Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

189263

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

7

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Metal body; glass viewfinder; synthetic covering, button

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

15,7 cm

Largeur

10,7 cm

Hauteur

10,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Photographie

Catégorie

Appareils-photos

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Pentacon

Pays

Allemagne

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Dresde

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

Early 1970s until at least 1980

Canada

This camera was bought by John Corby, former curator of Industrial Technology at NMST. It was purchased circa 1969 to be used at Mr. Corby's job as curator and was used to photograph most of the images in CSTM's John Corby photographic collection (e.g. Angus Shops, Chesterville Station).

Fonction

Capture still images.

Technique

This is a 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Oreston Lens. The camera has a rubber focal-plane shutter with speeds from 1s to 1/500s and B-setting. When focusing, the user adjusts the distance setting ring until the image is clear in the micro-prism area at the centre of the viewfinder. The ground glass ring, also in the centre of the viewfinder, should be used when focusing at a small aperture. The internal measuring system for automatic exposure works as follows. When triggered at a user-selected aperture or shutter speed, a beam splitter deflects some light through a CdS photoresistor. The reading is registered by a small ammeter whose needle is shown in the viewfinder. The user then adjusts the shutter speed or aperture until the needle lines up with a small ring in the viewfinder. The power source for this mechanism is a mercury oxide battery (life of approx. 2 years).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

On the front: "PRAKTICA/ super TL"/ On the pentaprism housing, above the model name, is engraved: C6565-/ 65852-20416"/ To the proper left of the lens: "F X"/ At the top, on the proper left: film rewind knob shows three numbers around it: "12/ 20/ 36"/ On the proper right: a dial with two rows of numbers/ An arm with symbols on the top and the word "color" in the middle/ Inside the back, on the proper right is the serial number: "189263"/ On the inside of the back piece is a silver-coloured sticker: "[LOGO] A QUALITY/ CARSEN/ PRODUCT/ 31 SCARSDALE ROAD, DON MILLS, ONTARIO"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Black with silver-coloured accents

Décoration

S/O