Agfa Ambi-Silette from my dad's collection

[BrunoK]

Another very nice find from my dad's collection.
It seems to have hardly been used, almost like new.

Agfa Ambi-Silette 35mm rangefinder

sn on access. shoe PZ 5375 no other sn noted anywhere on body
lens Agfa Color-Solinar 1:2,8/50 sn 120xxx
shutter Synchro-Compur

Has interesting viewfinder hatch cover and sliding view frames for 35/50/90mm lenses

Has dealer plate on camera back, reads:
Photos des Nations
Robert Fehmann
Geneve

Original Agfa colored Film sticker inside of back

Original hard leather case with chrome trim ring and edging

Once again comments, any information, tips, warnings, online manuals, etc. are greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance
Bruno

 

[murpograph]

@BrunoK
I found a manual here: www.urmonas.net/manuals/ambisil/ambisil.html. The ambi silette was planned to be a less expensive alternative to Leica and had 4 lenses: the one you have, a wide angle "Color-ambion" (35mm f4), a tele "Color Telinear" (90mm/f4) and another Tele "Color Telinear" (135mm/4) with separate finder. The quality of the lenses and the shutter is very good and that of the range-finder excellent. AGFA did not build a lot of them may be because many other german producers started efforts with 35mm-cameras with interchangeable lenses in that period (Kodak [I know it's not german ;-)], Balda, AkA, Braun and others).

The non-solinar-lenses are difficult to find.

Hope this was helpful/informative

Regards
Udo

 

[BrunoK]

Thank you very much for the link to the manual.