The Agat 18 is a soviet camera made of plastic. Looks like a toy and it is. It is the size of a cigarette packet, with colourfull plastic parts and an easy semi-automatic way to take pictures.
The camera takes 35mm film but makes 72 half frame exposures. Once you set the ASA speed on the orange dial, there are marked weather settings to choose from that set the aperture/speed combination of the camera. Sunny, cloudy, rainy etc. Then focussing is done from a distance scale.
The shutter is in an awkword position that together with the strange framing (camera upright for landscapes and level for portrait shots) and viewfinder position need a lot of practice.
After clicking the shutter, it needs a good amount of pressure in the wind knop to cock the shutter again.
Overall is a fun camera to use, but do not expect high quality photos
Some samples with a long expired Agfa XRG 100 film set to 16-25 ASA on camera
The half frame format can make panoramas, but the viewfinder shows less than what is recorded, so there is a big overlapping.
The door latch was loose and had some light leaks, I fixed later.
Hofburg, Vienna
Donauinsel, Vienna
Belevedere Palace, Vienna
The shutter is in an awkword position that together with the strange framing (camera upright for landscapes and level for portrait shots) and viewfinder position need a lot of practice.
After clicking the shutter, it needs a good amount of pressure in the wind knop to cock the shutter again.
Overall is a fun camera to use, but do not expect high quality photos
Some samples with a long expired Agfa XRG 100 film set to 16-25 ASA on camera
The half frame format can make panoramas, but the viewfinder shows less than what is recorded, so there is a big overlapping.
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The door latch was loose and had some light leaks, I fixed later.
Hofburg, Vienna
Donauinsel, Vienna
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