After World War II, the original Ihagee company in Dresden (East Germany) was absorbed into the East German VEB Pentacon group.
Johan Steenbergen, the original founder of Ihagee, re-established a new Ihagee Kamerawerk AG in Frankfurt am Main in 1959, later moving it to West Berlin.
The Exakta Real was the only camera produced by this short-lived West German branch.
The Exakta Real was a 35mm SLR (single-lens reflex) camera produced by Ihagee Kamerawerk AG in West Berlin, West Germany.
It was introduced in 1963 at the Photokina trade show,
but actual production began in 1966
and ended shortly thereafter in 1967.
Film format: 35mm
Lens mount: A new, larger bayonet mount (not compatible with older Exakta lenses)
Shutter: Cloth focal-plane, speeds from T, B, 2 s to 1/1000 s
Viewfinder: Interchangeable waist-level and pentaprism options
Design change: Film advance, shutter release, and rewind crank were moved to the right side (unlike the traditional left-sided Exaktas)
