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Silette F is a 35mm film viewfinder camera made by Agfa and introduced in 1963. It belongs to the long lasting Silette series.
Silette-F is similar to Agfa Silette II but replacement of the cold-shoe by a built-in hinged flash-reflector with bulb AG-1 and no self-timer.[1] Agfa Silette Rapid F is the similar model for Rapid film cartridges.
Specifications[]
- Lens: Agfa Color-Agnar 45mm f/2.8 filter slip-on, serial no. none
- Aperture: up to f/22 setting: ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel
- Focus range: 1-8m +inf
- Focusing: manual front cell focusing, ring and distance scale with portrait, group and landscape symbols on the lens
- Shutter: Prontor 125 speeds: 1/30-1/125 +B; setting : ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel
- Shutter release: on front of the camera
- Cable release socket: on the top plate
- Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, on the top plate
- Frame counter: manual reset, decreasing type, on the right side of the camera
- Viewfinder: bright frame finder
- Re-wind lever: folding crank, on the top plate
- Re-wind release: a small knob beside the cocking lever
- Built-in bulb AG-1 flash unit, on the top plate, with a hinged reflector
- Battery for flash: one 15V Varta Pertrix No.74 battery, (There was a Varta Photo Spezial V 74 PX 15V battery in the chamber of this camera)
- Battery compartment: on the back of the top plate with a plastic lid that have an exposure table
- Flash PC socket: none
- Cold-shoe: none
- Self-timer: none
- Back cover: removable with the bottom plate, opens by a latch on it
- Engraving on the bottom plate: Made in Germany
- Tripod socket: ¼"
- Strap lugs: none
- Body: metal and bakelite; Weight: 342g
- Serial no. on the right side of the camera