An unusual camera with unexpected opportunities. The Agfa Optima 103 comes yet the time when the Swabian company Plawa-Feinwerktechnik was licensee for Agfa cameras. She is one of the few ultra-compact cameras can comfortably place without bulk in the breast pocket of the jacket into place plus a surprise today very rare metal housing. Most unusual, however, the in-camera software that is functionally identical to the one of the known bridge cameras and next to various automatic modes also allows full manual exposure control. HDR photography is possible via bracketing and subsequent calculation on the PC, as well as the integrated automatic HDR mode, which raises the shade by about an exposure value, at least in high-contrast exteriors. These options you would expect otherwise only in higher-value travel or bridge cameras and is more surprised to find them in a very small and inexpensive camera. As far as the positive features of the Optima 103. A negative point is that an exaggerated internal noise reduction, with a 12MP sensor is actually in this form is not necessary, the finest structures wegrechnet and the images can look rather flat at high magnification. However, the main weakness of the Optima 103 is the optics. The zoom with a focal range of 28-112 (KB) has been optimized for optimal imaging performance in high zoom range and therefore results in wide-angle to a disturbing barrel distortion, which really bugs in architectural photography. Well also this error can be with the right Photoshop - correct plugin, but who wants to edit any already Wide Shot.