Praktica IVF from the 60's

<p>Amazingly, I have never had a capping problem with the older horizontal shutters, so I've never looked for this. As we've talked about, I am always astonished that something so fragile and so old is generally still working.</p>

<p>I have found that the H2 generation Pentaxes need a shutter adjustment about every 3 or 4 years to prevent capping. Perhaps this was another thing they borrowed from KW ;)</p>

<p>When my old Prakticas don't work, they really don't work -- it's rarely a problem with the shutter curtain itself. Guess I've been lucky. Most of my problems with the IV and nova cameras have been that the whole film advance and cocking mechanism is broken. I confess, I've just left them that way. Obviously, I've given up too easily.</p>

<p>Thanks for posting the pictures, SP</p>

<p>Please JDM could you elaborate on the qualities of the 50mm F 2,8? I do have one of these, looking very good cosmetically but in need of a service. Is it worth it? I've done some googling but didn't find much.</p>

I realise this is an old thread, but I would like to add a comment about the shutter retarding spring mentioned here. I have owned 7 old Prakticas, from an early FX to a IVB. None have had the spring.