Agfa

Explore 84 Agfa vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

35mm Camera

• Optima 1 — A 35mm film camera made in Germany, produced from 1960 to 1964, featuring a 45mm f2.8 lens.
• Optima 500 (1964) — 35mm viewfinder camera with automatic exposure, produced in West Germany starting in 1964.
• Selectronic (early 1980s) — Series of 35mm cameras including viewfinder, rangefinder, and SLR models with electronic exposure control

Box Camera

• Box 44 — Entry-level roll film box camera sold at a promotional price of 4 Reichsmarks to boost film sales.
• Box 50 — Simple 120 roll film box camera for 6×9 cm exposures, released by Agfa in 1949.
• Box B-2 — German-made medium format box camera for 120 film, producing 6x9 cm images with fixed-focus meniscus lens and dual viewfinders.
• Box I — A basic German box camera for 6x9 cm roll film, designed for beginner photographers.
• Box-Spezial — A metal-bodied roll film box camera made by Agfa for 6x9 cm exposures on 120 film.
• Synchro Box — German-made medium format box camera for 120 film, with flash sync and dual tripod mounts.

Camera

• Isolar — Folding double-extension plate camera made by Agfa from 1928 to 1930, based on the Rietzschel Condor Luxus.
• Karat — Agfa Karat (1936–1956) — a series of strut-folding 35mm rangefinders known for robust build, f/2.0 lens options, and transition from proprietary to standard 135 film.
• Ninon — A horizontal folding-bed plate camera for 6.5x9cm film, originally developed by Rietzschel and continued by Agfa after their 1925 merger.
• PD16 Clipper — Agfa PD16 Clipper (c. 1938) — steel-bodied 616 film camera with extensible lens front and fixed 1/60s shutter. A rare early Agfa-Ansco merger product.

Camera System

• Rapid (1960s) — Proprietary 35mm cassette-to-cassette film system introduced as a rival to Kodak’s 126 Instamatic.

Compact

• Agfamatic 100 — A compact 126-format point-and-shoot camera with fixed focus and mechanical shutter controls.
• Agfamatic 1000S pocket sensor — A fixed-focus 110 film viewfinder camera with flashcube support, made by Agfa Camera Werk AG.
• Agfamatic 126 — A simple plastic viewfinder camera for square 126 film snapshots, made in multiple countries with built-in flash and fixed settings.
• Agfamatic 2000 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and flashcube automation, made in Germany by Agfa.
• Agfamatic 2008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film viewfinder camera with mechanical ratchet operation and flipflash support.
• Agfamatic 3000 Flash Pocket — A fixed-focus 110 film pocket camera with built-in electronic flash and weather-symbol exposure control.
• Agfamatic 3000 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film camera with fixed-focus lens and mechanical film advance via body squeeze.
• Agfamatic 3008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and weather-symbol exposure control, part of Agfa's Flipflash-compatible 'Ritsch-Ratsch' series.
• Agfamatic 4000 pocket sensor — A compact 110 film viewfinder camera made in Germany with electronic shutter and CdS exposure automation
• Agfamatic 4008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film camera with CdS-metered automatic exposure, manual zone focus, and Topflash compatibility.
• Agfamatic 50 — Fixed focus 126 film compact camera from Agfa, built for simplicity and spontaneous shooting.
• Agfamatic 901 motor — Motorized 110 film pocket camera with fixed focus, electronic shutter, and CdS metering via needle match in viewfinder.
• Agfamatic 901S motor — A motorized 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus optics and flipflash support, part of Agfa's successful German-made 'Ritsch-Ratsch' series.
• Autostar — Compact 126 cartridge camera made in Brazil for simple snapshot photography.
• Autostar pocket — Compact 110 film camera introduced in 1976, built for simplicity and ease of use.
• Autostar X-126 — Plastic-bodied 126 film camera with fixed focus, fixed exposure, and flashcube mount.
• Iso-Rapid C — A fixed-focus viewfinder camera using Rapid film cartridges, made in Germany as a competitor to the Kodak Instamatic.
• Iso-Rapid I — An all-mechanical viewfinder camera for Agfa's Rapid film system, introduced in 1965 with a fixed-focus lens and simple shutter controls.
• Isoly — Series of medium format viewfinder cameras made in Spain for Agfa, producing 16 exposures of 4x4 cm images on 120 film.
• Isomat Rapid — Simple 24x24 square-format camera using Agfa's Rapid film system, released the year after the format's 1964 launch.
• Isomat Rapid C — A 1965 rapid film camera using 35mm-based square format cassettes, designed for easy loading and automatic exposure.
• Moto-Rapid C — 35mm film viewfinder camera using the Rapid cartridge system, produced for two years with a spring motor drive.
• Optima (1959–1968) — Utilizing an innovative traffic light exposure system, it simplified photography for amateur users. Full specifications and review.
• Optima II (1962-1968) — It represents a significant step in Agfa’s transition toward automated exposure control in consumer-level cameras, co.... Full specifications and review.
• Optima Sensor 200 — A 35mm rangefinder-style camera with CdS metering and a unique sensor-activated exposure system introduced in 1969.
• Optima Sensor 500 — A fully automatic 35mm compact camera with motorized film transport and built-in flash, part of Agfa’s 1969 series of point-and-shoot cameras.
• Parat — Compact half-frame 35mm camera line introduced in 1963 with manual and automatic exposure variants.
• Selecta — 35mm viewfinder camera with motor drive, coupled rangefinder, and selenium-cell metering
• Silette (1953–1974) — Designed for advanced amateur and professional photographers, the Silette line combined precision engineering, German.... Full specifications and review.

