Vintage 35mm Film Camera

VanhireBoys

Gents
My parents were doing a bit of tidying up and came across this 35mm Agfa Camera from the late 60's. I was given the camera for "You should know all about it" I have looked at it up and down and it seems to be mechanically fine.. I havent a clue about these cameras so I am putting it out there... I have got a roll of 35mm ASA 200 film just to give it a go... !

Can one of you lads give me any info on the camera or history...? I think it was made in Germany maybe late 60's ....?

sNarah

(and ladies!)

Tried to check it on Camerapedia but website seems to be down.

Got it:

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Agfa Super Silette 35mm

Serial: AD2043
Lens: Color Apotar 45mm f/2.8
Version: Later
The Super Silette are rangefinder cameras made by German maker Agfa from 1953-1974, Silette is the corresponding viewfinder models.
The original Super Silette has a couple rangefinder, a leaf shutter, a lever wind advance and an accessory shoe. The lens range compromise of Color Apotar 45mm f/3.5, Color Apotar 45mm f/2.8, Color Solinar 50mm f/2.8 and the top of the line with Agfa Color Solagon 50mm f/2.0.

More Details

Made: 1960 / Germany

from here

sNarah

Ah, here's the camerapedia entry.

Fire a roll of film through it!

DaireQuinlan

Looks like its not the 'super' silette, just the silette. There's no rangefinder that I can see. Often a common thing was to have a model and then a 'super' version of the model that had a coupled or uncoupled rangefinder. I'm guessing here but I'd say underneath that little hatch at the front is a selenium meter that may or may not still work.

VanhireBoys

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

I'm guessing here but I'd say underneath that little hatch at the front is a selenium meter that may or may not still work.

Thanks a million .. really good info...

This model is exact to mine...!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/289281788/in/pool-camerapedia

The selenium meter works perfect and if you change the aperture the figure in the guage shifts so I am guessing this is how the exposure is set according to the available light...!

Dying to give it a throw tommorrow ! I'll let yous know how it goes.. Well if I can load the film correctly

jaybeeveedub

FiLM....???

Don't tell me they're changing the standard flash cards again....

I've only just completed the change over to SDXC Class 10 from CF....

What sizes does it come in... 1TB?? 100Gb/s...??