I still got a lot of nice images, and finally settled on not taking it on my bike trips. The film would stay in the same position and expose the same frame multiple times, without my knowing. When shaken on my mountain bike trips, the film advance seemed to loose grip of the film, and could even destroy the sprocket holes.
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Unfortunately, I found it had one minor flaw. This camera slipped into any small bag and accompanied me on my bike trips to work for a long time. Therefore, I decided to get one of these and went for the Agfa Sensor Electronic, knowing that this had the exact same amazing lens, and some further advantages with regard to the selection of shutter speeds. During the next months I shot a lot more, though I wasn’t to pleased with the size and design of the camera, knowing that it had a lot of sisters and brothers of a much sleeker design.
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When I developed the film, I was struck by the sharpness, contrast, and generally very pleasing look of the images. Among these were the Agfa Optima Sensor Flash, and a Holga N 120 that is relevant for another of my recent projects, that you can find here Holgraphy.Īt first I didn’t use the Agfa, as it was for the Nikon, I got this box of cameras, but at some point I thought why not just give it a try, and I went for a shoot in the vicinity of my home. One of the first of these I actually acquired to get a Nikon D4 digital SLR, but the photographer included some analog cameras, some old some quite recent. Like so many other cameras I came across these when I bought big boxes of cameras.
Agfa optima sensor flash manual#
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Agfa optima sensor flash series#
This model is conveniently powered by two AAA batteries.įeatures that are common for the series are: Finally, the second of these, that I own: Optima Sensor Electronic Flash with a 40mm f/2.8 Solitar single coated lens with shutter speeds from 1/45th second to 1/1000th, and an added built-in flash.It has the same features as the 535 model Then one of the two cameras, that I own: Optima Sensor Electronic without any numbering.Optima Sensor Electronic 1535 with a 40mm f/2.8 Solitar multi coated lens with shutter speeds from 15 seconds to 1/1000th, and a coupled rangefinder.
Agfa optima sensor flash plus#
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The Agfa Sensor cameras come in many versions: The name “Sensor” of the cameras come from the huge red electronic release button, and is one very characteristic feature of these otherwise completely black cameras. That is a magnifient piece of optics, that perform well in most situations, at least I have been extremely satisfied with the results.īut before I reveal all the conclusions, lets delve more into the common features of the series, and of course into the specifics of the reviewed model. Some of the things that especially has caught my interest and got me shooting with several of these cameras are their huge and very bright viewfinder, and another thing is the Solitar lenses that a lot of them have.