Agfa Compact

[Doug T.]

Hi All!

I just won this on e-bay, and was wondering if anyone else has ever had one.

I can't find much on the internet, so any information would be greatly appreciated.
It has a nice 80's look to it that I couldn't resist

Doug

[col]

Hello Doug

No never owned one.

Col

[melek]

Nice little camera. It has a matching flash that screws onto the side of the camera.

The camera is powered by two AAA batteries. It has a Solinar lens (Tessar type) that is sharp.

Focus is by your best guess.

The autoexposure system seems to be reasonably accurate.

The batteries also power the film advance and film rewind. Nice little camera.

You power on the camera by pushing down on a somewhat massive slideswitch, which also extends the lens. Pushing up on the switch retracts the lens and turns the camera off.

[Doug T.]

Hi Melek!

It does look like a nice little camera.
I noticed that the lens is not extended. I'm hoping that it is just a case of dead batteries, or something that is an easy fix.
I seem to be drawn to cameras of the 1980's, they are harder to find than you'd think.

Doug

[photax]

Hi Doug !

The Agfa Compact is a very stylish camera and as you noticed hard to find, even here in the German-speaking world. A reason might be that this model did not hit the market at the time, because of not having an auto-focus-lens. The Compact was the last of the Agfa Optima series, the first few examples had been sold 1980 under “Agfa Optima 935”. The lens can only be extended by inserting a battery. I hope that your camera is working . It`s truly a nice fully automated camera.
Here is the model from my collection:




MIK