Agfa Agfamatic 3008 pocket sensor (1975)
Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and weather-symbol exposure control, part of Agfa's Flipflash-compatible "Ritsch-Ratsch" series.
Overview
The Agfa Agfamatic 3008 pocket sensor is a 110 film cartridge camera made in 1975 by Agfa, Deutschland. It belongs to the Agfamatic series built for Flipflash bars, and it sits in Agfa's "Ritsch-Ratsch" 110 lineup. Retailer Foto-Quelle also sold it as the Revue Pocket 350. The lens is a fixed-focus Color Apotar 27mm f/6.5. Film transport is a manual push-pull slide that advances the film and cocks the shutter in one motion.
Specifications
| Film Type | 110 cartridge film |
| Negative Format | 13 x 17 mm |
| Lens | Color Apotar 27mm f/6.5, fixed focus |
| Shutter Speed | 1/50 s to 1/100 s |
| Flash Connection | Slot for Flipflash bars |
| Exposure Control | Manual, via weather symbol selection |
| Aperture Control | Adjustable via four weather symbols using two blades |
| Viewfinder | Bright-frame viewfinder |
| Shutter Type | Simple shutter |
| Focusing | Fixed focus |
| Lens Mount | Fixed, built-in |
| Body Material | Metal and plastic |
| Trigger | Sensor shutter release (round red membrane button) |
Design
The shutter release is a sensor type with a round red membrane button, a design Agfa introduced in 1968. The body is metal and plastic, with a bright-frame viewfinder. You set the aperture by hand with a selector showing four weather symbols, and it moves two blades to control exposure.
Context
The Agfamatic 3008 pocket sensor belongs to the second Agfamatic series made for Flipflash, not Magicubes. The wider Agfa 110 lineup includes models 508, 1008, 2008, 3008, 4008, 5008, and 6008 pocket sensor. A promotional version was issued for "Der Löwenbräu," a brewery, so the camera did turn up as branded merchandise.
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