Photo via Wikimedia Commons (Optima M100, VEB Optima Erfurt)
One example. Colors, sub-models, and production years vary; the machine you find may differ.
Optima (Elite, M10)
The keystroke
Effortfirm
Smoothnesssmooth
Snapbalanced
Precisiontight
Landingmoderate
Volumeconversational
What people say
Olympia-derived mechanism from the other side of the wall
— collector consensus
Worth knowing
- Part of the East German VEB lineage alongside Erika and later Robotron; the Optima Super was a name variant of the Erika 10. Will Davis ↗
See & hear it for yourself
Manuals & repair
All sources
External, in their original form. The people who know these machines best — click through to read and watch.
Where to find one
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Optima
- Origin
- East Germany
- Years
- 1951–1979
- Form
- Standard
- Mass
- 12 kg
- Shift
- basket