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LTL
INSTRUCTIONS

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Control Portsof the PRAKTICA

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Knob for setting the shutter speeds

Metering key
Shutteq releose
Cocking lever for self-timer
S e l f- t i m e r r e l e o s e k n o b
Rewind knob
Rewind cronk
Accessory shoe
Centre flosh contoct
E*posurespeed index
Ropid wind lever
Film speed scoles
F i l m s p e e d i n d i c ot o r
E*posure counter
Monu'ol stop down key
Distonce setting ring
Diophrogm setti^g rins
D e p t h - o f - f i e l ds c o l e

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The PRAKTICA LTL is o minioture single-lens reflex comero for

the 24 mm x 36 mm picture formot, wrth outomotic exposure
c o n t r o l o n d i n t e r n o l m e t e r i n g t o w h i c h t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e d ,o p e r ture ond film-speed settings ore coupled. The meosuring system
e m p l o y e d i s p o r t i o l l y i n t e g r o t e d ,t h e m o i n m e o s u r i n gf i e l d , o b o u t
20 mm in diometer, being orronged in the centre of the viewfinder. The result is perfectly occurote metering since, with the
v o s t m o j o r i t y o f s u b j e c t s ,t h e m o s t i m p o r t o n t d e t o i l s o f t h e i m o g e
ore locoted within this oreo. All the subordinote morginol
sectionsore photometricolly left oside orrd connot influence the
reoding.
Metering is performed with the lens stopped down to toking
operture by odjusting the diophrogm ring on the lens mount
while depressing the metering key. By meons of this key the
circuit is closed. All lenses hoving the internotionol PRAKTICA
fitting M 42x1 moy be used. The outomotic mechonism in the
comero couses the pressure diophrogm in the lens (APD) to
operote os o spring diophrogm. This meons thot only during the
octuol moment of exposure the diophroqm closes down to the
volue obtoined by meons of the light meter,
metol-bloded focol-plone shutter trovels
ocross the shorter side of the frome ond hos o ronge of speeds
f r o m 1 s e c . t o 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . l t i s s y n c h r o n i z e df o r t h e u s e o f f l o s h
bulbs ond electronic flosh units. As o result of the very ropidly

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moving steel curtoins, the electronic flosh con be synchronized

o t o b o u t 1 1 1 2 5s e c . T h e c e n t r e c o n t o c t m o k e s i t p o s s i b l e t o c o n nect comero ond flosh unit without using o coble.

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The pentoprism is firmly built in, ond the focusing system,due
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Opening the cqmerq bock

Poge 10
Pull rewindknob (6) upwordsos for os it will go.

reodiness indicotor ore visible.

Microprism screen ond groundgloss circle ensure quick ond perfect shorp focusing. In combinotion with its wide ronge of
occessories, the PRAKTICA LTL moy be employed for o greot
voriety of speciol photogrophic octivities'

Inserting the film

P o s e1 0
Ploce film cortridge into cortridge chomber (20).
Push rewind knob (6) downwords. Push beginning of film from obove os for os it will go
underneoth the supporting piece (23) over fil;n
tronsport sprocket (22) Ploce film leoder on to
core of toke-up spool (24) up to green morking
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point (25).
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stond upwords.
Closing the cqmero bock

Poge 12

Preporing for the exposure

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A c t u o t e r o p i d w i n d l e v e r ( 11 ) o n d s h u t t e r
rel:ose (3) until exposure counter (14) stonds
on number "1".
Setting the film speed

pose t4

Lift the milled ring of speed setting knob (1)

ond rotote it until the soeed volue of the film in
t h e c o m a r c s t o : d s o p p o s i t et h e f i l m s p e e d i r r d i cotor (13).
Setting the exposure speed
pose t4
Rotote speed setting knob (1) until the desired
speed numerol stonds oppcsite the orongecoloured triongle (10) on the cover plote of the
c o me r o .

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Setting the dioPhrogm

Poge 16

Rotote diophrogm setting ring (17) on the lens

mount to bring the desired diophrogm numerol
ogoinst the red index mork'

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After the lost exposure,depressrewind releose

knob (28), swing out rewind cronk (7) ond turn
it in direction'of orrow to rewind the film. Open
the comero bock ond remove the cortridoa,

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Poge 23

R o t o t ed i s t o n c es e t t i n gr i n g ( 1 6 ) u n t i l t h e i m o g e
i n t h e m i c r o p r i s ms c r e e no r i n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s
c i r c l e o p p e o r s p e r f e c t l Ys h o r P '

Releosingond cocking the shutter

Depressshutterreleose(3) to beyond the pressure point. After the shutter hos run down o
s i g n o io p p e o r si n t h e l e f t - h o n ds i d e o f t h e v i e w f i r i d e ro i e o . S w i n gc o c k i n gl e v e r( 1 1 ) o r o u n d o s
f o r o s i t w i l l g o o n d m o v ei t b o c ko g o i n '

Chonging the film

Preselect either the exposure speed or t!'tg

d i o p h r o g m n u m e r o l . D e p r e s s m e t e r i n g k - e y( 2 )
towordslomero body os for qs it will go' Rotote
either the diophrogm setting ring (17) or the
shutter-speed setting knob (1) till the meter
needle is centered in the circulor mork in the
viewfinder field'

Focusing

Poge 28

Swing cocking lever (4) for self-timer upwords

either before or ofter cocking the shutter Depress knob (5) to releose the self-timer mechonism.

