Agfa Billy Record
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The Agfa Billy Record was a folding camera made by the Agfa cameraworks Munich (Germany). The camera was suceeded by the Billy Record II. Some models of the Billy Record series had coloured bellows.
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| Agfa Billy Record 8,8 of 1938. Picture by Alf Sigaro. (Image rights) |
Agfa Billy Record 7,7
- Type: vertical folder
- Manufacturer: Agfa
- year of launch: 1933
- Films: 120 roll films, 6×9 exposure format
- Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Jgestar 1:7.7/100mm (three optical elements)
- Shutter: Prontor (Alfred Gauthier, Culmbach), speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
- Aperture: 1:7.7-1:32
- Weight: 560 g
- Dimensions: 165×88×37mm (closed), 165×108×131mm (open)
- Price: 30 Reichsmark in Germany, 185 Francs in France
Agfa Billy Record 8,8
- Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Jgestar 1:8.8/105mm, or Jgestar 8.8/100mm
- Shutter: Agfa Automat, speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
- Aperture: 1:8.8-1:16
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| Agfa Billy Record 7,7. Picture by eBayer antikgueny. (Image rights) |
Agfa Billy Record 4,5
- year of launch: 1935, since 1940 with double exposure protection, since 1945 with Prontor S shutter
- Lens: Apotar 1:4.5/105mm or Solinar 1:4.5/105mm
- Shutter: Prontor II, speeds 1 - 1/150 sec.
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Links
- Billy Record at Vintage Folding Cameras (the camera with Apotar lens is a Billy Record II, not I)
- Billy Record 4,5, Billy Record II, Billy Record 7,7, Billy Record user manual on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Billy Record 8,8 and Billy Record 4,5 at The Camera Site by Reijo Lauro
Categories: German 6x9 viewfinder folding | Agfa | A | B | R | 1933