Digital SLR

• ActionCam (1995) — A joint venture digital SLR with a three-CCD sensor system, sold as a professional tool in 1995.

Folding

• Automatic 66 — The first medium format camera to incorporate an aperture priority auto-exposure system, using a selenium meter and pneumatic control system.
• Billy Compur — Folding 120 film camera producing eight 6×9 cm images, made in two distinct pre- and post-war versions.
• Billy I — A 120 film folding camera with interchangeable shutter and lens configurations, produced as part of Agfa’s long-running Billy series.
• Billy Jgetar 8.8 — Vertical folding bellows camera for 6×9cm medium format, made in Munich with fixed Igetar f/8.8 lens.
• Billy Record II — Medium format folding camera for 6x9 cm images on 120 film, manufactured by Agfa in Munich, Germany.
• Isolette (1937–1958) — The Agfa Isolette is a series of compact folding medium format cameras produced by Agfa between 1937 and 1958. Designed for 120 roll film, it delivers 12
• Memo — Compact 35mm horizontal folding camera made in the USA, using proprietary Ansco Memo film cartridges for 24 exposures.
• Record I — 6x9 medium format folding camera made in Germany for 120 film, and a self-erecting scissor mechanism.
• Record II — 6x9 folding camera for 120 film with interchangeable shutter and lens options
• Record III — A folding 6x9 medium format camera with uncoupled rangefinder, produced from 1952 to 1955.
• Solinette — A 35mm folding viewfinder camera with a coupled selenium exposure meter and unit-focusing lens system.
• Super Isolette — German-made 6×6 medium format folding camera with coupled rangefinder and 75mm f/3.5 Solinar lens.

Folding Camera

• Ansco Clipper — Compact all-metal folding camera for 616 rollfilm, made in Binghamton, New York, with adjustable aperture and mechanical shutter.
• Billy (1927-) — Agfa Billy Record (1933–1942) — medium format folding camera for 120 film, 6x9cm images, self-erecting bellows, metal body. Collectible at $30–$70.
• Standard (1926-) — A metal-bodied folding camera introduced by Agfa in 1926, available in multiple formats for plates and roll film.
• Superior — A metal-bodied folding camera for 8x14 cm exposures on 122 film, made by Agfa in the early 1930s.

Pocket Camera

• Agfamatic — Compact 110 film camera series with mechanical operation and innovative "Ritsch-Ratsch" film advance, introduced by Agfa-Gevaert in 1973.