Poge 26

Exchonsinstenses

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Poge 32

Poge 34

Exchongingthe power source

Poge 36

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Mqintenonce of the comerq

Poge 38

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The exposure
. o , 1 " r o b o c k i s t h u s ' u n l o c k e do n d c o t ' l b e o p e n e d '
position'
. o r n t u r ( 1 4 ) w i l l o u t o m o t i c o l l yj u m p t o z e r o

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Any type of 35 mm film in commerciolly ovoiloble
film lengthsfor
c c r t r i d g e sm o t b e r s e d . T h e c o r t r i d g e sc o n t o i n
formot' To ensure
3 6 , 2 0 ; r 1 2 e x p o s u r e si n t h e 2 4 m m x 3 6 m i r l
film should nct
ih;an"' light entersthe slit of the cortridgg the
body will
b e l o o d e d i n d i r e c t s u n l i g h t .T h e s h o d . o f y o u r o w n
s u ff i c e .
(6) to open the comero
By hoving pulled out the reurind knob
(19)from the cortridg:
b o c k y o u h o v e w i t h d r o w nt h e r e w i n d c o t c h
into the
chomber (20), ond you con now ploce the cortridg"
cortridguchomber
push the rewind knob, with slight bockword ond forword moveengoge
*=ntt,right bock into the com"to. The rewind cotchwill
in the core of the cortridge.
Push the beginning of the film projecting 9rt of the cortridg"
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from obove Js for ot it will go underneoth the supporting
(23) on the tronsport ,pro.f"t Q2). The beginning gf .!l: film
(24) ond
strip must now lie on tn" core of the toke-up spool
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The wire brqcket 126l of the toke-up spool must not stqnd
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t h e s p o d i h o s t o b e t u i n e d t o m o v e t h e b r o c k e tw i r e s t o o l o t e r o l
p o si t i on .
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Closing the cqmero bodt

Toke hold of the lotch side of the comero bock ond pressit firmly
to the coprero body. lt will lock outomoticolly.

Preporingfor the exPosure

T h e r o p i d w i n d l e v e r ( 1 1 ) h o s o n i d l e s t r o k eo f o b o u t 1 5 c w h e n
b r o u g h t f r o m i t s r e s t p o r i t i o n i n t o r e o d i n e s sf o r o c t i o n . l t c o n b e
e o s i l i g r o s p e d - o g r e o t o d v o n t o g e , e s p e c i o l l yi n s e r i q l s s h o t s .
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Swing the cocking lever oround qs for
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ond depiess shutier releose l<nob (3).Repeot these
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of,erotions ond then cock the shutter once more. The outort'oti:
e x'pt hoes u r ec o u n t e r ( 1 4 ) n o w s t o n d s o n n u m b e r " 1 " . s p e c i o l s e t t i n g
e x p o s u r e c o u n t e r i s n o t n e c e s s o r ys i n c e i t s t o r t s w o r k i n g
of
outomoticollywhen the comero bock is closed.
T o o v o i d i n o d v e r t e n tt r i p p i n g , t h e s h u t t e r r e l e o s e ( 3 ) i s p r o v i d e d
w i [ h o l o c k i n g d e v i c e . T h e r e - i e o s em e c h o n i s m i s l o c k e d w h e n t h e
r e d d o t s o n t F e k n o b o n d o n t h e o u t e r r i n g m e e t .T h e m e c h o n i s m
i s u n l o c k e d b y r o t o t i o n o f t h e l < n o bt h r o u g h 9 0 r '

Shutter con be releosed

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Shutter releose locked

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For the outomotic exposurecontrol, the film speed volue hos to
be set. This is done by lifting the milled ring of shutter-speed
settingknob (1) ond rototing it until the speed volue of the film
i n t h t c o m e r o ( D l N o r A S A ) o n s c o l e ( 1 2 ' )s t o n d s o p p o s i t e t h e
white indicotor (13). When lowered, the milled ring clicks irr
next to the selected film speed numerol.

