Praktica

Original Praktica • Praktica - 1949 to 1952 • Praktica FX - 1952 to 1955 • Praktica MX - 1952 to 1954 • Praktica Modell III - 1955 to 1956 • Praktica FX 2 - 1955 to 1959 • Praktica FX 3 - 1956 to 1958 Praktica IV / V • Praktica IV - 1959 to 1966 • Praktica IV B • Praktica IV M • Praktica IV BM • Praktica IV F • Praktica IV FB • Praktica V F • Praktica V FB Praktica nova / mat • Praktica nova - 1964 to 1967 • Praktica nova B - 1965 to 1967 • Praktica mat - 1965 to 1969 Praktica PL-series • Praktica PL nova I - 1967 to 1972 • Praktica PL nova I B - 1967 to 1975 • Praktica Super TL - 1968 to 1976 • Praktica PL electronic - 1968 to 1969 1st generation L-series • Praktica L - 1969 to 1975 • Praktica LLC - 1969 to 1975 • Praktica LTL - 1970 to 1975 • Praktica LB - 1972 to 1976 • Praktica VLC - 1974 to 1975 • Praktica LTL 2 - 1975 to 1978 • Praktica TL - 1976 • Praktica Super TL 2 - 1977 to 1978 2nd generation L-series • Praktica L2 - 1975 to 1980 • Praktica LTL 3 - 1975 to 1978 • Praktica PLC 2 - 1975 to 1978 • Praktica L3 ENDO - 1975 to 1980 • Praktica LB 2 - 1976 to 1977 • Praktica VLC 2 - 1976 to 1978 • Praktica EE 2 - 1977 to 1979 • Praktica DTL 2 - 1978 to 1979 3rd generation L-series • Praktica Super TL 3 - 1978 to 1980 • Praktica MTL 3 - 1978 to 1984 • Praktica VLC 3 - 1978 to 1981 • Praktica PLC 3 - 1978 to 1983 • Praktica DTL 3 - 1979 to 1982 • Praktica EE 3 - 1979 to 1980 4th generation L-series • Praktica Super TL 1000 - 1980 to 1986 • Praktica Super TL 500 - 1981 • Praktica MTL 5 - 1983 to 1985 • Praktica MTL 5B - 1985 to 1989 • Praktica MTL 50 - 1987 to 1989 B-series • Praktica B 200 - 1979 to 1984 • Praktica B 100 - 1981 to 1986 • Praktica BC 1 - 1984 to 1988 • Praktica BCA - 1986 to 1990 • Praktica BCC - 1989 to 1990 • Praktica BCS - 1989 to 1990 • Praktica BM - 1989 to 1990 • Praktica BMS - 1989 to 1992 BX-series • Praktica BX 20 - 1987 to 1993 • Praktica BX 10 DX - 1989 to 1990 • Praktica BX 21 DX - 1990 • Praktica BX 20 S - 1990 to 2001 ==Older company history==

• 1887 Richard Hüttig founded the first camera manufacturing company in Dresden. • 1896 Zeus-mirror reflex camera with plate magazine as first single-lens reflex camera from Dresden by the company Richard Hüttig & Sohn. • 1897-98 Foundation of the Aktiengesellschaft für Camera-Fabrikation Heinrich Ernemann in Dresden; Foundation of the Aktiengesellschaft für photographische Industrie Emil Wünsche in Dresden. • 1903 Bosco mirror camera for 9×9 roll films by the Wünsche AG. • 1903 The Ernemann-Kino movie camera uses 17.5 mm One-hole filmstrips for taking and displaying movies. The word Kino (cinema) had been born. • 1906 Hüttig-AG becomes the biggest camera manufacturer in Europe with more than 800 employees. • 1912 Foundation of the Industrie- und Handelsgesellschaft m.b. H., named Ihagee Kamerawerk GmbH since 1914. • 1919 Foundation of the camera shop of Benno Thorsch and Paul Guthe. • 1923 Inauguration of the 48 m high tower building of the Ernemann AG (see photography on the Pentacon GmbH page). • 1924 The high-speed Ernostar lens designed by Ludwig Bertele of Ernemann AG, was first made in , then in maximum aperture. Its unprecedented speed made available-light photography possible for the first time. While it was supplied to a number of other cameras, it was best known on Ernemann's own Er-Nox (later called Ermanox) cameras. • 1926 With the help of the Carl Zeiss Stiftung, four German camera manufacturers - Contessa-Nettel (Stuttgart), Ernemann and ICA (both Dresden), and C.P. Goerz (Berlin) were merged to form Zeiss-Ikon AG, and became the largest camera manufacturer in Europe with 3400 employees. • 1933 EXAKTA 4×6.5, a small roll-film single-lens reflex camera using 127 film, was introduced by Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & Co. • 1935 Contaflex: first 35 mm twin-lens reflex camera with interchangeable lens and the first camera with built-in exposure meter was introduced by Zeiss-Ikon AG. • 1936 Kine Exakta: first 35 mm single-lens reflex camera introduced by Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & Co. • 1939 Praktiflex introduced by K.W. AG, Dresden-Niedersedlitz • 1945 Heavy destruction of the 'Dresdner Kamerabetriebe' (Camera Manufacturing of Dresden) through aerial bombing on February, 13th-14th 1945 • 1949 Contax S: first 35 mm single-lens reflex camera with built-in pentaprism viewfinder (world novelty), offering an unreversed viewfinder image, introduced by MECHANIK Zeiss Ikon VEB, at that time a 'state-owned' company. It also introduced the M42 screw lens mount for interchangeable lenses. • 1949 Praktica single-lens reflex camera with M42 lens mount • 1950 EXAKTA Varex by Ihagee Kamerawerk AG is the first single-lens reflex camera with interchangeable view-finders • 1956 Praktica FX2 by VEB Kamera-Werke Dresden-Niedersedlitz is the first 35 mm single-lens reflex camera with diaphragm stop-down actuation mechanism built inside the lens mount • 1959 Merger of the 'Dresdner Kamerabetriebe' (Camera Manufacturing of Dresden) to 'VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden' (VEB Pentacon Dresden since 1964). • 1965 Praktica mat by VEB Pentacon Dresden is the first 35 mm single-lens reflex camera with TTL exposure measurement in Europe. • 1969 Praktica LLC is the first 35 mm single-lens reflex camera with electrical diaphragm simulation between interchangeable lenses and camera body by the VEB Pentacon (Dresden). 50 mm f/1.8 44M 58 mm f 2 The MTL series was successful and is not mentioned. So is the electronic SLRs of the B series. ==See also==