Pentacon Six
✎ Edit this pageThe Pentacon Six is a 6×6 cm medium format SLR camera produced in East Germany from 1966 to 1992. Based on the earlier Praktisix design, this robust camera features a waist-level viewfinder, interchangeable lenses with the Pentacon Six mount, and focal plane shutter with speeds from 1 second to 1/1000s. Known for its solid construction and distinctive angular styling, the Pentacon Six became popular among professionals and enthusiasts seeking an affordable medium format system. Despite some mechanical quirks typical of Eastern Bloc cameras, it offered excellent image quality through its Carl Zeiss Jena lenses and provided a gateway into medium format photography for many photographers worldwide.