The metol-bloded focol-plone shutter con be set for exposure

speeds ronging from 1 sec. to 1/1000sec. When set on "8" the
shutter tetoini open os long os the releose knob (3) is being
depressed.For exposuresof o longer durotion o coble releose
with locking device should be used, which con be screwed into
the threod in the body releose knob. For exposure speeds irr
connection with flosh units pleose refer to Section 0.
T h e s l o w s p e e c le x p o s u r e sf r o m 1 s e c . t o 1 1 1 5s e c . o r e m o r k e d o n
the scole of the shutter-speed setting knob (1) by orongec o l o u r e d l r u r n e r o l s .F o r e x p o s u r e st o b e m o d e o f t h e s e s p e e d s o
o t r i p o d i s r e q u i r e d . T h e v o l u e s f o r i n s t o n t o n e o u ss h o t s f r o m
'30
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sec, to 1 /1000sec. ore morked in white.
T h e e x p o s u r es p e e d s o r e s e t b y r o t o t i n g k n o b ( 1 ) u n t i l t h e d e s i r e d
numerol coincides'with the oronge-coloured triongle (10) on
the cover plote of the comero. Pleose note, when setting the
e x p o s u r e s p e e d s ,t h o t t h e m i l l e d r i n g o f t h e s e t t i n g k n o b m u s t
not be lifted up since this would olter the film speed settinqond
couse the outomotic exposure system in the PRAKTICA LTL to
give incorrect results,
T h e e x p o s u r es p e e d s c o n b e s e t e i t h e r b e f o r e o r o f t e r t h e s h u t t e r
h o s b e n c o c k e d .T h e s e t t i n g k n o b c l i c k s i n o f e v e r y n u m e r o l . I n t ' e r mediote volues ore not odjustoble.
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Settingthe diophrogm

On the lenses with outomotic pressurediophrogm (APD) the

desired operture numerol on the diophrogm setting ring (17)
simplyhos to be brought to meet the red index mork on the lens
mount. At first, the diophrogm remoins fully open, ond then
c l o s e s d o w n t o t h e p r e s e l e c t e d v o l u e w h e n t h e s hu t t e r r e l e o s e
i s d e p r e s s e d .T h e o u t o m o t i c d i o p h r o g m m e c h o n i s mi n t h e P R A K T I C A L T L c o u s e st h e p r e s s u r ed i o p h r o g m t o f u n c t i o n o s o n o u t o motic spring diophrogm. R"gordless oF th: speed with which
t h e s h u t t e r r e l e o s e ( 3 ) i s d " p r e s s e d , t h e d i o p l - r r o g mw i l l s p r i n g
t o t h e p r e , e l e c t e d v o l u e o n d t h e n o p e r l o g o n i m m e d i o t e l yo f t e r
the shutterhos run down.
For checkingthe depth of field in the viewfinder imoge, most
lenses con be stopped dovun,before the exposure is mode, to
t h e p r e s e l e c t e dv o l u e o r t o t h e v o l u e d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e l i g h t
m e t e r , b y o c t u o t i o n o f o m o n ' - r o l l yo p e r o b l e k e y ( 1 5 ) o n t h e l e n s
mount. ln the PRAKTICA LTL, this moy be very conveniently
ochieved olso by meons of the metering key (2).

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The outomotic exposure control system in the PRAKTICA LTL

o f f e r s t w o p o s s i b i l i t i e so f m e o s u r i n g t h e e x p o s u r e t i m e :
1 . Y o u p r e s e t e c t t h e s hu t t e r s p e e d o n d o d j u s t t h e d i o p h r o g m
numerol on the lens mount,
2 . Y o u p r e s e l e c tt h e d i o p h r o g m n u m e r o l o n d o d j u s t t h e s h u t t e r
sp e e d ,
The first method is opplied if, for instonce, movement of the
object requires o certoln exposure speed, whereos the second
method *ill preferobly be opplied if o specific operture lros to
be preselected to ochieve the necessory depth of field.

Metering with shutter speed preselected

Preselect shutter speed by meons of knob (1). Press metering
key (2) qbove the shutter releose towords the comero body qs
fqr qs it will go, while ot the some time rototing diophrogm setting ring (17) on the lens mount till the meter needle visible in
the viewfinder is centered in the circulor mork. The diophrogm
of the lens opens or closes in occordqnce with the odjustment
of the diophrogm setting ring. In lenseswith outomotic pressure
diophrogm it opens ofter metering, when pressure on the
metering key reloxes, ond closes down outomoticolly to the
m e o s u r e dv o l u e w h e n t h e e x p o s u r ei s m o d e .

I R es ti ng pos i ti on of the needl e

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Using lenses without qutomqtic diophrogm control

Metering with diophrogm

stop preselected

Preselect diophrogm numerol in occordqnce with exposure

conditions by rototing diophrogm setting ring (17') on lens
mount. Depress metering key os described obove, while of the
s o m e t i m e o d j u s t i n g s h u t t e r - s p e e ds e t t i n g k n o b ( 1 ) t i l l t h e m e t e r
n e e d l e i s c e n t e r e d . -T h e s h u t t e r s p e e d s m u s t b e s e t t o t h e c l i c k
stops. tntermediote volues connot be set. Should the meter
needle not be occurotely centered, fine odjustment hos to be
mode by meons of the diophrogm settingring on the lens mount.
The diophrogm ring con be set to intermediote volues between
the click stops.

