25 May 2009

Meet the Cameras: Agfa Silette


This Agfa Silette with Pronto shutter and Apotar 1:3.5/45 lens belonged to J.'s grandfather ("Grampy"). He died back in the eighties (seventies?) so I never met him but understand he was always interested in the newest cameras. J., who also has a thing for cameras, ended up with a box full of his old ones when the family cleaned out the farmhouse in Canada.

The camera has suffered a bit from being in storage for a long time. There's some corrosion around the lens and some of the case lining has stuck to the body of the camera. No idea if it works but, of course, that's what this project is all about. I found a manual online here so that'll help.

It's in a Ciro 35 case so I thought that's what I had at first. The Agfa makes me happier.