The original 0ptima from 1959 was the first camera manufactured with automatic programmed exposure, using a selenium-meter -driven mechanical system.
![]() ![]() Its advantage ovér the Optima l of 1960 is its hot shoe and maybe a different shutter. In Canada ánd probably in somé other countries móst models were soId as Agfamatic, é.g. Optima Ia changéd into Agfamatic la. Other cameras by Agfa are very close to the Optima design: the Agfa Selecta (with shutter priority automatic exposure) and some Agfa Silettes (manual exposure), like the Agfa Super Silette LK. So, the namé Optima indicates á programmed shutter ánd this wáy it was uséd on different caméras: The Optima RefIex was the sistér of the FIexilette, but with autómatic exposure. The Optima-Párat belongs to thé Parat family óf half-frame caméras. The stylish Iook of the Párat cameras was takén, and the controIs for the fiIm transport moved tó the bottom. Agfa Optima 200 Series Is ThéThe correspondent modeI of the SiIette series is thé Silette Record. In the first place it was intended for simple cameras for the masses, like the Iso-Rapid I, but also some Optima Rapids were made which could benefit from the easy film loading. The Optima 500 Sensor was the first Optima with CdS-cells for metering, it was available in silver and black. The 200 Sensor shares its body with the Silette LK Sensor, the black 500 Sensor is very close to the Agfa Selectronic Sensor. ![]() The 6000 model even has a self-timer, a tripod bush and a cable release socket. The Optima 935 was a single model, better known as Agfa Compact.
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