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''There is also the [[Perfekta (TLR)]]''
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''There is also the [[Perfekta (TLR)|Perfekta folding TLR camera]]''
  
 
The Perfekta was a [[Bakelite]] 6x6 [[120 film]] box camera made by VEB Rheinmetall in East Germany, c.1954.
 
The Perfekta was a [[Bakelite]] 6x6 [[120 film]] box camera made by VEB Rheinmetall in East Germany, c.1954.
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The body was made in black Bakelite, with cream-coloured controls.
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The '''Perfekta 1''' had a flip-up frame finder, an aperture controlled by a small knob below the lens, and
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a B/I shutter control on the side of the lens barrel. The shutter-release was a button below the lens, opposite the aperture knob.
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The more rounded '''Perfekta P66''' (c.1956) had a collapsible lens barrel, an optical finder and a ring around the lens to control shutter speed. The shutter-release was moved to the top of the body.
  
 
=== Links ===
 
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* [http://www.ereprijsveld.demon.nl/perfekta.htm  Perfekta 1 and P66] on [http://www.ereprijsveld.demon.nl/index1.htm  Camera Collectie Bakeliet]  (in Dutch)
 
* [http://www.lyndrup.dk/ken/Engelsk/Rheinmetall%20E/Perfekta%20E.htm Perfekta] on Ken Lyndrup's site
 
* [http://www.lyndrup.dk/ken/Engelsk/Rheinmetall%20E/Perfekta%20E.htm Perfekta] on Ken Lyndrup's site
  

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There is also the Perfekta folding TLR camera

The Perfekta was a Bakelite 6x6 120 film box camera made by VEB Rheinmetall in East Germany, c.1954. The body was made in black Bakelite, with cream-coloured controls.

The Perfekta 1 had a flip-up frame finder, an aperture controlled by a small knob below the lens, and a B/I shutter control on the side of the lens barrel. The shutter-release was a button below the lens, opposite the aperture knob.

The more rounded Perfekta P66 (c.1956) had a collapsible lens barrel, an optical finder and a ring around the lens to control shutter speed. The shutter-release was moved to the top of the body.

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