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haskil · 2 months ago

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Storm is coming. Praktica BC1 Kodak Colorplus 200 50mm Prakticar

#35mm #35mm film #film photography #photography #do you like the color of the sky

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alexswordsman · 2 months ago

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📷 @alexswordsman w/ Praktica BC1 electronic 🎞 Cinestill 800T Modena, Italy

#35mm film #film photography #analog photography #film #light leaks #urban #fluorescent lights #concrete #worn #leather jacket #sunglasses #urban night #urban aesthetic

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jaycenbb · 2 months ago

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photoshedblog · 10 months ago

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Praktica B100 Electronic.

The Praktica B100 Electronic, an iteration of the B-series 35mm SLR film cameras manufactured by Pentacon in Dresden, Eastern Germany, is an interesting and easy-to-use AE (Automatic Exposure) 35mm SLR film camera. The camera, built for the same target sector enthusiasts as the Pentax MV and Canon AV-1, is an aperture-priority 35mm SLR film camera with minimal control and an electronically controlled stepless shutter with a speed range from 1 sec. to 1/1000 second.

The camera is fitted with a vertical travel metal shutter and has a shutter speed dial with only three settings - automatic, flash, B, and a battery check option. Flash sync and mechanical shutter speed are 1/90 seconds, metering is open aperture TTL (Through the Lens), and the camera accepts films with an ISO speed rating from 12 to 3200, and exposure compensation is from 2V to + 2V. The Praktica B100 is also fitted with an 8-second delay self-timer with a starter button. The standard issue lenses for the Praktica are the Proktica B-mounts, which are fitted with three-point electronic contacts to allow the exposure system of the camera to read the aperture set on the lens. The Praktica B100 is typically sold with Pentacon Prakticar 50mm 1:2.4 as a kit lens. Other models of the B-series from Pentacon include the Praktica BCC (1979 - 19900, Praktica B200 (1979, Praktica B100 (19810, Praktica BCA (1983 - 1990), Praktica BC1 (1984), Praktica BC3 (1987 - 1988), and Praktica BMS (1989).

Although small, it's quite a heavy camera to carry about, which possibly indicates that it is made of mostly metal components. The vertically operating shutter is certainly metal, and there is quite a hefty 'clunk' when an exposure is made. This was obviously not the camera to use for street photography or anything where you didn't want to be noticed. As I said above, the camera has a fully automatic shutter speed setting - it's not possible to select the shutter speed yourself, other than by changing the aperture to shift it. I would imagine this camera was aimed at the beginner photographer who wanted a 'point and shoot' camera. While this is fine if you use the PB mount lenses, any Praktica owner with a collection of M42 lens would have also needed to purchase the M42 to PB lens adaptor if they bought this camera as an upgrade. I'm not sure how this combination would work, however, since the camera would not be able to read the aperture?