Ihagee (Exakta) camera company
This is an Exakta VX1000, a 35mm single lens reflex camera made by Ihagee Kamera-Werk AG in Dresden, East Germany between the years 1967 to 1970. The Exakta VX1000 was an evolution of the original Kine Exakta dating back to 1936 featuring the same bayonet lens mount, left handed control…
This is an Exakta 66, a medium format Single Lens Reflex camera, produced by Ihagee in Dresden, East Germany starting in 1953. This model was the second Exakta 66 produced and is referred to today as the “vertical” model as the film transports vertically through the camera, compared to an…
This is an Ihagee Night Exakta B, a single lens reflex camera made by Ihagee Kamerawerk Dresden starting in 1934. The very first Exakta cameras shot 6.5cm x 4cm images on 127 “Vest Pocket” format roll film, sharing a similar shape body to the later 35mm “Kine” Exaktas that followed…
This is an Exakta Twin TL, a 35mm single lens reflex camera built in Japan by Cosina for Ihagee Kamerawerk AG, also known as Ihagee West, starting in 1970. The Exakta Twin TL was a last ditch effort by the West German version of Ihagee to launch a new series…
This is an Exakta Real, a 35mm SLR camera made by Ihagee Kamerawerk AG in West Berlin, Germany starting in 1966. The Exakta Real was an attempt at introducing an all new Exakta model with updated features that would have made it competitive with other cameras being sold at the…
This is an Exa 1c, a 35mm SLR camera sold under the name Ihagee, but manufactured by Certo Camera Werk in Dresden, East Germany, who at the time were both part of VEB Pentacon. The Exa 1c was produced for less than three years and was the last in the…
This is an Ihagee Auto-Ultrix type 2850, an auto-erecting folding camera made by Ihagee Kamerawerk, Steenbergen & Co. Dresden between the years 1932 and 1939. The Auto-Ultrix family had many variants, but the type 2850 produced eight 4cm x 6.5cm images on 127 format roll film. This particular example was…
This is an Exakta VX 35mm SLR made in 1954 by Ihagee Kamerawerk based out of Dresden, Germany. The Exakta was in production from 1933 through 1970. The Exakta was notable as being the first ever Single Lens Reflex camera for both 127 roll film (1933), and 135 format 35mm…
