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The Optima-Parat is a 35mm half frame camera with a silver metallic body it has Automatic exposure control and a Compur shutter B,30 to 500 speed with an Agfa Color Solinar f2.8/30mm lens, Made in Germany by Agfa Camera-Werk Circa:1963
The Optima I is a 35mm viewfinder camera with Automatic aperture control and a Prontor-Lux shutter B, 30-500 speed with Color-Agnar F2.8/45mm lens Made in Germany by Agfa Circa: 1960 to 1964
Agfa Optima Parat, Fujifilm ISO 200
Digibase C-41 Kit @ 45°
this little Camera is great :D
If got 77 Frames! 0.o
Automatic camera for 35mm film , made in Germany ; introduced in 1978 . With hot shoe flash contact .
Agfa Optima Sensor
Agfa Optima Sensor 535
Agfa Optima Sensor 335
Three sisters of a family of eight.
The Agfa Optima Sensor, left, was made in Portugal.
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This is the new Kia Optima. In Europe sales of larger cars from Korea or Japan are very low. Most Asian manufacturers have abandoned this market segment. Even North-American bestsellers like the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord are no longer available here.
I’ve loved the look of these little cameras for a while. This one is in really great condition. I’ve posted a few of the first shots I took with it. I’m really happy with it so far.
Cameras made in Germany .
Ad from a Dutch photomagazine : " Question : I only want good pictures . I don't have patience enough to deal with knobs and meters .(....) . Answer : " With Agfa Optima you will get fully automatically , correctly exposed pictures . A green signal means : ready for picture taking ! " .
Agfa Optima with Apotar S 3.9/39 in Compur shutter
A milestone in camera history: the first camera with programmed shutter automatic exposure. Okay, it isn't a programmed AE as we understand it today, whereat f-stop and shutter speed are adjusted simultaneously. Under conditions with few light the Optima keeps the aperture always open and only changes the shutter speed in the range from 1/30 s to 1/250 s, in bright light the 1/250 s is constant and only the aperture is adjusted. So it is rather a combined shutter/aperture-priority AE, but at last it is fully automatic, you don't have to select one component by yourself.
So the Optima was designed to be as foolproof as possible. The sensational novelty was the "magic lever" on the right side, you press it and if a dot in the viewfinder changes its color from red to green you know, that the light will be sufficient for the picture - before you take the picture. You'll have to press the lever in any case in AE-mode, otherwise the shutter button on top is locked, but you can press the shutter button also when the dot is the viewer stays red - with the risk of underexposure (too dark for 1/30 s at f/3.9). On later Optimas the lever switched to the left side and was combined with the shutter button.
The other problem was focusing. Autofocus wasn't invented yet, and instead of an expensive focusing aid like a rangefinder the Optima was equipped with an effective zone focusing. Only three symbols, in addition the chosen lens is not very fast and its focal length short, so the depth-of-field is large even at open aperture, and adjusting the focus is a sure action.
The Optima has no distance scale and no specification on the lens - the user should not be confused by too much numbers. Other technical functions are very inconspicuously spread. In flash-mode and bulb-mode the set f-stop is displayed in a tiny window at the side of the lens. Both modes can be selected with the dial on the lower left corner near the lens. B is hidden behind a dot (A or B? - Don't confuse the photographer!), selecting the flash-mode reveals the PC-socket, which is covered in A-mode. In both modes it is not necessary to press the magic button. What remains is the setting of the correct film speed, but that can do your photo dealer for you when he is loading a new film.
Other specs:
* The Apotar lens is a triplet
* The frame-counter is not self-resetting
* Weight: heavy 725 g
* Bright frame viewfinder without parallax marks
* Selenium cells, no battery required
* Cold shoe
* Year of introduction: 1959
* Price new: moderate 238 Deutsche Mark
* Zone focus ranges:
Two boys: 1.5 - 2.25 m
Family: 2.25 - 4.5 m
Mountain and church: 4.5 m - infinity
The lower part of that pictures shows a close-up of the zone focusing symbols. Perhaps the two boys on the left side (short distance) are looking a bit weird to you, but they should be well known to the contemporary user. They are characters taken from a famous German children's book by the author and drawer Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908). Their names are "Max" and "Moritz", true bad boys which have always pranks on their mind. Probably they were the role models for the comic-strip "Katzenjammer Kids".
It is my first "classic" Optima. Normally I avoid cameras whereat the function depends on Selenium cells - if the cell is dead, the camera is more or less useless. But this exemplar is in a good condition and the meter works. I bought it on the flea marked from a nice seller, it was the camera of her grandfather and she itself took some photos with it.
Schreibmaschinen, überwiegend aus DDR-Produktion, als Schaufensterdekoration. Im Hintergrund ein Simson-Schwalbe-Motorroller. Berlin 2023.
Typewriters, mainly from GDR production. Berlin 2023.
Some time ago I asked my dad if he still had his old Agfa camera somewhere. Turned out that it was leaking light so they tossed it away years ago. He did find the manual though.
This morning I bought a similair camera at a flea market for 5,-. It's nice to have a half frame camera in my collection and I love to own the same type of camera that most of my baby photos were taken with.
It is in decent shape and the lightmeter appeares to be working. I'll see if I can find a 24-roll. Taking 72 photos for some test shots seems to be a bit much.
A close-up shot of my Aurora Optima. I love how the celluloid body ofthe pen reflects many different shades of blue in the light. I usually fill the pen with Waterman Florida Blue ink to complete the whole blue vibe. This pen is a dream to write with as well. It glides across the page with virtually no pressure needed. For that reason, it's one of my favorite pens for journaling as my hand rarely tires using this one.
Details: Shot in my office under natural light at golden hour. Handheld, Canon 70-200mm L, cropped, saturated.
For Macro Mondays blue theme.
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Colorful modern condos just north of Chicago.
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Appears to be a 2014-2015 Kia Optima burning. The driver and her passenger made it out safely. We have a '21 Kia, and there are already three recalls on the car. Thankfully, the fire recall isn't one of them! Maybe the Koreans should just stick to making the Samsung smartphones and LG refrigerators, and leave the car building to Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Mazda.