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| − | The '''EXA 1a''' is a mechanical SLR camera body with collapsible top-view finder. It's made for lenses with EXA-bayonet, among them many of the famous old [[Meyer|Meyer-Optik Görlitz]] lenses. One of the standard lenses made for the EXA is the Meyer-Optik Domiplan 1:2.8/50mm . When this lens is mounted on the EXA its aperture release lever is located exactly over the shutter release button which is placed on the camera | + | The '''[[Exa|EXA]] 1a''' is a mechanical [[SLR]] camera body with collapsible top-view [[Viewfinder|finder]]. It's made for lenses with [[Exakta lenses|EXA-bayonet]], among them many of the famous old [[Meyer|Meyer-Optik Görlitz]] lenses. One of the standard lenses made for the EXA is the Meyer-Optik Domiplan 1:2.8/50mm . When this lens is mounted on the EXA its [[Aperture#Aperture|aperture]] release lever is located exactly over the shutter release button which is placed on the camera's front side beside the lens mount. This construction allows depth-of-field preview by pressing the lens's lever half way, and shutter release with aperture release at once by pressing it down wholly. The mirror swings back when the film is advanced. |
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| − | The viewfinder shows the image mirror-inverted. Full finder brightness is achieved by opening the lense's aperture. Adjusting aperture to the appropriate value won't darken the finder image until the aperture release lever is pressed. | + | The viewfinder shows the image mirror-inverted. Full finder brightness is achieved by opening the lense's [[Aperture#Aperture|aperture]]. Adjusting the aperture to the appropriate value won't darken the finder image until the aperture release lever is pressed. |
The camera has a quite short but effective film advance lever. For changing the film the camera back-and-bottom part has to be removed. | The camera has a quite short but effective film advance lever. For changing the film the camera back-and-bottom part has to be removed. | ||
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* Manufacturer: [[Ihagee]] Kamerawerk AG Dresden (belonging more or less to VEB [[Pentacon]] since 1964) | * Manufacturer: [[Ihagee]] Kamerawerk AG Dresden (belonging more or less to VEB [[Pentacon]] since 1964) | ||
* Year of release: 1964 | * Year of release: 1964 | ||
| − | * Films: 35mm | + | * Films: [[35mm]] |
* Lens mount: [[Exakta bayonet mount|Ihagee SLR bayonet]] | * Lens mount: [[Exakta bayonet mount|Ihagee SLR bayonet]] | ||
| − | * Viewfinder: Collapsible viewing optics over the Exas' typical finder screen loupe. The complete finder unit is replaceable by a pentaprism finder unit | + | * Viewfinder: Collapsible viewing optics over the Exas' typical finder screen loupe. The complete finder unit is replaceable by a [[pentaprism]] finder unit |
* Shutter: Special construction (bread-box-alike) mounted below the mirror. Speeds: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125 and 1/175 sec. | * Shutter: Special construction (bread-box-alike) mounted below the mirror. Speeds: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125 and 1/175 sec. | ||
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The EXA 1a is a mechanical SLR camera body with collapsible top-view finder. It's made for lenses with EXA-bayonet, among them many of the famous old Meyer-Optik Görlitz lenses. One of the standard lenses made for the EXA is the Meyer-Optik Domiplan 1:2.8/50mm . When this lens is mounted on the EXA its aperture release lever is located exactly over the shutter release button which is placed on the camera's front side beside the lens mount. This construction allows depth-of-field preview by pressing the lens's lever half way, and shutter release with aperture release at once by pressing it down wholly. The mirror swings back when the film is advanced.
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| EXA 1a's characteristic thick body from above |
The viewfinder shows the image mirror-inverted. Full finder brightness is achieved by opening the lense's aperture. Adjusting the aperture to the appropriate value won't darken the finder image until the aperture release lever is pressed.
The camera has a quite short but effective film advance lever. For changing the film the camera back-and-bottom part has to be removed.
specifications
- Type: SLR Camera body
- Manufacturer: Ihagee Kamerawerk AG Dresden (belonging more or less to VEB Pentacon since 1964)
- Year of release: 1964
- Films: 35mm
- Lens mount: Ihagee SLR bayonet
- Viewfinder: Collapsible viewing optics over the Exas' typical finder screen loupe. The complete finder unit is replaceable by a pentaprism finder unit
- Shutter: Special construction (bread-box-alike) mounted below the mirror. Speeds: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125 and 1/175 sec.
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Links
- Exa Ia at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
In English:
- Exa/Exakta section at Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen, Denmark
