Introduced at Photokina in October 1966. It had for the first time on a Ihagee camera the mirror with automatic return after release. Feel free to print the pdf file for personal use without asking permission. I hope it can help you while your collection is growing!         VX 1000 (Ihagee) Exakta Varex IIb, #1039571 The top plate is engraved with the logo Ihagee Dresden. On the front plate there are FP (synchro at 1/30) and F (while Aguila and Rouah write about X, 1/60). The diameter of the heads of the screw on the frontplate is small.The camera is in fine condition except, as usually, the left curtain. VX 1000 (aus Dresden) VX 1000, #1127484 The top plate is engraved with the inscription “aus DRESDEN”. The camera works and it is in fine condition.     VX 1000 (F1) Exakta VX 1000, #1182655 One of the highest body numbers before Elbaflex. The difference in the engraving is the “FI” on top. The camera works and is in nice condition. VX 1000 VX 1000, #1220232 VX 1000 jpg The top plate is engraved with the inscription “aus DRESDEN”. It was another step towards the communist way of managing companies throwing away the logo Ihagee (symbol of private ownership). This body has the number in the same batch of the Elbaflex. The camera works and it is in fine condition. As Aguila and Rouah say the nameplates were affixed at the final stage of assembly. Elbaflex jpg (I don't find it among my cameras)

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