Agfa Solinette II with Prontor SV Shutter Germany 35mm Camera
I have not used the camera. I do know that all the buttons move & nothing appears to be missing or frozen. I cannot say for certain that it works. The inside is very clean (see photos). The leather case is included. The camera is attached to the case by the screw for a tripod. Warning to the new owner, do not attempt to remove the camera from the case without unscrewing it. Made in Germany. For a 60-year-old camera, it looks really good. I'm sure a camera buff will know more about this little gem. I think it is a nice looking piece of history. Great art if nothing else.
Agfa made this folding 35 mm viewfinder camera between 1952 and 1955. The styling echoes the medium-format Agfa Isolette cameras.
The Solinette is a horizontal folder, i.e. the bed drops downwards on struts with the camera held horizontally, distinguishing it from the otherwise somewhat similar Kodak Retina. The top plate is almost symmetrical, with matching advance and rewind knobs, and the shutter release button on the right matching the bed release on the left.
The shutter is cocked manually. The release button is threaded for a cable release. There is a double-exposure prevention interlock, with no override control.The shutter is synchronized for flash, with a PC socket on top of the shutter unit, and a cold shoe on the top plate.
The lens focuses to 3½ feet; focusing is by movement of the whole lens and shutter, with a focus ring behind the lens.
There is a mechanical frame counter in a window in the middle of the top plate, in front of the accessory shoe. This must be set manually when a new film is loaded; the counter is advanced to 'A' by pressing the button on the back of the top housing (as in the picture here; the button itself is released by a sliding control nearby). The camera back is then closed and the counter advanced to frame 1 by winding the film normally. The same button serves as the rewind release. On some examples, there is a film-type reminder dial in the rewind knob.
| Solinette Prontor SV | Apotar f/3.5/50mm | Prontor SV |
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