Rangefinder

• Ambi Silette (1957–1961) — The Agfa Ambi Silette is a high-end 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Agfa-Gevaert between 1957 and 1961. It stands out in Agfa’s postwar lineup as one
• Optima Sensor 1535 — Compact 35mm rangefinder with fully automatic exposure, built-in flash, and a bright viewfinder.

Slr

• Agfaflex — West Germany’s top-of-the-line 35mm SLR with interchangeable lenses and a coupled selenium meter in later models.
• Ambiflex — Agfa’s first 35mm SLR, featuring interchangeable lenses and a behind-the-lens leaf shutter.
• Easy — A fixed-focus 110 film camera with automatic exposure selection and integrated flash, built for point-and-shoot simplicity.
• Futura Af zoom — APS film compact with zoom lens, infrared autofocus, and built-in flash
• Isoflash-Rapid C — Compact 35mm viewfinder camera using Agfa’s Rapid film system, introduced in 1966 with fixed-focus lens and flashcube support.
• Mini — A simple, fixed-focus 110 film camera made in India, activated by squeezing the body to advance film and cock the shutter.
• Registrierkamera — Motorized 35mm surveillance camera built for automated recording in traffic, security, and industrial applications.
• RPS 2024 — Floor-standing repro camera for 20x24-inch sheet film with automated exposure programs and vacuum hold-down.
• Selectronic Sensor — A 35mm fixed-lens viewfinder camera with aperture-priority autoexposure and a unique film transport system.
• Tramp — Agfa Tramp (1982) — khaki 110 pocket camera with military stencil, motorized film advance, and Color Apotar lens. A themed variant of the 901 S.
• View — Wooden folding field cameras made by Ansco in Binghampton, New York, sold under the Agfa Ansco name.

Twin Lens Reflex

• Flexilette — A short-lived 35mm twin lens reflex camera introduced in 1960 as part of Agfa’s Optima line.

