AGFA: Super Silette (1955)

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AGFA: Super Silette (1955)

Postby bill339 » Sun May 17, 2020 6:12 am

The Super Silette is a 35mm film rangefinder camera made by Agfa and introduced in 1955. It belongs to the long lasting Silette series. It is similar to original Silette with coupled rangefinder. Early ones have flash PC socket on left-hand side of front plate, later moved to right-hand side. It also sold as Ansco Super-Memar in USA. The lenses was Agfa Apotar f3.5 40mm or Color-Apotar f2.8 45mm or Color Solinar f2.8 50mm in Prontor-SVS or Solinar f3.5 45mm in Synchro-Compur shutter; from 1956 with high quality six element Solagon 50mm f/2 six-element lens in Synchro-Compur shutter and is considered the most desirable model of the Silette fixed-lens family. The Super Silette's second model (1960) was completely flat top-plate, recessed re-wind knob flush with top. Other features are coupled rangefinder, Agfa Color-Apotar 45mm f/2.8 lens in Prontor-SVS shutter. It also sold as Super Solina.

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