I n c o s e l e n s e s w i t h o u t o u t o m o t i c p r e s s u r ed i o p h r o g m o r e b e i n g
used, the lens will remoin stopped down till the shutter is
r e l e o s e d .T o o c h i e v e p r e c i s e d e f i n i t i o n i t i s , t h e r e f o r e , o d v i s o b l e
to focus with the lenswide open before toking the meter reoding.
O w i n g t o t h e c o n s t r u c t i o no f t h e i r b o r r e l s , s o m e o f t h e o l d e r t y p e s
of lensesprotrude so for into the inside of the comero body, os
to impede the functioning of the outomotic diophrogm, the
m i r r o r , o n d t h e s h u t t e r .T h e m e t e r i n g k e y ( 2 ) c o n n o t b e o c t u o t e d
either. By no meons use force, so os not to cquse domoge to
the comero ! Lenses with borrels of this kind (see illustrotion
left below co nnot be used in the PRAKTICA LTL.

Not to be used

To be used

Working rqnge of the qutomqtic exposure control system

The following toble showswithin which ronge of shutterspeeds

the outomotic systemworks in connection with the vorious film
speed settings.Outside of this ronge tlre metering system is
d i s c o n n e c t e d .T h e m e t e r n e e d l e t h e n m o v e s t o i t s r e s t i n g p o s i tion below the circulor mork,

Speed of film
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T h e p r i s m v i e w f i n d e r o f t h e P R A K T I C AL T L i s i i t t e d w i t h o F r e s n e i
lens,in the centre of which ore the two focusing systems:
t h e m i c r o p r i s ms c r e e n r i g h t i n t h e m i d d l e o n d
t h e c i r c u l o r g r o u n d g l q s so r e o s u r r o u n d i n g i t .
To ochieve utmost definition,focusing is preferobly performed
w i t l r t h e l e n s o f f u l l o p e r t u r e . I n l e n s e sw i t h o u t o m o t i c p r e s s u r e
d i o p h r o g m ( A P D ) t h i s t o l < e sp l o c e i n o n y c o s e i f t h e m e t e r i r r g
key is not being depressed.
lf lenses without outomotic diophrogm ore being employed,
focusing is performed,os olreody stoted in Section (H), with the
l e n s o t f u l l o p e r t u r e ( s m o l l e s td i o p h r o g m n u m e r o l ) b e f o r e t h e
meter reoding is token.

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1 sec,

to 1 125

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15

25

1 sec,

to 1 250

sec.

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50

1 sec, to 1/500 sec,

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100

1 sec. to 1/1000sec.

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200

1 i 2 s e c , t o 1/ 1 0 0 0 s e c ,

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400

1 4 sec. to 1/1000sec.

30

800

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s e c . t o 1/ 1 0 0 0 s e c .
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s e c , t o 1i 1 0 0 0 s e c .
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Microprism Groundgloss
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Circulor Meter
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Focusing on the microprism screen

The imoge in the microprism screen is in correct focus os soon
os it oppeors cleor ond free from fuzziness.lt is out focus if
i t fo o k s f u z z y o n d s h o w s s c r e e n e l e m e n t s .T h e m i c r o p r i s m s c r e e n
is preferred for focusing if the subject to be photogrophed is
quite still or only slightly moving.

Focusing on the circulqr groundgloss qreq

The groundglossoreo is used for focusing it there is more movement in the scene. Also, it is often most oppropriote in ultroc l o s e - u p so n d i n p h o t o m i c r o g r o p h y .
T h e F r e s n e ls e c t i o n o f t h e v i e w f i n d e r i s n o t m e o n t t o b e u s e d i n
fo c u s i n g .
T h e d e p t h o f f i e l d i s d e t e r mi n e d b y m e o n s o f t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l d
scole (18) orronged on the right ond left of the red indicotoron
the lens mount.
While the comero-to-subjectdistonce figure storrds opposite
the red mork, the limits of the ronge of definitioncon be reod
f r o m t h e d i s t o n c e s c o l e o b o v e t h e n u m e r o l so n t h e d e p t h - o f - f i : l d
scole, which lotter ore equivolent to the diophrogm numerols.
A s o n e x o m p l e , t h e i l l u s t r o t i o n s h o w s o z o n ? o f s h o r p r ' r e s fsr o m
2 to 5 m (7 rt. to 16 ft,) for o distonce setting of 3 m (10ft.)
o n d o n f, t 8 o p e r t u r e .
D e p r e s st h e m e t e r i n g k e y ( 2 ) , o r t h e m o n u o l s t o p d o w n k e y ( 1 5 )
p r o v i d e d o n m o s t o f t h e l e n s e s ,o n d y o u w i l l o l s o b e o b l e t o
judge the depth of definition in the finder imoge.
P e r s o n sw i t h d e f e c t i v e e y e s i g h t m o y w o r k w i t h o u t t h e i r s p e c t o c l e s
on by hoving o corrective lens corresponding to their longdistonce glossesfitted into the eye cup which is then ottoched
to the ocu)ar mount (see Section "Accessories").
F o r i n fr o - r e d e x p o s u r e s t h e f o c u s i n g p o i n t h o s t o b e s l i g h t l y
m o c i i l ' i e d .B y r o t o t i o n o f d i s t o n c e s e t t i r r g r i n g ( 1 6 ) t h e d i s t o n c e
reoding which, ofter focusing,stonds next to the red indicotor,
h c s t o b e m o v e d t o m e e t t h e r e d d o t ( i n f r o - r e d m o r k ) . T h u s ,t h e
imoge produced by the infro-red roys is brought into correct
positionin relotion to the film.
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M i c r opr i s m s c r een i s fuz z y

