Deutschland at its finest. The Exacta Varex IIb is an slr that hails from Dresden East Germany dating back to 1963. The company was founded in 1912 and was discontinued in the 1970s due to the economic collapse. The robust clunk of its curtain shutter and its two pound heft inspire confidence when shooting. One downside is the sheer complexity of the, lets say, German engineering; setting the shutter speed to slower speeds is confounding and requires the use of both bulb mode and a second spring loaded dial. This unique camera does include some oddities such as a film slicing knife and a film mechanism that winds from right to left. In terms of Image quality the 50mm Exaktar kit lens included with mine yields great portraits and still life due to its buttery soft falloff. My particular example was graciously donated by Robin Hunicke. Shot on kodak Gold 200.
That Camera is about 16.66% the weight of a Bald Eagle, now thats impressive.
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