I just recently came into possession of a nice piece of equipment, a vintage SLR camera under the brand of Praktica. Its a German made camera, and after doing some research about it on the internet, it looks like it was a very common SLR in the 70's. The good thing about well made German SLR's is that they can last for a very long time, and the camera is in fairly good condition albeit some easy to remove dust and grime.
It came with the following lenses:
*Auto Vivitar 28mm Wide Angle
*Carl Zeiss 50mm
*Mamiya Sekar 135mm Zoom
Lens Filters:
*Skylight Filter
*U.V. Filter
Its strange that the three lenses are all completely different brands, they must have been purchased at different times/locations. Also included were a nice leather carry case and a Braun flash unit, although I don't think I will be using that too often.
Just have to give the camera and lenses a good clean and I'll be able to try out some photos with some 35mm film. It shall be interesting to see how well they turn out on such an old camera.
A Month of Reflection
7 months ago
3 comments:
That's pretty cool, though I honestly don't find that hard to believe. My mum has a working SLR that was her main camera all the way up until she switched to digital. Apparently she picked it up in the late 60s. It doesn't look dissimilar to yours.
I think I remember that camera you're talking about, she had it with her when we went up the top of the Balmoral Lookout, looked to be quite a good camera.
I would really like a good DSLR at some point, but this will have to do for now just for playing around. If the lenses are any good I might be able to use them on a decent Digital Video camera with a lens adapter.
I've never come across a prosumer digital video camera that could handle SLR lenses. They could exist I've just never come across them. The Digital SLRs should take your lenses just fine though which is nice.
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