Máquina Fotográfica PRAKTICA BC1, sólida e bem construída, compacta e de utilização intuitiva, fiável, tudo a funcionar sem qualquer problema.

Praktica BC1 Electronic (Pentacon) 35mm Manual SLR Film Camera

Producer: VEB Pentacon Dresden Betrieb des Kombinates VEB Carl Zeiss Jena
Production Period: April 1984 to 1985
Lens Type: Pentacon Prakticar 1.8/50 MC

Condition: Used. But very good, hardly any signs of use.

The Praktica BC1 is an East German made 35mm compact SLR that first arrived in 1984 and adhered to the trend of predominantly black bodied cameras of the era. The body is a typically robust metal casting with a polycarbonate top and prism housing. The body was quite slim line, also in keeping with the trend. The BC series Prakticas were automatic exposure aperture priority, though easily switched to manual and very intuitive in use. Lenses hailed from the Zeiss stable, and results ought to reflect this heritage. Competitively priced as they were, Praktica BC series deserved to sell in more numbers than they did, as Praktica cameras were usually competent instruments. The shutter was classic noisy Praktica, a noise like a small car crash emanating from the body on release, accompanied by a tinny clang, did rather give the impression of poor build quality, even if this wasn't the case.