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Captain Jack's Praktina Lens Page |
Being one of the first "System" cameras, a number of lens manufacturer's produced lenses in Praktina mount The lenses in my collection are shown below in several tables from the following lens makers. Many other lenses exist and I will add them as my collecting luck and funds permit.
| A. | Carl Zeiss, Jena | |
| B. | Steinheil Optik, München | |
| C. | Albert Schacht, Ulm-Donau | |
| D. | Schneider, Kreuznach | |
| E. |
Meyer-Optik, Görlitz |
Carl Zeiss, Jena Lenses
| Lenses with preset diaphragm for all model Praktinas | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal Length/Speed
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Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Tessar | 40/4.5 | 16 | 4 | 0.4 | Preset | ||||
| Tessar | 50/2.8 | 16 | 4 | 0.5 | Preset | ||||
| Biotar | 58/2.0 | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | Preset | ||||
| Biotar | 75/1.5 | 16 | 6 | 0.8 | Preset | ||||
| Sonnar | 180/2.8 | 22 | 5 | 1.5 | Preset | ||||
| Lenses with semi-auto diaphragm for Praktina FX, Version 2 and IIa, Version 2 | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Flektogon | 35/2.8 | 16 | 6 | 0.35 | Semi-auto | ||||
| Biotar | 58/2.0 | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | Semi-auto | ||||
| Lenses with auto diaphragm for Praktina IIa, Versions 1 and 2 | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Flektogon |
25/4.0 |
22 | 7 | 0.2 | Auto | ||||
| Flektogon | 35/2.8 | 22 | 6 | 0.36 | Auto | ||||
| Tessar | 50/2.8 | 22 | 4 | 0.5 | Auto | ||||
| Flexon | 50/2.0 | 22 | 6 | 0.5 | Auto | ||||
| Pancolar | 50/2.0 | 22 | 6 | 0.5 | Auto | ||||
| Biometar | 80/2.8 | 22 | 5 | 0.8 | Auto | ||||
| Biometar | 120/2.8 | 5 | 1.3 | Auto | |||||
Steinheil Optik, München Lenses (Click on underlined lens name to view the lens)
| Lenses with preset diaphragm for all model Praktinas | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Quinar | 135/2.8 | 32 | 5 | 1 | Preset | ||||
| Tele-Quinar | 300/4.5 | 32 | 5 | 3 | Preset | ||||
Steinheil also manufactured the 200mm f4.5 Tele-Quinar Lens in Praktina mount.
| Lenses with semi-auto diaphragm for Praktina FX, Version 2 and IIa, Version 2 | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Quinon | 55/1.9 | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | Semi-auto | ||||
A. Schacht, Ulm-Donau Lenses (Click on underlined lens name to view the lens)
| Lenses with auto diaphragm for Praktina IIa, Versions 1 and 2 | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| IIA-S-Travegon | 35/2.8 | 22 | 7 | 0.5 | Auto | ||||
| IIA-S-Travenar | 50/2.8 | 22 | 4 | 0.5 | Auto | ||||
| Lenses with semi-auto diaphragm for Praktina FX, Version 2 and IIa, Version 2 | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| FX-Travenar | 135/3.5 | 32 | 4 | 1.5 | Semi-auto | ||||
Schneider, Kreuznach Lenses (Click on underlined lens name to view the lens)
| Lenses with preset diaphragm for all model Praktinas | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Tele-Xenar | 135/3.5 | 22 | 4 | 1.5 | Preset | ||||
| Tele-Xenar | 200/5.5 | 32 | 4 | 2.0 | Preset | ||||
Schneider also manufactured the 360mm f5.5 Tele-Xenar Lens in Praktina mount.
Meyer-Optik, Görlitz Lenses (Click on underlined lens name to view the lens)
| Lenses with preset diaphragm for all model Praktinas | |||||||||
| Lens | Focal
Length/Speed |
Smallest F/stop | # of Elements | Closest
Focus (m) |
Type of Diaphragm | ||||
| Trioplan | 100/2.8 | 22 | 3 | 1.1 | Preset | ||||
| Primotar | 180/3.5 | 22 | 4 | 2.2 | Preset | ||||
| Notes: |
Praktina mount manual and preset lenses can be used on all Praktina models. Semi-automatic Praktina lenses for the FX, Version 2, fit but will not work properly on the Praktina IIA, Version 1. The fully automatic lenses for Praktina IIA fit but won't work on either version FX. Only the Praktina IIA, Version 2, works with both types of lenses. This can be seen in the mechanism to stop down the lens diaphragm. The internal actuating pin on the FX, Version 2, moves outward while the diaphragm actuating pin on the IIA moves inward when the shutter release is pressed causing the diaphragm to close. |
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