{"product_id":"vintage-agfa-optima-parat-35mm-camera","title":"Vintage Agfa Optima-Parat Half-Frame 35mm Camera 1964 — Automatic Exposure, West German","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely and historically significant half-frame 35mm camera — the Agfa Optima-Parat, produced in 1964. At the time of its introduction, the Optima-Parat was one of the most sophisticated half-frame cameras available, combining Agfa's acclaimed automatic exposure system with the compact half-frame format. Half-frame cameras expose each frame at half the standard 35mm size, yielding up to 72 exposures from a standard 36-exposure roll — an appealing economy that made them popular with serious amateurs and travellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShutter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Works — may be slightly temperamental at the fastest speeds, but not film tested.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOptics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMechanics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Work correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some minor age-related wear including a few small scratches — consistent with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agfa, West Germany — founded in 1867 and one of the great names of European photography, Agfa produced cameras and film for over a century. The Optima series was Agfa's flagship range of automatic cameras, renowned for their reliable selenium-cell automatic exposure system that required no battery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Optima-Parat — the half-frame variant of the Optima series. ‘Parat’ denotes the half-frame format (from the German ‘Halbformat’). Introduced in 1963, it was one of the most capable half-frame cameras of its era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half-frame 35mm — produces 18×24mm frames, yielding up to 72 shots from a standard 36-exposure roll of 35mm film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1964 — the height of West German camera engineering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e A refined and capable camera from one of Europe’s great photographic houses — the half-frame format is enjoying a strong revival among film photography enthusiasts, making this both a collectible and a usable camera.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65562053902685,"sku":"0053","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/agfa-optima-parat-white-background.png?v=1786611235","url":"https:\/\/curiooptics.com\/products\/vintage-agfa-optima-parat-35mm-camera","provider":"Curio Optics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}