfinder (bright frames for 35, 50,
lOomm focal length)
o Automatic Parrallax correction
Incorporates all the popular features of the . Built-in exposure meter for ASA 6-400
Werra- l with the added convenience of automatlc o Behind-lens shutter, L7 sPeeds,
exposure control: 7-L /75O sec.
The built-in lightmeter shows correct exposure set- o F-stops and shutter speeds visible
ting in the viewfinder, where also shutter speeds in viewfinder
and f-stops are visible. This enables the photo- o MXV synch ronization
grapher to adjust his exposure without taking the o Reversible lens hood serves as lens
eye off the camera. List under $50.00 cover. LIST under $90-00View original page 5From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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