What film does the Praktica BMS use?

Films for the Praktica BMS The Praktica BMS exposes 35mm films. For this film format, there is still a good selection of material for color and black and white images.

Are praktica cameras good?

Nowadays Praktica serves as good alternative for other M42 bodies. It is newer and in some ways more advanced camera than Spotmatics or Fujicas. You can mount almost every M42 lens on it (some Takumars tend to be a little problematic on non-Pentax bodies) so you gain access to a wide variety of cheap and good lenses.

Where is praktica made?

eastern Germany
Praktica was a brand of camera manufactured by Pentacon in Dresden in eastern Germany, within the GDR between 1949 and the German reunification in 1990. The firm Pentacon was divided in mainly two parts and sold after German reunification. Schneider Kreuznach and Noble bought parts of it.

Who makes Praktica cameras?

Praktica is a brand of camera manufactured by Pentacon in Dresden in eastern Germany, formerly within the GDR prior to German reunification in 1990. Pentacon is the modern-day successor to Dresden camera firms such as Zeiss Ikon; for many years Dresden was the world’s largest producer of cameras.

What battery does a praktica MTL3 use?

PX 625 mercury cell
This metering system is the only battery-dependent system in the MTL 3. It takes a single 1.35v PX 625 mercury cell; without it, everything but the meter will continue to function. (The modern day replacement for the obsolete mercury battery is the MRB 625, available from WeinCell and other manufacturers.)

What battery does a praktica mtl3 take?

1.35v PX 625 mercury cell
It takes a single 1.35v PX 625 mercury cell; without it, everything but the meter will continue to function. (The modern day replacement for the obsolete mercury battery is the MRB 625, available from WeinCell and other manufacturers.)