Exacta Varex IIb - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Exacta Varex IIb

1963

Ihagee

Dresden

West Germany

Image of Exacta Varex IIb

Lens:
f2.8, 5 cm Zeiss Tessar, FAD iris diaphragm to f22. Depth of field scale. Bayonet lens mount. Serial no. 6860704 .

Shutter:
Focal-plane speeded 12s - 1/1000, B, T. Delayed action. Speeds are regulated by delaying the second blind, low speeds, 1/10 - 12s run through a gear chain. X, F, FP Synchronisation.

Construction:
Metal body.

Format:
36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm film.

Focusing:
Helical to 1' 6".

Attributes:
Reflex viewing through taking lens. Split-image focusing screen with condenser. Removable roof pentaprism view-finder.
Auto-stop on film-advance. Film-advance tensions the shutter.
Film cutting knife.

Serial Number:
1024746 .

With:

  • f3.5, 30 mm Meyer Lydith. Pre-set iris diaphragm to f22. Focus to 1 metre. Introduced 1964. Serial no. 3843384.
  • f2.8, 35 mm Zeiss Flektogon. FAD iris diaphragm to f22. Focus to .6 feet. Aperture compensation for close focusing. Introduced 1961. Serial no. 9862670.
  • f2.8, 135 mm Meyer Orestor. Pre-set iris diaphragm to f32. Focus to 5 feet. Introduced 1969. Serial no. 4917275.
  • Hooded view-finder, late version c.1966, with magnifier.
  • Magnifying view-finder, comprises a body to fix into the camera and a separate lens unit that bayonets (normal lens bayonet) onto the body. Used for close-up and macro photography.
  • Extension tube set. Consisting of 5, 15, 30 mm tubes and front and rear adapters.
  • 5 mm ring. Short extension tube combined with front and back adapters in one piece.
  • Coupling rods. Comprises: 9 cm rod, 15 cm rod, Connector to lens, connector to camera, 2 screws to fix connectors to cable release sockets. In box.
  • Exacta Macro bellows in box. For 35 to 125 mm extension.
  • Microscope adapter. Comprises: bayonet adapter to fit camera, 30 and 15 mm extension tubes, Flange, connector to fit microscope draw tube, this holds the eye-piece and fits to the connector. In box.
  • Focusing rack and bellows (Vielzweck). 2nd version. For extension between 35 and 200 mm. In box.; Slide copying attachment for Vielzweck.
  • Tripod Plate. Fits to a tripod and provides a short rail to which the bellows unit or the Sing Angle attachment can be fitted.; Swing Angle attachment. Fits on the Tripod Plate and carries the camera which can be altered for landscape or portrait format.; Right-angle bracket. Fits to a copying stand and changes the camera axis from vertical to horizontal.
  • Ever-ready case.; Lens hood for 35 mm lens. In box.; Cable release with lock.; Pamphlet "Accessories, Close-up Photography" c.1969.; Instruction book.

The IIb was replaced in 1967 by the VX1000 model. The focusing screen is held in the view-finder by a simple push-fit against a spring, the pentaprism and other finders are also a push-fit into the camera.

The earlier version of the Vielzweck bellows had a black crackle finish with levers to tighten the standards. The second version had a blue hammer finish and knobs in place of levers. The shape of the knobs changed from large to small. The Swing Angle Attachment is part of the Vielzweck outfit, it attaches to a tripod top and provides a short focusing rack for the camera with provision for turning the camera through 90 degrees.

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