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Agfa Isoly IIa
France Version française
Photos by OC text by Sylvain Halgand. From the collection of OC. Last update 2023-09-21 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1964 to (Circa) 1966.
Index of rarity in France: Frequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 1789

See the complete technical specifications

Chronology of cameras Agfa 

The Isola and Isoly are sometimes confused; this is probably due to the similarity of their names and their temporal proximity.

While both use 120 film, the former produces 6 x 6cm negatives, while with the latter they will only be 4 x 4cm. This choice of format on a 6cm wide film is perplexing, but it has the advantage of being compatible with slide films, and the late 1950s and early 1960s correspond to the explosion of slide film use.

The Isola are fairly basic cameras made of metal and plastic. The lens and shutter are at the end of an extendable tube.

The Isoly are also simple cameras. They were launched a few years after the first Isola. They are easily recognizable by their large clear viewfinder. There is protection against double exposures. On the top, a tiny hole with a red dot indicates that a photo has already been taken. The name appears in different places depending on the model. Some specimens have their name spelled Jsoly. The first letter is indeed an uppercase I, with a particular calligraphy.

    Year Lens Aperture Shutter

Isola Agfa Isola 1955-56 Agnar
6,3/75 mm
6,3 et 11 Singlo 1/30, 1/100, B
synchro
Isola I Agfa Isola I 1956-66 Ménisque env. 8 et 12 P, I
Isola II Agfa Isola II 1956-64 identique à l'Isola

Isoly     Ménisque
f/11
   
Isoly Junior Agfa Isoly Junior 1961-66 identique à l'Isoly
Isoly 4 x 4 Agfa Isoly 4 x 4 c. 1960 identique à l'Isoly Junior
Isoly I Agfa Isoly I 1961-66 Achromat
8/55 mm
8 et 11 1/30 1/100 B
Isoly II Agfa Isoly II 1961-64 Agnar
6,3/75 mm
  Singlo 1/30, 1/100, B
synchro
Isoly IIa Agfa Isoly IIa 1964-66 Color-Agnar
5,6/55 mm
   
Isoly III Agfa Isoly III 1961-66 Color Apotar
3,9/60 mm
  Pronto 1/30 à 1/250, B
+ retard.
Isoly IIIa Agfa Isoly IIIa   Color Agnar
3,5/60 mm
  Prontor 250 S
+ retard
Isoly-Mat Agfa Isoly-Mat 1961-66 Color-Agnar
5,6/55 mm
  3 vitesses
__________

While the Isoly II features a better lens compared to those on the Isoly I, the Isoly IIa itself has a superior lens than the Isoly II: a Color-Agnar 5.6/55mm for the former and an Agnar 6.3/55mm for the latter. It is worth noting that certain catalogs do not distinguish between the lens names.

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