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New (to me) 1958 Agfa Silette LK.

The LK was one of the cheaper of the many Silette versions. This is a little better than some, in that it has an f/2.8 Color-Apotar lens and a selenium light meter, which even seems to work.

This is a viewfinder camera. Better Silettes (Super-Silette and variants) were rangefinders, and there was even one style with interchangeable lenses (Ambi-Silette).

The LK came in three basic body styles, of which I am pretty sure this is the first (1958) type.

Apart from a sticky self-timer (red lever at bottom) and what I think is a missing ISO/ASA selector ring (under the knurled film rewind knob to the right), it seems to work perfectly. Some of the lens coating is missing, and there's certainly some dust in the workings, but nothing that obviously shows up on film.

Photos are in this set.

Nikon D5000
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV
Nikon SB-400 Speedlight, right at the camera

SOOC except for minor de-glitching of dust on the scan and a slight vibrance boost. Metered and focused by guesswork.

Roll #1 Exposure #12
Black's Photo (Fuji) ISO 400
Agfa Silette LK
Agfa Color-Apotar 45mm f/2.8
Development and scanning by Black's Photography

Lobby of Knox College on the University of Toronto's St. George campus.

SOOC except for minor de-glitching of dust on the scan. Metered and focused by guesswork.

Roll #1, Exposure #15
Black's Photo (Fuji) ISO 400
Agfa Silette LK
Agfa Color-Apotar 45mm f/2.8
Development and scanning by Black's Photography

Throne in the Debates Room, Hart House, University of Toronto. Shot through the glass of a locked door.

SOOC except for minor crop. Metered and focused by guesswork.

Should have taken some time to de-glitch this scan.

Roll #1, Exposure #26
Black's Photo (Fuji) ISO 400
Agfa Silette LK
Agfa Color-Apotar 45mm f/2.8
Development and scanning by Black's Photography

Trinity Square, Toronto.

SOOC except for minor crop to remove edge of film rebate. Metered with onboard camera meter. The ASA setting on the camera seems non-functional, but this exposure doesn't seem too bad at all for ISO 400 film. Focus was guessed (correctly on the drainpipe, as it turns out).

Roll #1, Exposure #6
Black's Photo (Fuji) ISO 400
Agfa Silette LK
Agfa Color-Apotar 45mm f/2.8
Development and scanning by Black's Photography