Exakta 6×6 (horizontal)

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See also the 1953 vertical Exakta 66 and the 1986 West German Exakta 66.

The first Exakta 6×6cm model was released c.1938 by Ihagee in Germany. It makes twelve square-format pictures on a 120 film. It has interchangeable lenses, a waist-level viewfinder and a peculiar, very large film-advance lever built onto the base. There is a red window, used to advance a new film to frame 1. The cloth focal-plane shutter has a very wide range for the period — 12 seconds to 1/1000th plus B, set on two dials, and has Vacublitz flash terminals.

Lenses

Wide angle

Normal

  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 8cm f2.8 - 4 elements
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 8cm f3.5 - 4 elements
  • Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 8cm f3.5 - 4 elements
  • Ihagee-Exaktar 8.5cm f3.5 - 4 elements (produced by Schneider-Kreuznach]]
  • Meyer Primotar 8.5cm 3.5
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 10cm f2 - 6 elements
  • Meyer Primoplan 10cm f1.9
  • Meyer Makro-Plasmat 10.5 f2.7 - 6 elements

Telephoto

  • Carl Zeiss Jena Triotar 13.5cm f4 - 3 elements
  • Meyer Primotar 13.5cm f3.5 (advertised)
  • Meyer Primotar 18cm f3.5 (advertised)
  • Meyer Tele-Megor 18cm f5.5 - 4 elements
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tele-Tessar 18cm f6.3 - 4 elements
  • Schneider Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 24cm f4.5 - 5 elements
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tele-Tessar 25cm f6,3 - 4 elements
  • Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 30cm f5,5 - 4 elements
  • Meyer Tele-Megor 30cm f5.5 (advertised)
  • Schneider Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 36cm f5,5 - 4 elements

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