(Working 100%) Vintage Praktica Super TL 35mm SLR Film Camera (with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.

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Specifications

General Information

Brand: Praktica (VEB Pentacon, East Germany)

Model: Super TL

Type: 35mm Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) Film Camera

Production Years: c. 19681976

Film Format: 35mm (standard 24×36 mm frame)

Lens Mount: M42 screw mount

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📸 Lens

Lens Model: Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50 mm f/2.8

Mount Type: M42

Optical Design: 4 elements in 3 groups (Tessar design)

Aperture Range: f/2.8 f/22

Focusing Range: 0.5 m

Filter Thread: 49 mm

Lens Coating: Single-coated (blue tint typical of early Jena lenses)

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🔧 Shutter & Exposure

Shutter Type: Focal-plane, horizontal cloth curtain

Shutter Speeds: 1 s 1/500 s + Bulb

Metering: TTL (Through-The-Lens) stop-down metering

Exposure Control: Manual

ISO Range: 25 400 (set via dial)

Power Source: 1.35 V PX625 mercury cell (for meter only)

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🔩 Build & Features

Body Material: Metal chassis with black leatherette wrap

Viewfinder: Fixed pentaprism, microprism focusing screen

Flash Sync: X-sync via PC socket (marked FX)

Self-Timer: Mechanical lever type

Film Advance: Manual lever with frame counter

Rewind: Manual crank

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📦 Physical Specs

Dimensions: 145 × 95 × 90 mm

Weight: 820 g (with lens)

Case: Original black leather half-case with red felt lining