Agfa Agfamatic 3000 pocket sensor (1974–1976)
Compact 110 film camera with fixed-focus lens and mechanical film advance via body squeeze.
Overview
The Agfa Agfamatic 3000 pocket sensor is a 110 cartridge film pocket camera made by Agfa Camera Werk AG from 1974 to 1976. Its Agfa Color-Apotar lens is faster and better than the one on the earlier Agfamatic 2000 pocket. The camera uses a "Ritsch-Ratsch-Klick" mechanism - you squeeze the body, and that cocks the shutter and advances the film. With a little practice it's quick and simple. Exposure is set by hand with a slider carrying four weather symbols, which adjust aperture and flash distance. There is no exposure meter.
Specifications
| Film Type | Pocketfilm 110 |
|---|---|
| Negative Format | 13 x 17 mm |
| Lens | Agfa Color-Apotar 1:6,3/27mm, fixed focus from 1.2 m |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/50 s and 1/100 s |
| Flash Connection | X flash cubes and Agfa Agfamatic pocket LUX accessory |
| Film Transport | Manual via body squeeze mechanism |
| Viewfinder | Bright-frame viewfinder |
| Housing Material | Metal and plastic |
Design
Squeezing the body cocks the shutter and advances the film, the "Ritsch-Ratsch-Klick" mechanism. The weather-symbol slider sets aperture and flash distance together. A red foil membrane ("red sensor point") sits over the mechanical shutter release button. The camera takes flash cubes with mechanical ignition.
Context
The Agfamatic 3000 pocket sensor belonged to Agfa's 110 film camera lineup, in the "Ritsch-Ratsch" series built for magicube flash. It was a direct upgrade of the Agfamatic 2000 pocket. It later evolved into the Agfa Agfamatic 3008 pocket Sensor, which added support for Topflash flash bars. In 1975, Agfa introduced the Agfamatic pocket LUX as a dedicated flash accessory.
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