: unshorp

Microprism screen not luzzy

: shorp

Before releosingthe shutter,pleose note the following:

1. Moke sure thot the shutter releose (3) is unlocked (see
Section D)
2 . l f t h e s i g n o l i s v i s i b l e i n t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h e v i e w f i n d e r ,t h e
c q m e r t l i s n o t r e q d y f o r e x p o s i n g . T h e s hu t t e r h o s t o b e
cocked!
3 . F o r e x p o s ur e s p e e d s o f 1 1 1 5s e c . o n d s l o w e r , o t r i p o d o n d o
coble releose hove to be used.
Y o u r P R A K T I C AL T L s h o u l d b e h e l d s o t h o t i t l i e s f i r m l y i n b o t h
honds ond you ore oble to octuote the shutter releose comf o r t ob l y .
never with o jerk
D e p r e s s t h e s hu t t e r r e l e o s e s t e o di l y
b e y o n d t h e s o f t - r u n n i n gr o n g e u n t i l t h e s h u t t e r r u n s d o w n .

to

T h e c l o s e p r o x i m i t yo f m e t e r i n g k e y o n d s h u t t e r r e l e o s e e n o b l e s
r e l e o s i n g t h e s h u t t e r i m m e d i o t e l y o f t e r t o l < i n gt h e m e t e r r e o d i n g ,
with the metering key still in depressedposition ond the lens
remoining of toking operture. But the shutter releosecon'olso
b e o c t u o t e d o l o n e , i n w h i c h c o s e A P D l e n s e so r e f u l l y o p e n u p
to the moment of the exposure,
A f t e r t h e e x p o s u r e ,t h e s i g n o l o n t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h e v i e w f i n d e r
imoge becomesvisible cgoin, o sign thot the shutterhos to be
cocked.

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Self-Timer

The self-timermechonismis cocked by roving lever (4) upwords

o s f o r o s i t w i l l g o . B y m e o n s o f p r e s s u r eo n k n o b ( 5 ) i t w i l l s t o r t
r u n n i n g , o n d o f t e r o b o u t 1 0 s e c o n d s t h e s h r " r t t eirs r e l e o s e d .T h e
sel{-timer meclronism moy be cocked either before or ofter
the shutter is cocked. Also, the shutter con be releosed in the
u s u o l m o n n e r b y r e o n s o f r e l e o s ek n o b ( 3 ) e v e n i f t h e s e l f - t i m e r
is cocked.

? fr .$',,'9,";;11',"',1'17

2B

W h e n t h e e x p o s ur e c o u n t e r ( 14 ) i n d i c o t e s t h e n u m b e r o f f r o m e s
obtoinoble with the film in the comero (12,20 or 36 exposures)
the film hos to be rewound into the cortridge which is then token
out of the comero.
Depress rewind releose knob (28) in the bose of the comero.
It will rernoinlocked in this position.
Unfold rewindcronk (7) out of rewind knob (6) ond rotote it, not
t o o q u i c k l y ,i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e o r r o w ( m o r k o n c r o n k ( 7 ) ) ,
R e w i n d i n g o f t o o g r : e o t o s p e e d m o y c o u s e e l e c t r o s t o t i cc h o r g e
o n d s t o t i c so n t h e f i l m .
J u s t b e f o r e r e w i n d i n g i s c o m p l e t e d , g r e o t e r r e s i s t o n c eb e c o m e s
noticeobleuntil the films is disengoged from the toke-up spool.
After this,the cronk turns quite eosily.
Fold the rewind cronk bock into the knob ond pull the knob upw o r d s o s f o r o s i t w i l l g o . T h e c o m e r o b o c k i s t h u s u n l o c k e do n d
c o n b e o p e n e d . R e m o v et h e c o r t r i d g e w i t h t h e e x p o s e d f i l m f r o m
t h e c om e l o .
L o o d i n g o n e w f i l m , o h d s u b s e q u e n tc o c k i n go f t h e s h u t t e r ,c o u s e
the rewind knob (28) to spring bock outomoticollyto its initiol
p o si t i o n .

