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The '''Agfaflex I/II''' was a 35mm fixed lens [[SLR]] c1958 made by [[Agfa]] in Germany. Outside of the US, this model was known as the '''Colorflex'''. It has a 50mm f/2.8 Color Apotar 3-element lens and a Prontor Reflex leaf shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/300th of a second.  The viewfinder was interchangeable between a waist level finder (Agfaflex/Colorflex I) and an eye level pentaprism (Agfaflex/Colorflex II).  Metering was via the un-coupled [[selenium meter|selenium light meter]] above the lens. The mirror was not instant return and stayed up after exposure until the film was advanced.
 
  
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The '''Agfaflex I/II''' is a 35mm fixed-lens [[SLR]] made c1958 by [[Agfa]] in Germany. Outside of the US, this model was known as the '''Colorflex'''. It has a 50mm f/2.8 Color Apotar 3-element lens and a Prontor Reflex leaf shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/300th of a second.  The viewfinder is interchangeable between a waist level finder (Agfaflex/Colorflex I) and an eye level pentaprism (Agfaflex/Colorflex II).  It has an uncoupled [[selenium meter|selenium light meter]] above the lens. The mirror is not instant-return.
  
Later models of the Agfaflex (i.e., III/IV/V) had interchangeable lenses and were known as the [[Agfa_Ambiflex|Ambiflex]] outside the US.
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Later models of the Agfaflex (i.e., III/IV/V) have interchangeable lenses and were sold as the [[Ambiflex]] outside the US.
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The '''III''' and '''IV''' are almost the same camera; the only difference is that the III has a waist-level finder while the IV has a pentaprism. Both have a 50mm f/2.8 Color-Solinar lens. The Agfaflex / Ambiflex '''V''' has a 55mm f/2 Color-Solagon.
  
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/agfa/agfaflex_i_ii/agfaflex_i_ii.htm Agfaflex I/II Manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/ www.butkus.org]
 
*[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/agfa/agfaflex_i_ii/agfaflex_i_ii.htm Agfaflex I/II Manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/ www.butkus.org]
*[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/agfa/agfa_colorflex/agfa_colorflex.htm Colorflex I/II Manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/ www.butkus.org]
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*[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/agfa/agfa_colorflex/agfa_colorflex.htm Colorflex I/II Manual Eng, Ger, Fr] at [http://www.butkus.org/ www.butkus.org]
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/agfa/html/agfa_colorflex.php Agfa Colorflex I] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1798 Agfa Colorflex I] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/agfa/html/colorflexII.php Agfa Colorflex II] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:52, 16 September 2022



The Agfaflex I/II is a 35mm fixed-lens SLR made c1958 by Agfa in Germany. Outside of the US, this model was known as the Colorflex. It has a 50mm f/2.8 Color Apotar 3-element lens and a Prontor Reflex leaf shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/300th of a second. The viewfinder is interchangeable between a waist level finder (Agfaflex/Colorflex I) and an eye level pentaprism (Agfaflex/Colorflex II). It has an uncoupled selenium light meter above the lens. The mirror is not instant-return.

Later models of the Agfaflex (i.e., III/IV/V) have interchangeable lenses and were sold as the Ambiflex outside the US.


The III and IV are almost the same camera; the only difference is that the III has a waist-level finder while the IV has a pentaprism. Both have a 50mm f/2.8 Color-Solinar lens. The Agfaflex / Ambiflex V has a 55mm f/2 Color-Solagon.





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