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Agfa Ambi Silette |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1957 to (After) 1957.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 11838
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Chronology of cameras Agfa
The Ambi Silette cameras are high-end cameras that use 135 film, with interchangeable lenses and a central shutter with a rangefinder, which is a unique case in Agfa's production.
The viewfinder is protected by a large flap, on which the model name is written. This may sometimes become worn and faded over time. The body of the camera is based on that of the Silette model.
Compatible lenses are few in number and are mounted on the cameras via a bayonet mount. The process of changing lenses is simple and quick. The standard lens that comes with the camera is the Color-Solinar 2.8/50mm. The others include the .
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| Color-Ambion 4/35 mm (4 lenses) |
Color-Telinear 4/90 mm (5 lenses) |
Color-Telinear 4/130 mm (6 lenses) Shipped with a viewfinder to be inserted into the hot shoe of the camera |
A slider located on the top cover allows the focal length of the lens mounted on the camera to be indicated and the projection of the frame limit in the viewfinder to be modified. Parallax is automatically corrected when each lens is mounted. Note that the 130mm is not taken into account, so a complementary viewfinder corresponding to the width of the field is needed. The camera's viewfinder is large and very bright.
The career of the Ambi Silette was short, as they were only produced from 1957 to 1961. There were only two successive versions. The first dates from 1957, the second from 1959. They can easily be distinguished by the absence or presence of a ring for a strap and by the change in the arrangement of the front window of the rangefinder. __________
This copy shows the evolution of the model. Rings allowing the use of a neck strap have been added. The rangefinder window is no longer aligned with the collimator lighting window. The green rangefinder is very contrasted, it's really worthy of the latest generations of rangefinder cameras from the 70s-80s.
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