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Exakta
Exaktas were made by Ihagee of Dresden, Germany. Ihagee also made a few other models of cameras, but their Exaktas are the most well known. All Exaktas are marked Exakta above the lens. Some are spelled with a c, as in Exacta. Why? Well, nobody seems to know.
127 Exaktas
These are the first Exaktas, from which evolved todays 35mm SLR's. They are SLR's with waist level finders using 127 film. They all have interchangeable lenses that don't seem interchangeable. As 127 film winds onto a takeup spool and is removed, there is no rewind knob, although some models have a slow speed dial that looks like one. Black or chrome seems to make little difference in price on these.
Original or Exakta A - No slow speeds $$
Exakta B - as A with slow speeds.$$
Exakta C - as B, with back that accepts plates as well as rollfilm. $$$
Exakta Jr.- Marked Jr. on front. Was the budget model. $$
Night Exakta - Special version designed for fast lenses. Serial number is on waist level hood, rather than lens flange. $$$
35MM Exaktas
Ihagee made about a dozen different models of Exakta. All are $-$$, except for:
Kine Exakta Round Window - The first model of 35mm exakta, it is identified by the round magnifier in the top of the waist level finder. $$$$
Exakta Real - Marked Real on front under the word Exakta. $$
Exakta 66
Two models. The prewar camera is styled like an oversized 35mm SLR. The postwar camera is horizontally styled. Either $$$$
Exas
Budget versions of the 35mm Exaktas. $
Folding large format SLR cameras. $$$ Stereo version $$$$