What is an exacta mount?

The EXA Exakta mount (also often only referred to EXA or Exakta mount) is a bayonet mount that was widely used in East Germany. It is possible to use EXA Exakta mount lenses on a digital camera using an adapter.

Who made Exakta lenses?

The Kine Exakta was the second SLR made by Ihagee, with the first being the 1933 VP Exakta, which used 127 roll film. The word kine highlighted the main difference between the two cameras since it roughly means cine or cinema in German, referring to the Kine Exakta’s use of 35mm cinema film.

Can you change the mount on a lens?

It’s not quite that easy. Different lens mounts have different flange focal distances. You can replace the mount of a Leica R, or Contax/Yashica, or Olympus OM, but not a Minolta MD, or Canon FD. Nikon is close enough that it can usually be force fit with a minimum of modification for AI lenses.

Are exakta cameras good?

The 1936 Kine Exakta is a wonderful camera capable of capturing technically brilliant images of surpassing beauty. It is also an inconvenient contraption and, undoubtedly, the most challenging SLR I’ve ever shot with.

Where were exakta cameras made?

Dresden, Germany
The Exakta (sometimes Exacta) was a camera produced by the Ihagee Kamerawerk in Dresden, Germany, founded as the Industrie und Handels-Gesellschaft mbH, in 1912.

Are exakta cameras still made?

After an economic collapse following Germany’s reunification, the successor of the firm (Pentacon, which subsumed Ihagee) is now back in business. This company is not related to the Dutchman Johan Steenbergen, the founder of Ihagee, or with the Exakta, which was discontinued in the 1970s.

Why is it called 127 film?

127 Film. The 127 film is a paper-backed roll film, 4.6cm wide, originally designed to store eight pictures in 4×6.5cm format. It was created by Kodak for their Vest Pocket model – hence 127 was often called Vest Pocket film.

Is 127 and 120 film the same?

Many interesting cameras were designed to receive 127 roll film. However, this is a format that is quite difficult to find nowadays. But fortunately there is still film in 120 format, that is a little bigger, and can be cut and spooled in a 127 reel.

Can you still get 127 film?

127 enjoyed mainstream popularity until its usage began to decline from the 1960s onwards in the face of newer, cartridge-based films. However, as of 2020 it survives as a niche format and is still in production.