Specifications

Type
Folding camera
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens
50 mm f/3.5
Shutter
Leaf shutter, mechanical
Metering
none
Focusing
zone focusing (estimated distance)

Good to know

The camera takes Karat cartridges and needs an empty take-up cartridge when you load it. [1]

Setting the shutter speed, cocking the shutter and releasing it are separate steps; according to the manual, you set the speed before cocking. [1]

Sources

  1. Agfa: Gebrauchsanweisung Karat 3,5, Bestellnummern 2025/00 und 2025/01
  2. Deutsches Kameramuseum: Agfa Karat 3,5 mit Solinar
  3. Museum für Agfa-Kameras: Karat 3,5
  4. Wikipedia: Agfa Karat

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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