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The breech lock mount is quick and easy in practice, KW also used a larger versio
on their Praktisix 120 6x6 SLR, which became the Pentacon Six

The aperture release to stop the lens down is the pin on the left rear of the lens



Inter-changeable prism finder.






The camera can take two different motor drives one clock-work the other electrical.



The leather ERC case



A practical half case.



A nice touch is the button on the case that engages the cameras rewind release.

KW also made a budget camera the Praktiflex and later a Prakica as well as the MF 120 6x6
Praktisix, after merging with the East German part of Contax the new company used the
name Praktica as a brand name.

The Praktina's were too expensive to make and production ceased in 1962. The concept
was was revived for the Pentacon Super designed to be an M42 professional system
which was never successful.

Breech-lock lenses for fast accurate lens changes, this model has a semi auto diaphragm, the lens is cocked in the full aperture position and the first touch of the shutter release  stops the lens to the set aperture.

Inter-changeable prism finder.

The camera can take two different motor drives one clock-work the other electrical.

A practical half case.

A nice touch is the button on the case that engages the cameras rewind release.

KW also made a budget camera the Praktiflex and later a Prakica as well as the MF 6x6 Praktisix, after merging with the East German part of Contax the new company used the name Praktica as a brand name.

The Praktina's were too expensive to make and production ceased in 1962.   The concept was revived for the Pentacon Super designed to be an M42 professional system which was never successful.

Breech-lock lenses for fast accurate lens changes, this model has a semi auto diaphragm, the lens is cocked in the full aperture position and the first touch of the shutter release  stops the lens to the set aperture.

Inter-changeable prism finder.

The camera can take two different motor drives one clock-work the other electrical.

A practical half case.

A nice touch is the button on the case that engages the cameras rewind release.

KW also made a budget camera the Praktiflex and later a Prakica as well as the MF 6x6 Praktisix, after merging with the East German part of Contax the new company used the name Praktica as a brand name.

The Praktina's were too expensive to make and production ceased in 1962.   The concept was revived for the Pentacon Super designed to be an M42 professional system which was never successful.

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