![]() The aluminum lens flange was quite shabby, and many owners replaced it with a later-vintage steel one - the whole process takes two or three minutes. Leatherette: fabric-like striped ('s') or leather-like wrinkled ('w').Īlthough eight combinations of these three factors are possible, according to A&R 2003, only the following four have been identified: Synch contacts marked as V and E (symbol: 'v') or as M and E (symbol: 'm') Lens flange: chrome ('c') or black-painted aluminum ('b') Cosmetic variants of *1.1.2 (error fixed 8: the version referred to is 1.1.2, not 1.2!)Īs always, the "star notation" adds letter symbols to distinguish between cosmetic variants within the same model.If you really have to, you may use for them the star notation *1.0.1 and *1.0.2. 039 - with two pairs of bipolar contacts a run of 100 (!). ![]() 038 - with one pair of bipolar contacts a run of 40 (!).Īccording to Hummel, 1n 1950 two very short runs of Exas under the name Exa Varex were made: Cameras with various name plates exhibit no other differences. Like Exa IIb, shutter speeds up to 1/500s. Like Exa IIa, but adds instant-return mirror. Shutter lock button replaced with a lever. Focal plane shutter in geometric progression from 1/2s to 1/250s. The Exa II line (fixed viewfinder), 1960-69 The same as Exa Ib *4.4, with a different name engraved. ![]() The camera back and bottom, previously chrome, are now of black plastic. The top plate, previously chrome, is now made of black plastic. The front plate, previously chrome, is now made of black plastic. The camera also has internal aperture coupling for M42 automatic lenses. While the body is virtually identical to that of Exa Ia (with rewind crank replacing a knob), the lens mount is different: M42, accepting Practica/Pentax lenses. In addition to different nameplates, different top plate etchings were used. Made only as Exa Iaįilm speed ring covered a small window shows the selected speed. Film speeds on a ring on top of that lever. New, rounded body shape, larger and heavier. New, rectangular shape of the front plate new name plate with Exa metallic white on painted black background. "Exa" on the front plate embossed (not engraved like in all other versions). Like *1.2 or *1.3 (except for the Exa Ihagee Dresden logo), but synch sockets chrome (not black).Īdds a removable spindle in the hinge, so that the back can be detached. Most were otherwise identical to *1.2, but a large number of variants seem to exist. System Exa Rheinmetall Sömmerda instead of Exa Ihagee Dresden on the front plate. Two black, concentric synch sockets replace the Vacublitz-style ones. Two pairs of contacts of the "old" style. (Still, if I find a nice Exa, I will gladly give her a home for retirement). There are not many of these, as I collect only Exaktas. Serial numbers are quoted after A&R 2003, production runs - after Hummel.Ĭlicking of any of the thumbnails will take you to the proper section of my small Exa Gallery, with pictures and remarks on just a few Exa models. "Model" sometimes show multiple names under which a given version, basically the same camera with various logos, was distributed. Hum.1995 from Richard Hummel's 1995 book a treasure trove on Exakta history (if you read German).A&R 1987 from the "old" Aguila and Rouah book - for compatibility with sources still using it.A&R 2003 from "new" Aguila and Rouah book, somewhat improved upon its predecessor.My own star notation, introduced here in 2003 The listed models are categorized according to four different version systems: I decided to add the screw-mount Exas to this list, if only to avoid confusion. Therefore it was not a part of the Exakta/Exa system, although its family relationship with Exa cannot be denied. This camera was basically an Exa Ia accepting M42 screw-mount lenses (Pentax/Practica standard). Note that the Exa II line never replaced Exa/Exa I - it was just a different camera, co-existing with that line over a period of time.Īdditionally, from 1977 to 1987 another Exa line was made: Exa Ib (later renamed to Ic without practically any other changes). ![]() These cameras were made from 1959 until 1977 or so, well after Ihagee was eaten by VEB Pentacon.īoth these lines would accept all Exakta lenses, but the first one had a limitation: there was a slight image cutoff with lenses above 100 mm narrow strips of the film along longer edges of the frame remained unexposed.
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