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When I do a shoot with a model I always take it with me and often use that as the sole option. The only one that comes close is my Pikachu camera, but that’s a story for another day. Over the 2.5yrs I’ve owned the Agfa Optima Sensor Flash I’ve had the pleasure of trying out or owning lots of cameras but nothing comes close and none bring me the usability or joy of using the Agfa. After over a year or so of this and multiple FB group bans I’d shot tens, then scores, then hundreds of rolls through this impeccable camera and I’d come to realise that I wasn’t joking any more, the Agfa Optima Sensor Flash actually is the best camera ever made. This led to much mischief and rifts and frankly used to make me laugh every time. I didn’t think much of it other than it was a bit of a jokey troll and that I would entertain every debate that came up about it and attempt to explain away why it was better through pathetic but true arguments in favour like “I can’t fit a Hasselblad in my coat pocket though” for example. I knew my gear would be either mocked or ignored by most as the Agfa Optima Sensor Flash is neither known for its technical abilities (although it should be) or a well loved meme compact camera like a T4 or mju (although it should be) so my answer to this was when posting on Facebook photography groups I’d simply add “best camera ever made” after the name. I like sharing my work and I know that most places demand you explain your gear as it appeases both camps. Both are equally valid and necessary, I personally think mastery of both is the goal but I’d say I’m firmly over in the content side and sometimes inspire contempt from both. I think there’s two types of photographers: the ones who are more content focused and there’s the ones who are more gear focused, there’s artists and there’s technicians. It weighs about 300g or something and fits into a jacket pocket without any drama and a trouser/shorts pocket if you don’t wear your clothes overly tight. The Agfa Optima Sensor Flash powered by 2 x AAA batteries, which the ease of finding in corner shops has saved my bacon on many shoots.
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The viewfinder about as big as a cinema screen. The shutter release is super soft and a big red circle, which as we all know automatically makes a camera better.
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The Agfa Optima Sensor Flash has a manual thumb lever film advance, this also is the film rewind which is a bit weird but a nice quirk. The shutter/aperture are both automatic and mysterious, I think it’s shutter priority but it’s a bit weirder than that and somehow figures it out itself.
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I don’t claim to know loads about gear, although I know a bit, but I wanted something that would work well for what I do and not sure asking the 70+ year old guy who works there would be much help, even though he is an absolute gem and font of knowledge. While within that lovely Aladdins cave of cameras I felt a bit overwhelmed. Two and a half years ago I went into a camera shop while on a trip to Arundel, a quintessentially English castle town in West Sussex, it’s called Arundel Photographica and well worth a visit if you’re ever in that part of the world. It’s a love letter to the Agfa Optima Sensor Flash, an evangelical sermon, a story of trolling turned right and maybe even evidence of manifestation. OK, before we get started I need to make clear this isn’t a simple review.