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Revision as of 10:57, 3 November 2006
Bottom plate: Ernemann tower and Q1 symbol.
The Praktica MTL 3 is an East German SLR made by Pentacon. It was produced in high numbers between 1978 and 1984. It is said to be based on the LTL 3. It's a solidly made camera with some rather crude and some advanced features.
The shutter
This is the best part about this camera. The MTL 3 has a metal curtain shutter. It moves vertically and is likely to work some 25 years after its production. Speeds are B, 1 to 1/1000s with a flash sync at 1/30s. Metal curtains are not known to get punctuated easily as do cloth shutters.
Metering and Viewfinder
The MTL 3 has a metering system that is integrated in the mirror. This makes it important to handle the mirror with care, or rather, never to touch it at all. A needle on the right side of the viewfinder indicates the correct exposure; o is correct, + means overexposed, - underexposed. This metering system is the only battery-dependant system in the MTL 3. It takes PX 625 cells and without it, everything but the meter will continue to function. A switch next to the shutter release button stops down the lens and switches on the meter. This way, no battery power is wasted when the camera is not in use. A black wedge on the left indicates the film has not yet been transported.
Lenses
The standard lens supplied with the camera was a Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 lens. It has a m42 or Pentax thread. There's swith on the lens to use it on auto or manual. The auto option allows full aperture compostion even when the aperture ring is set to, say f/8. The lens is multicoated and has a 49mm filter thread.
Images
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