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Agfa Agfamatic 508 Pocket |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1978 to (After) 1983.
Index of rarity in France: Very usual (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 342
See the complete technical specifications
Chronology of cameras Agfa
The silhouette of the Agfamatic 110, like that of the Kodak Instamatic, marked the 1970s. It is that of a rectangular body, often two-tone (black and silver), with the side sliding part serving both as a protective cover for the lens and as a film advance lever, following the principle of Minox cameras. The film advance system is called Repitomatic by Agfa. The silhouette is completed by a fashionable metal strap of the time.
On these cameras, the shutter release button is characteristic, as it is the Sensor.
In the Agfamatic numbering system, the thousands series (1000, 2000, 3000, etc.) refers to cameras with connectors for Flashcubes. The 8 series (1008, 2008, 3008, etc.) refers to the same cameras, but with a connector for Flipflash.
The thousands series can be Flash pocket if the cameras have a built-in electronic flash.
The 8 series can also be Tele pocket when the camera's focal length is doubled or Makro pocket when the lens is also macro. The Tele function is achieved by adding an additional lens to the lens. The viewfinder is also modified accordingly.
The shape of the 901 series cameras is different from that of the other Agfamatics since the film advance is driven by a motor and there is no longer a sliding part. The plastic housing is entirely black, except for the orange Sensor trigger.
In 1982, Agfa revived its range by distinguishing a Sport model in Ferrari red and an adventurer Tramp model in khaki with US Army stencil markings.
| Year (c.) | Flash | Shutter | Lens | Repitomatic | ||
| Agfamatic 1000 |  |
1974 | Flashcube | 1/100 (1/501) | Color Agnar 9,5/26 | No |
| Agfamatic 1000 S |  |
1977 | 1/100 (1/501) | Color Agnar 9,5/26 |
No | |
| Agfamatic 2000 |  |
1973 | 1/50 and 1/100 | Color Agnar 9,5/26 |
Yes | |
| Agfamatic 3000 |  |
1974 | 1/50 and 1/100 | Color Apotar 6,3/26 | Yes | |
| Agfamatic 4000 |  |
1974 | 30 to 1/500 | Color Apotar 6,3/26 |
Yes | |
| Agfamatic 508 |  |
1978 | Flipflash | 1/100 (1/501) | Color Optar 11/31 |
Yes |
| Agfamatic 1008 |  |
1979 | 1/100 (1/501) | Color Agnar 9,5/26 | Yes | |
| Agfamatic 1008 Tele |  |
1979 | 1/100 (1/501) | Color Agnar 11/26 and 11/43 | Yes | |
| Agfamatic 2008 |  |
1976 | 1/50 and 1/100 | Color Agnar 9,5/26 | Yes | |
| Agfamatic 2008 Tele |  |
1976 | 1/50 and 1/100 | Color Agnar 26 and 43 |
Yes | |
| Agfamatic 3008 |  |
1976 | 1/50 and 1/100 | Color Apotar 6,3/26 |
Yes | |
| Agfamatic 4008 |  |
1976 | 30 to 1/500 | Color Apotar 6,3/26 |
Yes | |
| Agfamatic 4008 Tele | 1976 | 30 to 1/500 | Color Apotar 5,6/27 and 5,6/47 | Yes | ||
| Agfamatic 5008 Makro |  |
1977 | 15 to 1/1000 | Color Solinar 2,7/26 |
Yes | |
| Agfamatic 6008 Makro |  |
1977 | 15 to 1/1000 | Color Solinar 2,7/26 | Yes | |
| Agfamatic 901 motor |  |
1979 | 1/50 and 1/125 | Color Apotar 8/27 |
Motor | |
| Agfamatic 901 S motor |  |
1979 | 1/50 and 1/125 | Color Apotar 6,3/27 |
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| Agfamatic 901 E motor |  |
1979 | 1/50, 1/125 and 1/200 | Color Apotar 6,3/27 |
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| Agfamatic 901 SE motor | 1980 | 1/30 to 1/1000 | Color Apotar 8/27 |
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| Agfamatic 2000 Flash |  |
1981 | Built-in electronic flash | 1/50 and 1/100 | Color Agnar 9,5/26 |
Yes |
| Agfamatic 3000 Flash |  |
1979 | 1/80, 1/120, 1/250 | Color Apotar 4/26 | Yes | |
| Agfamatic 4000 Flash | 1980 | 1/30 to 1/1000 | Color Apotar 4/26 | Yes | ||
| Autostar |  |
1978 | Flashcube | Color Optar | No | |
| Optima 5000 |  |
1975 | 30 to 1/1000 | Solinar 2,7/26 |
Yes | |
| Optima 6000 |  |
1975 | 30 to 1/1000 | Solinar S 2,7/26 |
Yes | |
| colour king 200 tele |  |
Flipflash | Color Agnar 26 and 43 |
Yes | ||
| mini |  |
1982 | 1/80 (1/401) | Color Optar 11/32 |
Yes | |
| Snapper |  |
1982 | Yes | |||
| easy |  |
1982 | Built-in electronic flash | 1/100 or 1/300 | Color Agnar 9,5/26 |
Yes |
| Tramp |  |
1982 | Color Apotar 6,3/27 |
Motor | ||
| Traveller |  |
1983 | 1/80, 1/120 and 1/250 | Color Apotar 4/26 | Yes | |
| Sport |  |
1982 | Electronic flash | Color Apotar | Motor | |
| Star | 1982 | 1/30 to 1/1000 | Color Apotar 8/27 |
Motor | ||
1 Automatic adjustment when the flash is installed.
__________The Agfamatic 508 is one of the most basic in the series. It has an Optar 11/26 mm lens, which turns out to be a meniscus lens. The two possible shutter speeds are 1/50 and 1/100 seconds; one of these speeds is selected by inserting a flipflash.
The quality of the materials is lower than that of most other cameras in the series.
On May 11, 1976, Agfa-Gevaert AG filed a patent (No. DE2620764) for a system that allows, by the sliding movement of a part of the camera, to advance the film by one frame, uncover the lens, cock the shutter, and rotate the flash cube if present. The sliding part is kept open by a spring for capturing the image.
At the end of the shooting session, it is retracted, and a latch prevents it from reopening inadvertently.
The inventor of this system is Alfred Winkler from Munich, who is credited with numerous patents filed by Agfa, not only in the field of photography but also in other domains.
This system will be named Repitomatic, and like the Sensor, it will become the signature of the brand.
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