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| − | + | ''See also the earlier [[Exakta 6×6 (horizontal)|horizontal Exakta 6×6]] and the West German [[Exakta 66]] of 1986.'' | |
| − | ''See also the [[Exakta 6×6 (horizontal)|horizontal Exakta | ||
| − | The '''Exakta 66''' vertical model is an [[SLR]] camera for 6×6 cm pictures on 120 film | + | <div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 10px 15px;"> |
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| + | |image_text= 1955 advertisement for the Exakta 66 | ||
| + | |image_by= Nesster | ||
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| + | The '''Exakta 66''' vertical model is an [[SLR]] camera for 6×6 cm pictures on 120 film, made for a few years from 1953 by [[Ihagee]] in Dresden, East Germany (McKeown dates it to 1953-4,<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p428.</ref> and an article in a 1953 edition of Exakta magazine states that the camera would ''probably'' be available before the end of that year;<ref name=Mag>[http://www.ihagee.org/USA/exaktamagvol2no2-1953.pdf Exakta magazine Vol. 2, No. 2, 1953, p26-7] at Hugo Ruys' [http://www.ihagee.org/ Ihagee.org].</ref> the camera was certainly still available in 1955, when the advertisement in the illustration was published). It replaced the earlier, [[Exakta 6×6 (horizontal)|horizontally-oriented Exakta 6×6]] of 1939 and its short-lived successor of 1951, which was withdrawn because of production problems.<ref name=McK></ref> It is ''completely'' different in design from that camera. The film is loaded in interchangeable backs, and runs vertically, with the supply spool at the bottom.<ref name=Man>[http://www.ihagee.org/Manuals/manexakta66v.pdf User's manual] at Ihagee.org.</ref> | ||
| − | The camera has a focal-plane shutter with a very wide range for the period — 12 seconds to 1/1000th plus 'B' and 'T'. The speed is set with separate fast and slow speed dials on the right hand side of the body. The upper dial sets speeds from 1/25 - 1/1000 second, 'B' and 'T'; the lower dial has separate scales for 1 - 12 seconds, and for 1/5 - 6 seconds (this second slow speed scale is for use with the self-timer).<ref name=Man></ref> | + | The camera has a cloth focal-plane shutter with a very wide range for the period — 12 seconds to 1/1000th plus 'B' and 'T'. The speed is set with separate fast and slow speed dials on the right hand side of the body. The upper dial sets speeds from 1/25 - 1/1000 second, 'B' and 'T'; the lower dial has separate scales for 1 - 12 seconds, and for 1/5 - 6 seconds (this second slow speed scale is for use with the self-timer).<ref name=Man></ref> The shutter release is a button on the bottom right corner of the front. It is threaded for a cable release. |
| − | The shutter | + | The shutter is synchronised for flash, with a [[PC socket]] on the left shoulder of the body. The synchronisation delay is adjustable for bulb and electronic flash, with a dial on the left side of the body. There is no accessory shoe, but the camera has two ¼-inch tripod bushes, to which a flash bracket might attach (the camera also has a table-stand at the front, so that it will stand upright on a flat surface). |
| − | + | A range of high-quality interchangeable lenses was made for the camera. The standard lens is an 80 mm f/2.8 Tessar with preset aperture: McKeown states that lenses between 56 mm and 400 mm were made.<ref name=McK></ref> The lenses have helical focusing, and a bayonet mount. Some of the lenses are illustrated in a 1953 edition of 'Exakta' magazine,<ref name=Mag></ref> and the article refers to [[Meyer]] f/3.5 Primotar lenses in 85, 165 and 180 mm, and f/5.5 Tele-Megors in 150, 180, 250 and 400 mm. As with other Exakta cameras, extension tubes and a bellows were available for close-up work. | |
| − | + | The viewfinder is interchangeable. The standard finder is a folding waist-level hood, with a loupe and the facility to fold the front panel to form a frame finder, familiar on [[TLR]] cameras. The user's manual refers to a pentaprism finder as 'in preparation':<ref name=Man></ref> however, the advertisement shown here does not mention this attractive accessory at all. There is a magnifying lens (i.e. a condenser) above the ground-glass screen, and this is also interchangeable with a 'special' one (presumably allowing a stronger magnifier to be fitted). | |
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| + | Between the two speed dials is the film advance winder, which also tensions the shutter. Frame spacing is automatic, and there is a frame counter above the winding knob. There is a double-exposure prevention interlock, which has an override mechanism (this is stated in the advertisement shown here, and in the article about the camera in 'Exacta' magazine,<ref name=Mag></ref> but it is not explained in the user's manual.<ref name=Man></ref> | ||
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** [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=114931&_ssl=off#114931 Exakta 66] serial no. 600089, sold at the [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=112154&acat=112154&lang=3 June 2008 auction]. | ** [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=114931&_ssl=off#114931 Exakta 66] serial no. 600089, sold at the [https://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=112154&acat=112154&lang=3 June 2008 auction]. | ||
** [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=219498&_ssl=off#219498 Exakta 66] serial no 600243, sold at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=215757&acat=215757&lang=3 May 2011 auction]. | ** [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=219498&_ssl=off#219498 Exakta 66] serial no 600243, sold at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=215757&acat=215757&lang=3 May 2011 auction]. | ||
| − | ** [https://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=19477&_ssl=off#19477 Exakta 66] serial no. 601002, sold at the [https://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=18885&acat=18885&lang=3 May 2004 auction]. | + | ** [https://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=19477&_ssl=off#19477 Exakta 66] serial no. 601002, with extension tubes, sold at the [https://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=18885&acat=18885&lang=3 May 2004 auction]. |
* The [http://www.peterlanczak.de/ihagee_products.htm Ihagee page] of [http://www.peterlanczak.de/ Peter Lanczak's site] features a picture and a [http://www.peterlanczak.de/repair_exakta6652.htm repair manual] for the vertical Exakta 6×6 | * The [http://www.peterlanczak.de/ihagee_products.htm Ihagee page] of [http://www.peterlanczak.de/ Peter Lanczak's site] features a picture and a [http://www.peterlanczak.de/repair_exakta6652.htm repair manual] for the vertical Exakta 6×6 | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 17 December 2011
See also the earlier horizontal Exakta 6×6 and the West German Exakta 66 of 1986.
