Agfa Karat 36

[antonandreas]

I just finished up a roll in the camera and the results were far better this time than my first and second attempts. This is a wonderful little camera and thought to share some of my favorite pictures from the set:

Hope you enjoyed them.

 

[ZeissFan]

Which lens do you have on the camera. For those who don't know the camera, the Agfa Karat 36 is so named because it could take a standard 35mm cassette, while previous Karat models required the Agfa Rapid cassettes, which limited the photographer to 12 photos.

 

[wlewisiii]

Yes, they are very nice little cameras. I've had two of them & enjoyed using them. Beasts to clean the green Agfa cement, er, grease out of but well worth the effort.

William

 

[antonandreas]

It has the Xenar f/2.8 which I think leaves a beautiful signature on the photo.

This camera holds a special place in my heart as I did the CLA myself, though I had no idea what I was doing. The old grease was tough, but not as much of a problem everyone claims - however it did take a long time to get rid of the stuff.

Though there are many super neat aspects of the camera, my favorite is that the lens can take filters!

 

[colyn]

I have the 50mm f/2 S-K lens on mine which is for all intents and purposes the same lens used on the Kodak Retina IIa..

 

[ZeissFan]

One some Agfa cameras, the hardened grease can still be pliable, while on others, it's hardened into a cement-like consistency.

Luckily, you got one that was more like grease than cement.

 

[koniczech]

Anyone have suggestions on how to release the focus ring from it's bind?

Thanks!
koniczech

 

[bbrovold]

I had the 50 f 2.0 version and loved that camera until some ******* stole it out of my car.
Never got over that in all these years.

 

[Red Robin]

Agfa ring lockup

Agfa ring lockup

Anton, I too have a karat with the notorious locking-lube. I've apparently solved the problem. . . maybe . With a very small , very clean atomizer filled with denatured alcohol I applied a tiny-tinny droplet to the troubled area. Then worked the ring back-n-forth. As it began to loosen , using a ballpoint pen , inserted in the small. whole on the lever continue to move it back and fourth . repeat as needed. Good luck Red R.🙂