Praktica camera

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    MY Wife has had a camera given to her by one of her family in a house clearance do you think it is worth anything ,It has lots of lens type things which we dont know a lot about
    I suppose it could go into the local advert paper but is there a demand for this type of camera now, As far as I know it is in working order
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    Hi Nathan7 Yes a very good 35mm SLR Film Camera In its day,Its worth Not to sure but could be anywhere from £30-£60 only my oppinion though.Made (1981-1982) about 18,000 made.Why not keep it yourself ,you could learn so much from using it Now and again.Hope this helps :)
     
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    Many thanks WOO At least now I know a bit more about the item :thku:
     
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    Probably made in East Germany, they were an inexpensive camera at the time against the dearer Japanese models.:)
     
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    Not worth much now I'm afraid.......same with most film SLRs. Practica was/is a Russian company, maybe made in E Germany. They were much cheaper in their day than Canons, Nikons, Pentaxes. I went to art college in the 70s and had the use of one......I guess the college had a stock of Practicas as they were the cheapest SLRs around.
     
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