S:ti::'l':':""

,
[:::r::::::::::::

Ni:::::rii:ii:i::

t::: : l
t:i':'

Should you hove ottempted to expose more fromes thon the

n u m b e r m o r k e d o n y o ur f i l m p o c k e t , t h e c o c k i n g l e v e r m i g h t , o t
the end. of the film, get jommed so thot it connot be swung
o r o u n d c o m p l e t e l y .N e v e r u s e f o r c e i n s u c h o c o s e o s t h i s m i g h t
t e o r t h e p e r f o r o t i o no f t h e f i l m , o r t h e e n d o f t h e f i l m m i g h t s l i p
o f f t h e s p o o l i n s i d e t h e c o r t r i d g e . l n b o t h c o 3 e s ,r e w i n d i n g w o u l d
be impossible.
could not be fully
lf the cocking lever - os described obove
cocked, this must be completed, ond the shutter reieosed,
ofter tlre usuol rewindinq procedure ond before o new film is
i ns e r t e d .
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Exchonginglenses

T h e s t o n d o r d l e n s o f t h e P R A K T I C AL T L c o n e o s i l y b e r e p l o c e d
b y l e n s e s o f o t h e r f o c o l l e n g t h s o r o p e r t u r e s ,Y o u t o k e h o l d o f
t h e l e n s b c d y , o s s h o w n i n t h e i l l u s t r o t i o no p p o s i t e ,o n d t u r n i t i r r
o n o n t i - c l o c k w i s ed i r e c t i o n ,T h e e x c h o n g e l e n s i s i n s e r t e d o c c o r dingly ond screwedtight by.lockwise rototion.
All lenses hoving the irrternotionol PRAI(TICA screw fittirrg
M 42 x 1 moy be used.
O n l y s o m e o f t h e o l d e r t y p e s o f l e n s e so r e n o t s u i t o b l e b e c o u s e
o f t l r e i r s t r u c t u r o ld e s i g n ( p l e o s e r e f e r t o S e c t i o n H ) .

Stqndord lenses:
T from Jeno
50 mnrf 2.8
Poncolorfromleno 50mnif 1.8
FENIACOT\outo
50 mm f 1.6

(APD)
(APD)
(APD)

Supplementary lenses:
F l e l < t o g o nl r o n r J : : i o 2 3 r n r n r 4

(AirD)

P E N T A C O No u t o

29 mm f 2.8
1 C Cr n m f 2 . 8

( A rD )
(AFD)

13 5 r nm f 2 . 8
1Bl mm f 2.8

(PD) ond Acjopter

(A.5D) ond Adopter (Sn;
(PD) ond Adopter

F E N T A C O No u t o
PENTACON
S fromJeno

200 mm t 4
3 C Om m f 4

PENTACON
PENTACON
FENTACON
MirrorLens
f rom Jeno

PD
APD
ASD
SD

5 C 3 , nm f 5 . 5
'l

(PD)
(PD)

ond Adoptu-r
cird Adopter

(nc
J 0 0 ; " nm f s . 5 d i o p h r , )o n d A d o p i e r

::

pre-setdiophrogm

o u L o r n o t i cp r e s s u r ed i o p h r o g i n " )

o u t o r n o t i c s p r i r r gd i o p h r o g n r
:': spring diophrogm

* ) I n c o n j u r r c t i o nw i t h t h e P R A K T I C A L T L c o , n e r o t h e A D P i s
c o n v e r l c C i n t o t h e h i qh e r g r o d e A S D

