Vintage Camera Repair: Agfa Silette-LK

The Agfa Silette-LK is a vintage camera that operates without a battery, yet it features a semi-automatic light meter. The light meter operates electrically with a selenium cell, and is mechanically coupled to the exposure and ISO film speed setting. This camera had the problem that the exposure and aperture could not be set individually. As it turns out, these settings were coupled by two plastic rings that were stuck together.

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