There were many versions of the Exa. THIS IS AM Exa II that has a vertical fp shutter! You are referring to the Original Exa (Exa 0 & Exa I) that uses the viewfinder as stated in site
xxxhttp://www.wrotniak.net/photo/exakta/exa-serial.htmlxxx -------------------------------- "Two concurrent Exa linesOver a number of years there were two Exa camera lines, being manufactured concurrently:
The original Exa (often referred to as Exa 0), continued as Exa I: this line was undergoing a normal evolution, being manufactured between 1952 and 1970. Their viewfinders were interchangeable with Exakta. The mirror was used as a part of the shutter, and speeds were limited to 1/150s.
Exa II/Exa 500: a new body with non-interchangeable prism finder and a regular, vertical focal-plane shutter. These cameras were made from 1959 ...."
--------------------------------------- This Exa II shutter has the slow speeds as well as going OVER 1/150 ! Roger --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org
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