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Floshexposures

T h e s hu t t e r o f t h e P R A K T I C AL T L i s d e s i gn e d f o r s y n c hr o ni z o t i o r " r
w i t h f l o s h b u l b s o n d e l e c t r o n i cf l o s h u n i t s .
W h e n t h e f l o s h u n i t i s o t t o c h e d t o t h e c o i n e r o , t h e e l e c t r i cc o n nection between comero ond unit is outomoticolly effected by
m e o n s o f t h e c e n t r e c o n t o c t ( 9 ) i n o c c e s s o r ys h o e ( 8 ) . T h u s , h o
s y n c h r o n i z o t i ocno r d i s r e q u i r e d .M o d e r n f l o s h b u l b o n d e l e c t r o n i c
units ore equipped for this purpose with o suitoble occessory
shoe fitting.
F o r t h e u s e o f f l o s h u n i t s f i t t e d w i t h o s y n c h r o n i z o t i o nc o r d , o h
odopter piece with flosh socketto occept the plug of the cord
h o s t o b e p u s h e d i n t o t h e o c c e s s o r ys h o e o f t h e P R A K T I C A L T L .
Flqsh bulb exposures
In connection with bulbs for short flosh durotion, the shutter
morked by the lomp
h o s t o b e s e t f o r o s p e e d o f 1 , / 3 0s e c .
c r s l o w e r , T h e i g n i t i o nc i r c u i t i s c l o s e d o n l y o s l o n g
syrnbol
o s t h e s h u t L e rr u n s d o w n . N o c o n t o c t i s m g C e d u r i n g t h r
c o c k i n g p r o : e d u r e , s o t h o t f l o s h b u l b s c o n b e e x c h o n g e do i s o
before the shutter is cocked.
Electronicflqsh exposures
O w i n g t o t h e e x t r e m e l yr o p i d t r o v e l o f t h e c u r t o i n s i n t h e m e t o l b l o d e d f o c o l - p l o n e s h u t t e r , s y n c h r o n i z o t i o ni s p o s s i b l e u p t o o
shutter speed of 1'125 sec. The knob for setting the shutter
next
speeds hos to be moved to the flosh symbol setting t
to " B".
The guide number
The diophrogm numerol to be set on the lens mount for flosh
e x p o s u r e sc o n b e f o u n d w i t h t h e o i d o f t h e " g u i d e n u m b e r " .
Monufocturers of bulbs ond electronic flosh units give these
g u i d e n r i m b e r s o n t h e w r o p p i n g s o r i n t h e i n s t r u c t i o n sf o r u s e
o s r e q u i r e d t o r t h e v o r i o u s s e n s i t i v i t yg r o d e s o f t h e f i l m s . T h e
c o r r e c to p e r t u r e i s d e t e r m i n e d b y d i v i d i n g t h e g u i d e n u m b e r f o r
t h e f l o s h i n u s e b y t h e f l o s h - t o - s u b j e c td i s t o n c e f i g u r e . F o r m u i o
f o r t h e f l o s h u n i t o t t o c h e d t o t h e o c c e s s o r ys h o e o f t h e c o m e r o :
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:
numeror
Diophrosm
fl:fi:.J:l;::.

distonce

Exchongingthe power source

T h e o u t o m o t i c e x p o s ur e s y s t e m i s p o w e r e d b y o M o l l c r y m e r c ur y
oxide bottery PX 13, PX 625 or ony other corresponding type
hoving o nominol voltoge of 1.35V.
The bottery comportment is on the under side of the comero.
The lid (29) is screwed out with the oid of o coin ond the new
bottery p loced into the compo rtment with its positive pole
( r o r k e d * ) f o c i n g t h e l i d . T h e l i d i s t h e n s c r e w e do n o n d f o s t e ned with the o id of o coin.
Since the bottery is used only for the short period of meosuring
the light it will lost for obout 2 yeors.
P l e o s en o t e t h o t t h e c o n s u m e d b o t t e r y ( p r i m o r y c e l l ) m u s t n o t
b e c h o r g e d o r t h r o w n i n t o t h e f i r e B o t h m i g h t c o u s e e x p l o s i o n!
36

T h e P R A K T I C AL T L i s o h i g h l y v o l u o b l e p r e c i s i o n i n s t r u m e n t .P e r fect functioning of the cdrero depends very lorgely on proper

hondling ond coreful mointenonce.
The comerq must, obove oll, be protected ogoinst shock, dust
ond moisture. Thot is why the everreody cose should be used
wherever possible.
From time to time the cortridge chomber ond spool chomber,
olso the film trock ond comero bqck with film pressure plote
must be cleoned with o soft brush. But be coreful not to exert
p r e s s u r eo n t h e s t e e l b l o d e s o f t h e s h u t t e r o r t o t o u c h t h e m w i t h
your fingers.
Neither should the opticol ports (lens, eyepiece of viewfinder,
mirror) be touched. Should this hove hoppened, however, ony
fingerprints must be removed immediotely with o piece of fine
linen ofter o soft brush hos been used to remove ony possible
dust.
The mirror should be dusted only in urgent coses with o very soft
brush.
Never interfere with the mechonism of the comero. Repoir work
should be corried out only by one of our speciol Repoir Workshops.

S p e c i o l l i t e r o t u r e o n t h e o c c e s s o r i e sf o r t h e P R A K T I C A L T L ,w h i c h
ore only briefly mentioned here, will be sent on request.
W e r e q u e s t y o u k i n d l y t o f o l l o w t h e s e I n s t r u c t i o n sf o r U s e c o r e fully.W".on occept no liobilityfor ony domoge which moy be
coused by improper hondling of the equipment.

Kombinqt
VEB PENTACON

DRESDEB{

Deutsche Demokrotische RePubl ik

Further development of the PRAKTICA LTL ond its occessories

moy leod to itignt modificotion of the detoils given in this
booklet.
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Cqble Releqse

R.

