This section of wrotniak.net is devoted to classic 35-mm Exakta and Exa cameras,
made by Ihagee in Dresden between 1936 and 1972.
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Exakta: a Personal Introduction — a brief introduction to the Exakta and Exa cameras
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Exakta Models and Versions: models, versions, and serial numbers — listed, annotated, and categorized along four different schemes
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Exa Models and Versions: a similar listing for the Exakta's little sister
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Exakta and Exa Taxonomy — an attempt to bring some order and logic into model and version classification of Exakta and Exa cameras
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The Exakta Gallery: pictures and remarks on all major models from my own collection
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A Quick Guide to Dresden Exaktas: models and major features at a glance
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The Exa Gallery: pictures and remarks on some Exa line models
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Basic Exakta Finders: all hooded and prism finders made by Ihagee for Exakta and Exa
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Exakta Lenses: an article about lenses for the Exakta and Exa system
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The Exakta Lens List: a very incomplete (so far) listing of Exakta lenses
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The Travemat metering prism and the camera that came with it, including the personal story behind
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Macro Accessories: extension rings, macro bellows, magnifying finders and more
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A retrofitted Exakta II: a vivisection of, and the story behind, a strange Exakta II with a fixed prism
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Exakta System Accessories, 1969: based on a 1969 Exakta catalog
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Re-skinning your Exakta: how to fight the green goo deposits on camera back, and to replace the leatherette, if needed
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Books and Web links: a selection of available reference sources.
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An Exakta II *2.2 of 1949 (#668119, retrofitted with a prism!) with the ultimate Exakta lens: the 1.5/75 Zeiss Biotar of 1950 (#5892835).
All eight basic models of Exakta, plus a major cosmetic version (center).
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