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* Shutter: Prontor-Matic-P, 1/30-1/500 + B + [[flash sync]] & [[self-timer]] | * Shutter: Prontor-Matic-P, 1/30-1/500 + B + [[flash sync]] & [[self-timer]] | ||
* Lens: Color Apotar, 45mm/f2.8 | * Lens: Color Apotar, 45mm/f2.8 | ||
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+ | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/agfa/agfa_selecta/agfa_selecta.htm Agfa Selecta user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
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[[Category: German 35mm viewfinder]] | [[Category: German 35mm viewfinder]] |
Latest revision as of 09:52, 11 September 2023
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The Selecta is a heavy 35mm viewfinder camera made by German manufacturer Agfa, introduced in 1962. It has shutter priority automatic exposure, using a selenium light meter, with manual override.
In use, the film speed is set between 10 and 250 ASA (11-25°DIN) on a dial on the top plate, and the shutter speed selected between 1/30s-1/500s. Pressing the shutter release operates a trap-needle-type control of the aperture, which is shown in a green disc in the lower-right of the viewfinder. When there is insufficient light, the disk is red. The aperture can be set to auto, a manual setting between f2.8 and f22 marked for flash, or on a scale between f22 and f2.8 which sets the shutter to B. There is also a self-timer, set by a lever to the right of the lens, and a cable release socket on the top plate.
The lens has three click stops for zone focusing labelled with icons for two heads, a couple with a child, and mountains, and also - oddly - a marking for 1m/3¼feet.
- Manufacturer: Agfa
- Introduced: 1962
- Shutter: Prontor-Matic-P, 1/30-1/500 + B + flash sync & self-timer
- Lens: Color Apotar, 45mm/f2.8
An uncommon variant is the Selecta-M, which has a coupled rangefinder, motorized advance powered by AAA batteries, and a Solinar-R lens.
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