Praktica super TL 2
The production of Praktica cameras took off before World War II in Dresden by the American-owned KW company. A Praktica was a simple and cheap camera, originally using a unique 40mm screw-mount for its interchangeable lenses. Corporate restructuring was the reason for the Zeiss Ikon company to be integrated into KW. As of that moment Praktica cameras were fitted with the slightly larger 42mm screw lens mount of the Zeiss-made Contax cameras, becoming an international standard. The screw mount lenses for contemporary Pentax cameras were called ‘Takumar’. The name was changed to ‘Pentax’ when it introduced its own bayonet mount.
Links:
- Practica Super TL 2 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Praktica super TL2 picture set at 'tochka Z on Flickr' by Patrick Verbessem