Agfa_Optima_1a

Agfa Optima 1a

Agfa Optima 1a

Camera model


First produced in 1962, the Agfa Optima 1a or Agfamatic was one of the first fully automatic scale-focusing 35mm film cameras. The successor to German camera manufacturer Agfa's Optima 1 camera, the camera employed a selenium cell that generated a voltage related to the luminance, to both measure the light level and to provide the power required for automatic setting of aperture and shutter speed. Other features included a flash mode which overrode the automatic mode to set the camera shutter speed to 1/30s, and a bulb mode for long exposures.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. Halgand, Sylvain. "Agfa Optima IA". www.collection-appareils.fr. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  2. "Agfa Kamerawerk AG, Munchen, Germany". The Camera Site. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.



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