Exact

The most important achievements that first appeared in the cameras of "Exact":

• 1933 - the first single-lens reflex camera for roller film type-127 ;
• 1934 - the trigger was first used to cock the shutter and transfer the film to the next frame;
• 1935 - the first built-in sync contact ;
• 1936 - the first serial small-format single - lens reflex camera ^{[* 1]} ;

In 1930, Karl Nüchterlein ( German: Karl Nüchterlein ) developed the VP Exakta camera for Ihagee for film type 127 (frame size 4 × 6.5 cm). The letters VP ( Eng. Vest Pocket - vest pocket) in the name reflected the pocket size of the camera, emphasizing its compactness ^[4] . Nyuhterlein later developed a version for the 35 mm film , which gained popularity among photojournalists due to the rangefinder “ Watering Cans ”. The new Kine Exakta camera reflected the type of photographic material used in the title ^[5] . Later, when the industry began to produce specially cut film clips for cameras, the name film type-135 appeared , but until the 1950s, such cameras were called “film films” ^{[6] [7]} . Production of Kine Exakta began in 1936 and continued until the outbreak of World War II . In 1938, the production of Exakta began with a frame size of 6 × 6 cm.

After the war, Exakta production resumed in the Soviet occupation zone in Dresden . In 1946-1949, Kine Exakta II cameras were produced, which practically did not differ from the pre-war model. The heyday of the “Exacts” occurred in the 1950s: the production of Exakta Varex cameras was launched, in which pentaprism first appeared, which could be replaced with a traditional mine. Interchangeable lenses and accessories for Exacts began to be produced, for example, the Varilux exposure meter, which made it possible to measure exposure to the light transmitted through the lens, became the prototype of the TTL exposure meter . Wide-angle lenses were developed and put into series, the first of which was the Zeiss Tessar 4.5 / 40. The optics for the “Exact” was produced by many well-known manufacturers: Karl Zeiss , Hugo Meyer, Schneider , Steinheil, Pierre Agnier. Exacta has become the best mirror system of its time.

In 1951, Exa began production - a simplified, cheaper and lighter version of Exakta.

In 1953, the production of Exakta 66 resumed with a 6 × 6 cm frame format . The film moved vertically in a removable backdrop.

The latest Kine-Exakta 1936 models were the Exakta VX 1000 and VX 500. After Ihagee joined Pentacon , the Exakta RTL 1000 was developed based on the Praktica L family of cameras.

In the 1960s, the West German company Ihagee West also manufactured cameras under the Exakta brand. The first was Exakta Real. Later production was transferred to the Japanese companies Petri Camera and Cosina .

Various equipment was manufactured for Exakta: attachments for a microscope , various viewfinders, stereo attachments, attachments for use in medicine ( endoscopy ), fur for macro photography , etc. The equipment is compatible with all Exakta models manufactured from 1936 to 1969 .

In 1984, Ihagee West introduced the Exakta 66 based on the Pentacon Six .

In the 2000s, the Exakta brand was used by Pentacon GmbH to manufacture compact digital and film cameras.

Produced in Dresden

• Kine Exakta - first presented at the Leipzig Fair in the spring of 1936 . Lens mount bayonet (Exakta bayonet). The mirror is “sticky”, falling when the shutter is cocked and rising when the shutter is released. Focal shutter, curtain-slotted, with horizontal movement of cloth curtains, shutter speeds: 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/150, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25 s, and also additional: 1 / 5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 seconds and by hand B.
• Exakta ii
• Exakta V or Varex (1950)
• Exakta VX or Varex VX (1951-1956)
• Exakta VX IIa or Varex IIa - the beginning of production in 1957 .
• Exakta VX IIb or Varex IIb - 1960 production began. Self-timer with a delay of 8 s. Bayonet mount lens. Interchangeable viewfinders ^[8] .
• Exakta VX 1000 - production began in 1966 . Exposure from 12 s to 1/1000 s. TTL exposure meter with cadmium sulfide photoresistor . ^[9] .
• Exakta VX 500 - start of production 1969 . It differed from the VX 1000 version in the reduced shutter speed range - up to 1/500 s.
• Exakta RTL 1000 is a standard Meyer Optik 50 mm 1: 1.8 lens . Bayonet mount lens. Shutter focal with metal slats. Shutter speeds from 8 s to 1/1000 s. Interchangeable viewfinders : pentaprism , focusing screen , central microprism. Exposure meter on cadmium sulfide photoresistor. Powered by a mercury element.
• Exakta 500 (Exa 500, VX200) - the beginning of production in 1966 . Focal Shutter. Shutter speeds from 1/2 s to 1/500 s. Bayonet mount lens.

Produced in West Germany

• Exakta real

Made in Japan

• Exakta Twin TL and Exakta Twin TL 42 - 1970 production began. Made by Petri Camera . Bayonet mount lens.
• Exakta TL 500 - the beginning of production in 1976 . Made by Petri Camera .
• Exakta TL 1000
• Exakta FE 2000
• Exakta EDX 2
• Exakta EDX 3
• Exakta HS-1
• Exakta HS-3

• Exakta A - A series of cameras. It has been produced since 1933 . Type 127 film was developed in 1912 by Eastman Kodak for the Vest Pocket Kodak camera. Therefore, Exakta for 127 film is sometimes called VP Exakta. Focal Shutter. Shutter speeds from 1/25 s to 1/1000 s. Interchangeable lens.
• Exakta B - Produced since 1934 . Exposure from 12 s to 1/1000 s.
• Night Exakta - Produced from 1934 to 1937 . Sold with aperture lens Meyer Primoplan 80 mm f / 1.9, Zeiss Biotar 80 mm f / 2 and Dallmeyer 80 mm f / 1.9. It was produced in two versions: with a set of shutter speeds like Exakta A and Exakta B.
• Exakta C - created on the basis of Exakta A and Exakta B. A removable backdrop made it possible to photograph on film or photographic plates. When photographing on the plates, the focus was on frosted glass. When photographing on film, an additional ring was screwed between the lens and the camera body to compensate for the length of the working segment of the lens.

• Exakta 6 × 6 (horizontal model) - Produced since 1938 . Exposure from 12 s to 1/1000 s. Interchangeable lens. Mine viewfinder.
• Exakta 6 × 6 (vertical model) - Produced since 1952 in the GDR . Interchangeable lens, interchangeable back. Vertical movement of the film. Exposure from 12 s to 1/1000 s.
• Exakta 66 - Type 120 or 220 film. Produced in West Germany. Presented at the Photokina exhibition in 1984 . Sold since 1986.
• Exakta 66 II
• Exakta 66 III

• Ihagee
• Exa

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• Exakta in Camerapedia
• Exakta bayonet lenses
• A collection of cameras and lenses for the 35mm Exact Jack Dugrew (Jack Dugrew)