Delete Replies Reply Reply kim ignacio March 4, 2012 at 6:10 AM Hi Raul, wasted 2 rolls already on this camera, cant seem to make the rewind knob work.This is an Agfa Optima 500 Sensor, made in Germany, by Agfa-Gevaert, in 1969.This was the first model displaying the orange Sensor shutter release, that became a distinctive feature of future Agfa cameras.It is made of a metal membrane, with a travel of less than 0,5 mm, what makes the shutter release operation ultra soft avoiding motion blur.
The shutter speed ranges from 130 to 1500, hence the name of the model. The lens is a Color-Apotar, 1:2.842 mm, focus scale, with three pictograms on the upper part of the lens barrel and a scale in meters and feet on the bottom. Above we also can see, on the aperture ring, the aperture values, to be used only with the B setting of the shutter. The aperture and shutter speed values, in normal operation, are automatic selected and controlled by a CdS cell, powered by a BMR 9 cell, using the ISO info, with a range from 25 to 400. You might find strange a film advancerewind lever but, in fact it is a quite a clever feature. Reached the last exposure one presses and lift the lever, marked R, by the lens barrel, and actuate the advancerewind lever several times, rewinding the film, simultaneously the exposure counter regresses, providing the information about the progress of the operation. ![]() Its marked LZGN and displays some figures in the window, selectable using the small thumb dial under it. Its function is provide the meter system with the info about the flash guide number (LZ - meters, GN - feet). When a flash is placed on the accessory shoe the camera automatically enters in the flash mode: The shutter speed locks on 130 and the aperture is calculated in function of the selected distance and flash guide number. The silk screen impression displaying the model is long gone, only the orange dot endured the passing of time. The viewfinder is collimated and the round window by its side arbours the CdS cell. The disk between the shutter release button and the accessory shoe is the film sensitivity dial, marked in ASA and DIN. Its a very nice and compact camera, perfectly usable as you can see by the following shots, taken with it. ![]() After 3 pictures the handle that transports the film goes very heavy and im not able to transport it al the way. Am I doing something wrong Thanx in advance Chris The Netherlands Reply Delete Replies RalM. I suspect that this camera of mine suffers from the same problem. I have used it only once and only managed to take 3 or 4 pictures. I dont know why, I have other cameras from the Optima series, with the same film transport system that work fine.
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