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| 1955 advertisement for the Exakta 66 image by Nesster (Image rights) |
The Exakta 66 vertical model is an SLR camera for 6×6 cm pictures on 120 film, made for a few years from 1953 by Ihagee in Dresden, East Germany (McKeown dates it to 1953-4,[1] and an article in a 1953 edition of Exakta magazine states that the camera would probably be available before the end of that year;[2] the camera was certainly still available in 1955, when the advertisement in the illustration was published). It replaced the earlier, horizontally-oriented Exakta 6×6 of 1939 and its short-lived successor of 1951, which was withdrawn because of production problems.[1] It is completely different in design from that camera. The film is loaded in interchangeable backs, and runs vertically, with the supply spool at the bottom.[3]
The camera has a cloth focal-plane shutter with a very wide range for the period — 12 seconds to 1/1000th plus 'B' and 'T'. The speed is set with separate fast and slow speed dials on the right hand side of the body. The upper dial sets speeds from 1/25 - 1/1000 second, 'B' and 'T'; the lower dial has separate scales for 1 - 12 seconds, and for 1/5 - 6 seconds (this second slow speed scale is for use with the self-timer).[3] The shutter release is a button on the bottom right corner of the front. It is threaded for a cable release.
The shutter is synchronised for flash, with a PC socket on the left shoulder of the body. The synchronisation delay is adjustable for bulb and electronic flash, with a dial on the left side of the body. There is no accessory shoe, but the camera has two ¼-inch tripod bushes, to which a flash bracket might attach (the camera also has a table-stand at the front, so that it will stand upright on a flat surface).
A range of high-quality interchangeable lenses was made for the camera. The standard lens is an 80 mm f/2.8 Tessar with preset aperture: McKeown states that lenses between 56 mm and 400 mm were made.[1] The lenses have helical focusing, and a bayonet mount. Some of the lenses are illustrated in a 1953 edition of 'Exakta' magazine,[2] and the article refers to Meyer f/3.5 Primotar lenses in 85, 165 and 180 mm, and f/5.5 Tele-Megors in 150, 180, 250 and 400 mm. As with other Exakta cameras, extension tubes and a bellows were available for close-up work.
The viewfinder is interchangeable. The standard finder is a folding waist-level hood, with a loupe and the facility to fold the front panel to form a frame finder, familiar on TLR cameras. The user's manual refers to a pentaprism finder as 'in preparation':[3] however, the advertisement shown here does not mention this attractive accessory at all. There is a magnifying lens (i.e. a condenser) above the ground-glass screen, and this is also interchangeable with a 'special' one (presumably allowing a stronger magnifier to be fitted).
Between the two speed dials is the film advance winder, which also tensions the shutter. Frame spacing is automatic, and there is a frame counter above the winding knob. There is a double-exposure prevention interlock, which has an override mechanism (this is stated in the advertisement shown here, and in the article about the camera in 'Exacta' magazine,[2] but it is not explained in the user's manual.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p428.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Exakta magazine Vol. 2, No. 2, 1953, p26-7 at Hugo Ruys' Ihagee.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 User's manual at Ihagee.org.
Links
- Examples sold in past Westlicht auctions in Vienna:
- Exakta 66 serial no. 600089, sold at the June 2008 auction.
- Exakta 66 serial no 600243, sold at the May 2011 auction.
- Exakta 66 serial no. 601002, with extension tubes, sold at the May 2004 auction.
- The Ihagee page of Peter Lanczak's site features a picture and a repair manual for the vertical Exakta 6×6
