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Ihagee Vest Pocket Night Exakta

The Night Exakta ,first version, with 80/2 Biotar.

The Night Exaktas are like the Exakta A and B, except the were fitted with special high speed lenses, which had a larger diameter lens mount. They also are the only Vest Pocket Exakta that do not have the serial number on the lens flange. Because of the width of the lens mount, the serial number is located on the rear edge of the top of the viewing hood. Occasionally Night Exaktas are found without serial numbers anywhere. These are presumed to be modification of other model to accept the larger lenses, the serial numbers lost with the flange change.

Lenses for the Night Exakta were:

8cm/1.9 Meyer Primoplan
8cm/2 Schneider Xenon
8cm/2 Zeiss Biotar
3"/1.9 Dallmeyer Super-Six

The Night Exakta was available in four versions:

Version 1, 1934

Based on the Exakta B, with slow speeds and self timer, finished in black. Flash sockets added after 1935..

Version 2, 1934

Based on the Exakta A, lacking slow speeds and self timer, finished in black. Flash sockets added after 1935.

Version 3, 1937

As the version 1, with flash sockets, finished in chrome.

Version 4, 1937

As the version 2, with flash sockets, finished in chrome.

hed in matte chrome.