Exakta VX IIa Camera
Photo thanks to Sheldon
Cobweb Collectibles, 9 Walnut Avenue
Cranford, N.J 07016. (908) 272-5777
Email: [email protected]

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This Exakta VX IIa is one of the classic predecessor cameras to today's medium format cameras. Some owners might trace a direct lineage from these Exakta VX and the rollfilm VP models to the Exakta 66 to Pentacon 6 to Kiev 60/88 camera series. Compare this later post-WWII model with the pre-war triangular rollfilm Exakta with 80mm lens to see how these influences continued in the new 35mm line.

Photo notes:

East German reflex camera.

Exacta VX IIa camera
• features Steinhill Munchen 1.9 55mm auto quinon lens
• Shutter speeds from T, B, to 1/1,000th second
• focal plane shutter
• original carry case accessory

rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
From: [email protected]
[1] Re: Which MF ?             
Date: Tue Mar 17 1998

Hi,

 Danny is right in that I love the Exakta 66 system but it is also true
that some Exakta 66's out there are unreliable because of the tendency for
the film advance spring to weaken and then cause the film to overlap. I
had the advance spring replaced on all my Pentacon Six's, and Exakta 66's.
Now I can just love all those Zeiss Jena, Schneider, and Kiev lenses that
people don't know what to do with when they change systems. Remember that
the camera is the box -concentrate on the lenses!  I will repeat: where
can you find a beautiful Zeiss 300mm f/4.0 multicoated lense for under
$400? - only in an Exakta system! 

Richard  


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