System
Agfa Selectaflex
Spec Notes
THE ONE REFLEX LENS THAT CARRIES A SINGLE MOUNT. It appears in the Selectaflex manual's lens gallery and in NEITHER Agfa Agfaflex document - not the III/IV/V instruction book, not the 1 September 1960 dealer price list - so no Agfa source places it on the Ambiflex. It SHIPPED: a photographed specimen carries serial 028109. CONFLICT RECORDED, NOT RESOLVED: one collector reference rosters it under the Ambiflex instead. If that is right this row gains a second mount; it is cheaper to add one than to retract one. AGFA PUBLISHES NO OPTICAL SPECIFICATION FOR THIS LENS. Elements, groups, filter thread, minimum focus, blades, weight and per-lens production years are ABSENT from Agfa's own instruction books and from every source consulted. HAZARD: an Ambiflex-era lens will mount on a Selectaflex body and then cannot be removed without mechanical intervention. Agfa's museum states it in German and in its own English: "Ambiflex-Objektive passen nicht bei der Selectaflex!!! Sie lassen sich dann nicht mehr entfernen!" The reverse direction works: a first-hand mount test reports a Selectaflex lens fitting an Ambiflex body. The physical tell of an Ambiflex-era lens is a funnel-shaped notch at the distance-scale mark. NO flange focal distance exists for either mount, from any source.
Max Aperture
f/4.5
Focal Length (Max)
180mm
Focal Length (Min)
180mm