AGFA Solinette 35mm folder camera. Manual needed.

Anyone know where I can get a copy online? I've searched long and hard but
have had no luck so far.

The camera works quite well, but there are a couple of features that are a
mystery to me.

Thanks
Glenn - Sydney Australia

 

I don't have a manual but I am familiar with many old german cameras
and even once had a Solinette. Did not use it myself but made some
minor repairs on it. Don't hesitate to ask your questions.

Winfried

 

$20 from here..
www.craigcamera.com/ib_agfa.htm


howee.
backfire.co.uk

 

Glenn,

I can't recall if I have a manual, and at the moment I'm hundreds of miles
from my things. I have both a Solinette II and a Super Solinette. If you
have any questions, possibly I can help. I bet you want to know about that
button and slide switch on the back!

-Mike

 

Nope, I fgured that part out.. Just unsure of the function of the lever
under the front of the lens barrel, looks a little like the shutter cocking
arm, but near it is a letter M and a yellow dot, like the flash selector
lever on the top of the lens. Any ideas?

Have already shot a roll of b&w file through it and the results were really
quite nice.

Glenn - Sydney

 

There's some info at:
http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/solinetteii.html
and a manual can be purchased from:
http://www.ritzcam.com/catalog/frameset.php?cat=600
Hope this helps,

John

 

Glenn, it sounds like your camera has a Prontor shutter. If so, I
think that is a self-timer lever. You move the lever to the yellow
dot, advance the film/cock the shutter and then hit the shutter
release. When new, I think it gave a seven- or 10-second delay.

If the self-timer doesn't start moving or stutters, it's likely that
the timer's clock-like mechanism is gummed up. You can sometimes press
in the opposite direction. Don't force it though. You can clean it
yourself, but I've thought the Prontor shutters were a real pain to
reassemble.

I think you might be able to go in through the front to do enough
maintenance, but you'd want to remove all of the lens elements.

This probably is more information than you wanted, and you might just
decide to avoid using the self-timer.

Keep an eye on the bellows. For some reason, Agfa didn't use
first-rate material. I've found that the Solinettes' bellows are a bit
more durable than the 120 medium-format Isolettes when it comes to
bellows.

 

Ok Mike, thanks for that, answers my questions well enough. And no, I won't
be disassembling any lens parts if it can't be made to work.

Thanks to all for the feedback.

Happy Shooting to all.

Glenn - Sydney