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Attila
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 Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject: Agfa Selectaflex |
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject: Agfa Selectaflex |
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Attila wrote:
Any experience, opinion ?
Similar construction like Voigtlander Bessamatic or Kodak Retina SLR. It seems very well made and heavy cam!
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Katastrofo
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Katastrofo wrote:
Looks brand new! Congrats! Looks almost exactly like the Bessamatic... |
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scsambrook
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scsambrook wrote:
Attila, where DO you find these things - ? Haven't seen one of these for, er, maybe 40 years ! It's almost like an slr successor to the Ambi Silette, crossed with an Optima III. 
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
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| Attila, where DO you find these things - ? Haven't seen one of these for, er, maybe 40 years ! It's almost like an slr successor to the Ambi Silette, crossed with an Optima III. |
 Happy part is in local shop , sad part a collector did pass away and his children did bring into shop, this is usual circle of my local finds. |
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martinsmith99
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martinsmith99 wrote:
The Solinar lenses have a good rep! I keep `chance bidding' on Agfas; I have owned 2, but the 1st had a jammed shutter so I'm cautious.
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dof
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dof wrote:
I have a Selactaflex too but haven't used it. The shutter release has an odd feel to it.
I also have an Agfaflex outfit with 3 lenses which I prefer.
The lenses for the Selectaflex will fit the Agfaflex but not the other way around. There is a small difference in the mount of the later Selectaflex lenses to accommodate the auto exposure feature. |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Thank you Dof, how about lens quality ? I like very much whole set how they are built, can you tell me your serial numbers ? Mine is low TO2201 , I try to figure out how many made from this camera. |
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dof
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dof wrote:
Lens quality is very good! Like Tessar/Xenar.
serial numbers:
Selectaflex body = MU 2004
Selectaflex 50/2.8 = 447685
Agfaflex body = AV 3169
Agfaflex 50/2.8 = 431389
Agfaflex 35/3.4 = 25034
Agfaflex 135/4 = 14004
Here is my Agfaflex with 135 & 50. I also have some 46mm Agfa filters that were made for these lenses. I will take a shot of my Selectaflex later and post it too.
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erkie
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erkie wrote:
Wasn't this one an "auto exposure" version where you selected the shutter speed and the meter mechanism chose the aperture ? I think I remember it that way anyway 
what a beautiful camera !
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dof
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dof wrote:
Yes, the Selectaflex has Auto or Manual exposure. The Agfaflex is Manual only. Both have selenium meters (non-TTL).
The Agfaflex also has interchangeable finders. They are all beautifully made with thick chrome plating including the lenses which are gorgeous.
They use leaf shutters in the body and have very nice screens with split-image focusing. One down side is the top shutter speed is only 1/300. |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Many thanks Dof! |
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Volunteer
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Volunteer wrote:
In order to find out something about this model, I reached out to FoMu, a Belgian photo musem (Fotomuseum) (Lydia, thank you!). From a catalog they sent me you can see that Selectaflex was made in three versions, all in the same year - 1963: Selectaflex, Selectaflex I and Selectaflex II.
More info HERE.http://zstupar.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-collection-agfa-selectaflex.html
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Schnauzer wrote:
Sure is a beauty Attila. I look forward to some pictures.
Sad to see someone who loved cameras die and his children start selling off the things he worked so long to collect.
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DR.JUAN wrote:
For me looks more than a bessamatic, an ultramatic cs. This one was automatic and manual too.shutter speed preferrnce.
Nice camers. Congrats!!!
Thanks for sharing. |
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praktiman wrote:
Attila, would you mind posting a nice detail pic of the body mount? Also of the lens mount?
It would be helpful to see how they differ from the "standard" Agfaflex body and lenses. |
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praktiman
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praktiman wrote:
Volunteer, that link you posted with the Agfa catalog info seems to be dead.
You wouldn't happen to have downloaded those pages? Or perhaps someone else here saved them?
I looked on the internet archive, and no joy. |
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DavidSamuels
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Agfa Selectaflex |
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Agfa Selectaflex |
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DavidSamuels wrote:
I know this is an incredibly old thread, and I posted up on two such, but I'm looking for some further information on Agfaflex/Selectaflex interchangeability, and hoping someone from this thread might help.
I've read that Selectaflex lenses fit Agfaflex, but not the other way around, due to the auto exposure feature on the Selectaflex. I found an obscure post that implies the Agfaflex lenses do "fit", physically, on Selectaflex, just that auto exposure won't be available. Anyone know for sure? Seems unlikely Agfa would have changed the entire mount, but one never knows!
Thank you, DS
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Similar construction like Voigtlander Bessamatic or Kodak Retina SLR. It seems very well made and heavy cam!
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