The original Silette appeared in and was a simple yet well built 35mm camera with a simple viewfinder, a leaf shutter, a lever wind advance and an accessory shoe. The range of shutters went from the simple Pronto (1//) to the better Compur Rapid or Synchro Compur (1/), with the Prontor (1/) in between. The lenses was either a. The 'Super Silette' camera was manufactured by AGFA, Germany, circa It has a Solinar ,5 45mm lens with Synchro Compur shutter, split image range finder and manual exposure. The Super Silette models, of which there were multiple variants, were manufactured during the s. The history of AGFA goes back to , when the company Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation (Aniline. Agfa Silette instruction manual, MEMAR user manual in PDF format. Agfa Silette (aka MEMAR) - Also check individual Silette names - Posted ' The next page contains information on this camera. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual.
Agfa Silette. Manufactured in this neat 35mm viewfinder camera is fitted with an Apotar 45mm f/ lens in a Compur-Rapid shutter. Film advance is by single-stroke rapid-wind lever. I also have an almost identical camera fitted with a Pronto 1/25 to 1/ sec. shutter with a self-timer. The Agfa Billy Compur is a folding film 6×9 format camera by Agfa. There were two versions. The first was produced from to It was beautifully lacquered on the sides. It is self-erecting. AGFA Camera Instruction Manuals. I have hundreds of other camera manual I have collected since from company sites. that no longer post "non supported models". as well as from personal web sites that have closed over the years. You MUST E-mail me the "folder name" of the model as well as the "exact file name". if you wish to receive a copy.
This more advanced Silette, made around the same time, has a second light window to power the bright-line viewfinder. The lens is a 50mm f/ Agfa Color-Solinar and the shutter is a Compur-Rapid with a fast 1/s maximum. This is all nostalgia, but it is a revelation to see how well built and durable these Agfa fixed-lens cameras are. Agfa Silette instruction manual, MEMAR user manual in PDF format. Agfa Silette (aka MEMAR) - Also check individual Silette names - Posted ' The next page. The Ambi Silette, Agfa’s only interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera, was part of that story. While labor costs, too many small companies and changing buyer taste were factors, the inherent optical limitations imposed by a leaf shutter were a major factor in the ultimate failure of West Germany's camera industry.
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