Other Models

• Agfa — Vintage Camera — Explore 84 Agfa vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.
• ActionCam (1995) — A joint venture digital SLR with a three-CCD sensor system, sold as a professional tool in 1995.
• Agfaflex — West Germany’s top-of-the-line 35mm SLR with interchangeable lenses and a coupled selenium meter in later models.
• Agfamatic — Compact 110 film camera series with mechanical operation and innovative "Ritsch-Ratsch" film advance, introduced by Agfa-Gevaert in 1973.
• Agfamatic 100 — A compact 126-format point-and-shoot camera with fixed focus and mechanical shutter controls.
• Agfamatic 1000S pocket sensor — A fixed-focus 110 film viewfinder camera with flashcube support, made by Agfa Camera Werk AG.
• Agfamatic 126 — A simple plastic viewfinder camera for square 126 film snapshots, made in multiple countries with built-in flash and fixed settings.
• Agfamatic 2000 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and flashcube automation, made in Germany by Agfa.
• Agfamatic 2008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film viewfinder camera with mechanical ratchet operation and flipflash support.
• Agfamatic 3000 Flash Pocket — A fixed-focus 110 film pocket camera with built-in electronic flash and weather-symbol exposure control.
• Agfamatic 3000 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film camera with fixed-focus lens and mechanical film advance via body squeeze.
• Agfamatic 3008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and weather-symbol exposure control, part of Agfa's Flipflash-compatible 'Ritsch-Ratsch' series.
• Agfamatic 4000 pocket sensor — A compact 110 film viewfinder camera made in Germany with electronic shutter and CdS exposure automation
• Agfamatic 4008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film camera with CdS-metered automatic exposure, manual zone focus, and Topflash compatibility.
• Agfamatic 50 — Fixed focus 126 film compact camera from Agfa, built for simplicity and spontaneous shooting.
• Agfamatic 901 motor — Motorized 110 film pocket camera with fixed focus, electronic shutter, and CdS metering via needle match in viewfinder.
• Agfamatic 901S motor — A motorized 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus optics and flipflash support, part of Agfa's successful German-made 'Ritsch-Ratsch' series.
• Ambi Silette (1957–1961) — The Agfa Ambi Silette is a high-end 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Agfa-Gevaert between 1957 and 1961. It stands out in Agfa’s postwar lineup as one
• Ambiflex — Agfa’s first 35mm SLR, featuring interchangeable lenses and a behind-the-lens leaf shutter.
• Ansco Clipper — Compact all-metal folding camera for 616 rollfilm, made in Binghamton, New York, with adjustable aperture and mechanical shutter.
• Ansco Memo — Compact 35mm folding viewfinder camera with proprietary film cassette system and claw-based film advance.
• Automatic 66 — The first medium format camera to incorporate an aperture priority auto-exposure system, using a selenium meter and pneumatic control system.
• Autostar — Compact 126 cartridge camera made in Brazil for simple snapshot photography.
• Autostar pocket — Compact 110 film camera introduced in 1976, built for simplicity and ease of use.
• Autostar X-126 — Plastic-bodied 126 film camera with fixed focus, fixed exposure, and flashcube mount.
• Billy (1927-) — Agfa Billy Record (1933–1942) — medium format folding camera for 120 film, 6x9cm images, self-erecting bellows, metal body. Collectible at $30–$70.
• Billy Compur — Folding 120 film camera producing eight 6×9 cm images, made in two distinct pre- and post-war versions.
• Billy I — A 120 film folding camera with interchangeable shutter and lens configurations, produced as part of Agfa’s long-running Billy series.
• Billy Jgetar 8.8 — Vertical folding bellows camera for 6×9cm medium format, made in Munich with fixed Igetar f/8.8 lens.
• BILLY RECORD — A self-erecting, vertical-folding medium format camera using 120 film to produce eight 6x9 cm exposures.
• Billy Record II — Medium format folding camera for 6x9 cm images on 120 film, manufactured by Agfa in Munich, Germany.
• Box 44 — Entry-level roll film box camera sold at a promotional price of 4 Reichsmarks to boost film sales.
• Box 50 — Simple 120 roll film box camera for 6×9 cm exposures, released by Agfa in 1949.
• Box B-2 — German-made medium format box camera for 120 film, producing 6x9 cm images with fixed-focus meniscus lens and dual viewfinders.
• Box I — A basic German box camera for 6x9 cm roll film, designed for beginner photographers.
• Box-Spezial — A metal-bodied roll film box camera made by Agfa for 6x9 cm exposures on 120 film.
• Easy — A fixed-focus 110 film camera with automatic exposure selection and integrated flash, built for point-and-shoot simplicity.
• Flexilette — A short-lived 35mm twin lens reflex camera introduced in 1960 as part of Agfa’s Optima line.
• Futura Af zoom — APS film compact with zoom lens, infrared autofocus, and built-in flash
• Iso-Rapid C — A fixed-focus viewfinder camera using Rapid film cartridges, made in Germany as a competitor to the Kodak Instamatic.
• Iso-Rapid I — An all-mechanical viewfinder camera for Agfa's Rapid film system, introduced in 1965 with a fixed-focus lens and simple shutter controls.
