Photographed June 2022 / Praktina FX 35mm SLR Film Camera with a Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar red T 58mm/2 lens. The film was KENTMERE 400 metered ASA 250 developed in CJT-63 (a catechol + phenidone formula which uses trisodium phosphate as alkali and which also contains triethanolamine). The negative was illuminated on a light table and scanned with a Pentax k3 DSLR and Schneider COMPONON-S 80mm/4 enlarging lens on a helicoid extension tube system. The image was edited on an iPad mini using the Snap Seed application: full frame scan of entire negative area without trimming. By the way here are my thoughts of the Praktina SLR system 1). The viewfinder image is very dark and focussing and composing the image is difficult even with the lens wide open 2) The aperture closing mechanism on the preset lenses like the Biotar used here cause a LOT of camera vibration (the aperture blades bang shut with a wallop and a clunk) 3). All of the cameras i’ve come across (FX or iia) have shutter blinds which are FULL of pinholes and scars in the rubber coating ; these will have to be attended to before use (I sealed them with a couple of coats of PEBEO opaque fabric paint). 4). The film wind mechanism is extremely powerful and you will need to keep a very close eye on the film counter towards the end of the film otherwise it is easy to snap the film off out of the cassette. 5). The slow speeds mechanism will almost certainly need to be cleaned in order that the slow speeds run without ‘stuttering’ : access to this mechanism is via removal of the top plate which is not easy to do and even more difficult and fiddly to put back on. In short unless you really, really, really want to use a Praktina SLR or are getting one for free I would avoid this camera: unlike Ivor Matanle in his book Classic SLR’s I did not find the Praktina System to be a pleasure to use. This camera does not work with the photographer it fights you!