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| − | The '''Flexilette''' | + | The '''Flexilette''' (also sold as the '''Agfa Reflex''', as in the lower picture here) is an unusual [[TLR]] camera for [[35mm film]] produced by [[Agfa]] in about 1960-61.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p22.</ref> |
| − | The body | + | The body is similar to a conventional 35mm viewfinder camera (McKeown compares it to the 1958 [[Silette]]<ref name=McK/>), but made a little taller with the extra lens and viewfinder grafted on. |
The top plate houses the waist-level viewfinder, frame counter, [[shutter release]] and double-exposure release. The front of the viewfinder hood can be opened to form a sports finder. | The top plate houses the waist-level viewfinder, frame counter, [[shutter release]] and double-exposure release. The front of the viewfinder hood can be opened to form a sports finder. | ||
The winding lever and rewinder are on the base. | The winding lever and rewinder are on the base. | ||
| − | * Lens: Apotar 45mm | + | * Lens: Apotar 45mm f/2.8 (stopping to f/22), focus to 3 ft |
| − | * Shutter: [[Prontor]] Special [[leaf shutter]], | + | * Shutter: [[Prontor]] Special [[leaf shutter]], 1 to 1/500 second + B |
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| − | The | + | The camera was replaced after about a year by the [[Agfa Optima Reflex]], which is similar, but the waist-level finder is replaced with an eye-level [[pentaprism]] one, and there is a [[selenium meter]] for automatic exposure. |
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These two cameras failed to compete with the burgeoning range of [[SLR]]s available at the time | These two cameras failed to compete with the burgeoning range of [[SLR]]s available at the time | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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The Flexilette (also sold as the Agfa Reflex, as in the lower picture here) is an unusual TLR camera for 35mm film produced by Agfa in about 1960-61.[1]
The body is similar to a conventional 35mm viewfinder camera (McKeown compares it to the 1958 Silette[1]), but made a little taller with the extra lens and viewfinder grafted on.
The top plate houses the waist-level viewfinder, frame counter, shutter release and double-exposure release. The front of the viewfinder hood can be opened to form a sports finder. The winding lever and rewinder are on the base.
- Lens: Apotar 45mm f/2.8 (stopping to f/22), focus to 3 ft
- Shutter: Prontor Special leaf shutter, 1 to 1/500 second + B
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The camera was replaced after about a year by the Agfa Optima Reflex, which is similar, but the waist-level finder is replaced with an eye-level pentaprism one, and there is a selenium meter for automatic exposure. These two cameras failed to compete with the burgeoning range of SLRs available at the time and the Optima-Reflex was withdrawn in 1966.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p22.
Links
- The Flexilette at Roland and Caroline's [1]
