Optima Ia - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Optima Ia

c. 1962

AGFA

West Germany

Image of Optima Ia

Lens:
f2.8, 45 mm Color-Agnar, iris diaphragm to f22.

Shutter:
Leaf type, B setting. Flash synchronisation.

Construction:
Plastic covered metal body.

Format:
36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm film in cassette.

Focusing:
Front-cell, four click stop focusing positions.

Attributes:
Bright line view-finder.
Coupled selenium meter. Automatic exposure setting. Film speeds:10 - 250 ASA, 11 - 25 DIN.
Exposure counter.

With:
UV filter, lens hood. Case.

The Ia has an automatic exposure setting, this can be disengaged for either flash exposures or for time exposures, on these settings the aperture can be selected. An indicator in the view-finder shows if there is sufficient light for an exposure. The Blue-Book for 1968 states that the shutter speed varies between 1/30 and 1/60 second.

References & Notes:
Blue-Book 1960-61, p. 38. Blue-Book 1962-63, p. 34. Blue-Book 1968-69, p. 50.

Homéos

No. 00 Cartridge Premo

Eka

Photoscopic

Amourette

Sept

Ansco Memo

Leica I(a)

Leica I(b)

Leica I(c)

Leica Standard

Leica II

Stereo attachment

Leica III

Leica Motor

Leica IIIa

Leica IIIb

Leica IIIc

Leica 250

Leica Single Exposure

Leica Ic

Leica IIc

Leica IIIc

Leica If Black Dial

Leica IIf Black Dial

Leica IIIf Black Dial

Leica IIf Red Dial

Leica IIIf Red Dial

Leica Ig

Leica IIIg

Leica M3

Leica M2

Leica MD

Contax I

Contax II

Contax III

Super Nettel

Nettax

Tenax II

Tenax I

Contaflex

Peggy II

Korelle K

Argus A

Argus C-2

Argus K

Retina I

Karat

Certo Dollina

Super Dollina

Compass II

Boltavit

Eljy

Verascope F 40

Finetta 88

Robot

Mercury II

Adox 300

Fed

Vito

Prominent

Vitessa T

Agimatic

Werra IV

Zeus

Advocate

Periflex

Reid

Kiev 4

Retinette

Optima Ia

Super Shot 2.4

KI Monorail

Wray Stereo Graphic