• Isoflash-Rapid C — Compact 35mm viewfinder camera using Agfa’s Rapid film system, introduced in 1966 with fixed-focus lens and flashcube support.
• Isola — The original 1955 Agfa Isola is a collapsible 6x6 medium format camera that fits in your pocket—simple, mechanical, and full of character.
• Isolar — Folding double-extension plate camera made by Agfa from 1928 to 1930, based on the Rietzschel Condor Luxus.
• Isolette (1937–1958) — The Agfa Isolette is a series of compact folding medium format cameras produced by Agfa between 1937 and 1958. Designed for 120 roll film, it delivers 12
• Isoly — Series of medium format viewfinder cameras made in Spain for Agfa, producing 16 exposures of 4x4 cm images on 120 film.
• Isomat Rapid — Simple 24x24 square-format camera using Agfa's Rapid film system, released the year after the format's 1964 launch.
• Isomat Rapid C — A 1965 rapid film camera using 35mm-based square format cassettes, designed for easy loading and automatic exposure.
• Karat — Agfa Karat (1936–1956) — a series of strut-folding 35mm rangefinders known for robust build, f/2.0 lens options, and transition from proprietary to standard 135 film.
• Memo — Compact 35mm horizontal folding camera made in the USA, using proprietary Ansco Memo film cartridges for 24 exposures.
• Mini — A simple, fixed-focus 110 film camera made in India, activated by squeezing the body to advance film and cock the shutter.
• Moto-Rapid C — 35mm film viewfinder camera using the Rapid cartridge system, produced for two years with a spring motor drive.
• Ninon — A horizontal folding-bed plate camera for 6.5x9cm film, originally developed by Rietzschel and continued by Agfa after their 1925 merger.
• Optima (1959–1968) — Utilizing an innovative traffic light exposure system, it simplified photography for amateur users. Full specifications and review.
• Optima 1 — A 35mm film camera made in Germany, produced from 1960 to 1964, featuring a 45mm f2.8 lens.
• Optima 500 (1964) — 35mm viewfinder camera with automatic exposure, produced in West Germany starting in 1964.
• Optima II (1962-1968) — It represents a significant step in Agfa’s transition toward automated exposure control in consumer-level cameras, co.... Full specifications and review.
• Optima Sensor 1535 — Compact 35mm rangefinder with fully automatic exposure, built-in flash, and a bright viewfinder.
• Optima Sensor 200 — A 35mm rangefinder-style camera with CdS metering and a unique sensor-activated exposure system introduced in 1969.
• Optima Sensor 500 — A fully automatic 35mm compact camera with motorized film transport and built-in flash, part of Agfa’s 1969 series of point-and-shoot cameras.
• Parat — Compact half-frame 35mm camera line introduced in 1963 with manual and automatic exposure variants.
• PD16 Clipper — Agfa PD16 Clipper (c. 1938) — steel-bodied 616 film camera with extensible lens front and fixed 1/60s shutter. A rare early Agfa-Ansco merger product.
• Rapid (1960s) — Proprietary 35mm cassette-to-cassette film system introduced as a rival to Kodak’s 126 Instamatic.
• Record I — 6x9 medium format folding camera made in Germany for 120 film, and a self-erecting scissor mechanism.
• Record II — 6x9 folding camera for 120 film with interchangeable shutter and lens options
• Record III — A folding 6x9 medium format camera with uncoupled rangefinder, produced from 1952 to 1955.
• Registrierkamera — Motorized 35mm surveillance camera built for automated recording in traffic, security, and industrial applications.
• RPS 2024 — Floor-standing repro camera for 20x24-inch sheet film with automated exposure programs and vacuum hold-down.
• Selecta — 35mm viewfinder camera with motor drive, coupled rangefinder, and selenium-cell metering
• Selectronic (early 1980s) — Series of 35mm cameras including viewfinder, rangefinder, and SLR models with electronic exposure control
• Selectronic 1 — Manual 35mm SLR with unique orange shutter button and split-image focus aid, built by Chinon for Agfa.
• Selectronic 2 — Auto-only SLR camera cosmetically redesigned from a Chinon CA-4/4s chassis, part of Agfa’s final film camera series.
• Selectronic Sensor — A 35mm fixed-lens viewfinder camera with aperture-priority autoexposure and a unique film transport system.
• Silette (1953–1974) — Designed for advanced amateur and professional photographers, the Silette line combined precision engineering, German.... Full specifications and review.
• Solinette — A 35mm folding viewfinder camera with a coupled selenium exposure meter and unit-focusing lens system.
• Standard (1926-) — A metal-bodied folding camera introduced by Agfa in 1926, available in multiple formats for plates and roll film.
• Super Isolette — German-made 6×6 medium format folding camera with coupled rangefinder and 75mm f/3.5 Solinar lens.
• Superior — A metal-bodied folding camera for 8x14 cm exposures on 122 film, made by Agfa in the early 1930s.
• Synchro Box — German-made medium format box camera for 120 film, with flash sync and dual tripod mounts.
• Tramp — Agfa Tramp (1982) — khaki 110 pocket camera with military stencil, motorized film advance, and Color Apotar lens. A themed variant of the 901 S.
• View — Wooden folding field cameras made by Ansco in Binghampton, New York, sold under the Agfa Ansco name.