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Praktica IV F ... Best mechanical Praktica? The "Praktica IV F" is held in high esteem by Praktica collectors, and the camera owes this not so much to its remarkably high mirror housing but to its absolutely very solid mechanical quality. Many consider the Praktica IV F to be the best-built mechanical Praktica SLR camera. From 1963 to 1966 he was in the v.m. DDR was produced and it was the first Praktica with a fixed built-in prism finder. The 'F', in addition to the camera's type, indicates that it is equipped with a Fresnel focusing screen that provides better clarity in the viewfinder image. It has a horizontally sloping focal-plane shutter made of rubber cloth with shutter speeds from B 1/2 to 1/500 sec.
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