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A collection of five Praktica and Pentacon 35mm SLR camera equipment items including a BC 1 electronic body. The lot comprises a 35mm SLR camera body, three lenses, a dedicated flash unit, and a padded carry bag. The camera body is a Praktica BC 1 electronic model, finished in black with a textured grip, featuring a top dial with an automatic setting in green and manual shutter speeds from 1 to 1000 plus B. The lenses included are a Prakticar 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, a Pentacon Prakticar MC 28mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens, and a Prakticar Auto-Zoom 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 MC Macro lens. The zoom lens is marked with serial number PB 97046945 and bears a yellow adhesive label reading PASSED JCII C/JD MDC. The flash unit is a Praktica BC 2400 dedicated thyristor flash. The equipment is accompanied by a blue-grey woven neck strap, a black leatherette half-case, and a black nylon camera bag with yellow piping and interior dividers. Documentation includes an owners manual for the BC 2400 flash, an instruction booklet for the 70-210mm lens, a packet of lens cleaning paper, and a partially torn document reading VEB PENTACON DRESDEN.
Condition report:
The camera body and lenses show signs of regular handling wear and accumulated surface dust, particularly in the crevices and around the lens barrels (Photo 1 and 2). The lens glass appears visually clear of significant scratches or fungus (Photo 6 and 7). The camera bag is intact but shows light internal soiling (Photo 8). One piece of documentation, the VEB Pentacon Dresden paper, is significantly torn and creased (Photo 9). Shutter function and electronic components, including the light meter and flash, have not been tested with batteries or film.
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