Description: Exakta Varex VX Camera Ihagee Dresden Jena 2.8 50mm Lens & Many Accessories. Includes the camera with attached len Jena T 2.8 50mm, the original Exakta leather camera case, some type of extension tube, Weston Master II exposure meter 735, Ihagee release accessory, viewer in original leather case, 2 adapter rings, Carl Zeiss lens Pro-Tessar 4.0 85mm (small dent top edge), Carl Zeiss 4.0 35mm lens (this has loose parts and is only included for parts or repair), instructions booklet (well worn). The last photo shows the name of the original owner Richard W Stillwell of Princeton University along with a business card of his friend Walter Guzzardi Jr. who was the Rome Time-Life Bureau Chief (also of Princeton). Used condition, the camera appears to be in good order - please see the 24 photos.This item was from the Stillwell family estate of Lewis Buckley Stillwell 1863-1941 and his wife Mary Elizabeth Thurston & Agnes Newhall Stillwell 1906-1957 & Richard W Stillwell 1899-1982 who were well known professors at Princeton University, in fact several generations of the Stillwell family included many who lectured at Princeton. I recently acquired many fine items from the Stillwell family estate at Plymouth MA. Exakta Varex VX is a 35mm film SLR camera manufactured by Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & Co, Dresden, former East Germany and produced between 1951-56. Sold as Exakta VX in USA.SpecificationsLens release: via a lever on the left of the lens flangeExternal bayonet flange added to the lens flange in this model, to accommodate larger lensesFocusing: via Fresnel matte glass screen, rangefinder split images on the centerScreen interchangeableShutter: focal plane double cloth shutter, horizontally runningSpeedsFast speeds 1/25-1000 +T, B, dial on the left of the top plate, setting: lift and turnSlow speeds 1/5-12 second, dial on the right of the top plateSetting: cock the shutter, set the fast speeds dial to B, then turn the slow speeds dial clockwise as far as it will stop, then lift and turn the outer ring of the slow speeds dial to desired speed (black engravings on the dial), then shotCocking lever: also winds the film, long-stroke type, right-to-left film transport, on the left of the top plateShutter release: a knob on front of the body, w/ a safety locking cap and cable release socket; it can be pressed with the plunger on the special lenses, w/ cable release socket alsoFrame counter: coupled with winding lever, additive type (S, 0-36), almost entirely covered, adjusting with a separate milled wheel on the cocking knobView finder: SLR penta-prism finder, interchangeable with waist level finderEngraving on the finder: IhageeFinder release: via a knob beneath the Exacta logoMirror: not instant return, stays up after exposure, cocking the shutter returns the mirrorTwo pairs of old type two-pin flash PC sockets for M and X, synch 1/25Self-timerFor fast speeds: after cocking and selecting the high speeds, turn the slow speeds knob as far as it will go and set it by outer ring to any one of the red figures, then shot; the time elapse will be 13 secondFor slow speeds: cock the shutter, set the fast speed dial to B, then turn the slow speeds dial clockwise, then lift and turn the outer ring of slow speed dial to desired time elapse to 1/5-2-4-6 seconds (red engravings on the dial), then shotBack cover: hingedSpecial take-up spool, removableOthers: Film-cutting knife handle on the right of the re-wind knob; Tripod socket 3/8inch with an adaptor for 1/4inch; Strap lugsBody: metal; Weight: 833g
Price: 175 USD
Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-30T03:10:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Ihagee
Type: SLR
Format: 50 mm
Model: VX
