Those of you who are regular visitors to my blog, would probably know by now that i am not a big fun of Prakticas. My first camera was a Practika, the BMS Electronic, which lasted for only five years of relatively good treatment before its shutter became erratic. This erratic shutter is my common experience with all Practika B-series that i've tried (BMS, BX-20, BC1, BCA) and a few MTL's that I've come across in car boot sales and charity shops. Those who have already read my post on the BX-20 (if you can call it "a post") might think that i am determined never-ever to buy a Praktica again. But i suppose i'll always have a soft spot in my heart for those cameras. Which was exactly what made me buy this LTL-3 when i saw it. The price was £2 , it seemed to be working fine and i got for free the Jena Tessar 50 f/2.8 which has sticky aperture blades ...so... what the heck... why not? From a couple of resources on the Internet, it seems that th...
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