What is the cheapest used Praktica PL Nova I in the UK?

The cheapest used Praktica PL Nova I currently listed is £24.95 at eBay, based on 4 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Praktica PL Nova I for Sale — From £25

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Great for: general student beginner

Praktica's 1967-72 mechanical M42 SLR — cloth shutter 1s-1/500s+B, meterless, fully manual Pentacon body.

The Praktica PL Nova I was a 35mm single-lens reflex camera built by VEB Pentacon in Dresden from 1967 to 1972. It belonged to the Nova family bridging the classic Prakticas and the later L-series, and was sold in some markets as the Hanimex Praktica Nova I — a later, distinct model from the original mid-1960s Praktica Nova.

The camera uses the M42 screw mount, giving access to the huge range of Pentacon, Zeiss and third-party screw-thread lenses. It is fully mechanical with no light meter and no battery requirement, and its horizontally running cloth focal-plane shutter offers speeds from 1s to 1/500s plus B. The metal body weighs about 572g, and film speed handling covers ISO 6-1600.

It suits students and beginners learning fully manual photography, since exposure, focus and aperture are all set by hand and an external meter or Sunny 16 is required. The 1/500s top speed limits fast film in bright light, but the simple mechanics make it a robust, honest teaching tool with cheap M42 glass widely available.

Used examples are inexpensive; the usual Praktica checks apply. Fire the shutter at all speeds and watch for capping or dragging at 1s, inspect the cloth curtains for pinholes, and check the mirror returns cleanly. Foam and film-door seals are usually perished by now and need replacing, and stiff wind-on mechanisms are common on stored examples.