Accessories

F o r e x p o s u r e so f o l o n g e r d u r o t i o n f r o m t h e t r i p o d , f o r c l o s e - u p
w o r k o n d p h o t o m i c r o g - r o p h y . F o rp r o l o n g e c l t i m e e x p o s u r e s i t
is odvisoble to use o coble releose with locking device.

I t i s t h e o c c e s s o r ye q u i p m e n t t h o t m o k e s t h e P R A K T I C A
L T Lu n i v e r s o l l yo p p l i c o b l e i n t h e v o s t r o n g e o f p h o t o g r o p h i o
cctivities.

I rerreqdy Cose
I t p r o t e c t st h e c o m e r o o q o i n s t s h o c k o n d d i r t w i t h o u t i m p o i r i n g
i t s r e o d i n e s sf o r o c t i o n .

Lens Hood
Eliminotes disturbing flores in counterlight photogroPhYond
protectsthe lens surfoce in
roirryweother from getting
wet. The lens hood must
motch the imoge ongle of
the lens.

Filters
These ore screwed into tlre
filter threod of the lens
mount. In colour Photogrophy, speciol tyPes of
except in the cose
filter
of UV ond polorizing filo r e r e qu i r e d .
ters

40

41

Rubber Eye Cup with Mount for correcting lens

Keeps out extroneous light during focusing. Persons with
d e f e c t i v e e y e s i g h t m o y h o v e o c o r r e c t i . n gl e n s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o
their long-distonce glossesfitted in. The eye cup co:r be swung
oround for exposuresin the vertico'|.

Angle Finder
To be ottoched to the oculor mount. lt is rototoble to
on)/ viewing direction qnd
reveols o complete upright
ond loterolly correct finder imoge. Adjustment bY
m e o n s o f d i o p t r e s c ol e i s
possible.

Focusing Telescope
Ttre focusing telescope yields on odditionol 2.7-fold mogrrificotion of o section of the finder imoge. lt is odjustobfe to the
e y , =b y m e o n s o f o d i o p t r e f o c u s i n g m o u n t .

lntermediqte Rings
These rings ore screwed in between lens crnd comero either
i n c i i v i d u o l l yo r c o m b i n e d , o s o m e o n s o f i n c r u = o s i n tgh e p i c t u r e
r o t i o l n c l o s e - u p w o r l < .R i n g s p r o v i d e d w i t h p l u n g e r p i n s k e e p
t h e o u i t o m o t i cd i o p h r o g m m e c h o n i s n lo p e r o i i v e '

Reversing Ring
To screw the lens into the ccrmeroby its filter threod for extreme
c l o s e - u p sw i t h o n i m o g e r o t i o e x c e e d i n g 1. 5 x .

Miniqture Close-up Bellows Attqchment

P e r m i t so n i n f i n i t e v o r i o t i o n o f t h e i m o g e r o t i o i n c l o s e - u p w o r k
from opprox. 0.7x to 2.5x in combinotion with the stondord lens.

BellowsAttqchmentwith Focusingslide
of the imoge rotio
T h i s e q u i p m e n tp e r m i t sc n i n f i n i t ev o r i o t i o n
4
4
x
'
t
o
0
'
7
x
f
r
o
m
with the stondoid lens

Speciol Intermediqte Ring

with Cqble releqse
Connection

b:

44

For use with the bellows

c o b i e r e l e o s e ,t o k e e P
ottochment, in connection with o doubte
oPerotive'
the outomotic dioPhrogm mechonism

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Universql Tripod
E x i r e m e l yr i g i d , f o r v o rying positionof co,"nero
from closeto ground u:
to o bout eye level. Alldirection pon ond tiit
m o v 3 me n t .

Focusing Slide
Of g reot odvo ntoge in
close-upwork with o tripod (e.g. the Universal
T r i p o d ) . E n o b l e so d j u s t c o m e r o- t o the
in g
object distonce withoui
moving the tripod.

Tronsporency Copying
Equipment
Supplementory device for
t h e b e l l o w s o t t o c h m e n tw i t h
f o c u s i n gs l i d e ,o s o m e o n s
of mol<ing tronsporencies
ond intermediotenegotives
24 x 36 mm from negotives
or reversoltronsporencies.

Microscope Attqchment
Piece
F o r c o nn e c t i n g c o m e r o
ond microscope.

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Copying Stqnd with Lighting

Equipment
Suitoble, in connection with the
repro orm, for oll kinds of reproduction ond close-upwork.

Repro Arm with screw threqd M 49 x 0.75

Extro
copying stond, to occept ony
r e f fe x c o m e r o u p t o
t h e s i z eo f 6 x 6 c m ( 2 r l + x 2 r l + i n . l
which is screwed in securely by the filter threod of its lens
Adgpte-r ring ovoilobfe for filter threod M 58 x 0.75, in preporotion for the M 55 x 0.75 threod.
4B