Exakta 66

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The Exakta 66 was an SLR camera taking twelve 6x6cm images on 120 (and later 24 on 220) film. The original model was introduced c.1938 by Exakta in Germany. It featured interchangeable lenses, a waist-level viewfinder and a peculiar, very large advance lever built onto the base. The shutter had a very wide range for the period- 12 seconds to 1/1000th plus B. Later versions (made in the then East Germany) had a more conventional top-mounted lever wind, and maximum 1sec shutter speed. The design changed radically through time; most were shaped more-or-less like a 35mm SLR, but the 1952 version had the film running vertically - like a TLR with a lens missing!

The name was used on various versions well into the 1990s; the Exakta 66 III was released in c.1996.

See also

• Pentacon Six
• Pentacon Six mount
• Kiev 6
• Kiev 60

Links

• 1938 model manual in German, on Hugo Ruys Ihagee history site
• photos of 1938 model in English, on Hugo Ruys Ihagee history site
• Peter Lanczak's site features photos of 1938 & 1952 versions
• Exakta 66 III review (1996) on Thing-Z.com
• Exacta 66 at medfmt
• Kiev60SLR - Website with Kiev 60 information some of which is applicable to Exakta 66 users.
• Instruction manual for the Exakta 66 (1984?) on Mike Butkus' site