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| − | The ''' | + | The '''Billy Record''' is a [[folding camera]] for 6x9 cm pictures on 120 film, made by the [[Agfa]] camera works in Munich (Germany). The camera was succeeded by the [[Agfa Billy Record II]]. Some models of the Billy Record series have coloured bellows. |
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Revision as of 11:57, 10 December 2012
The Billy Record is a folding camera for 6x9 cm pictures on 120 film, made by the Agfa camera works in Munich (Germany). The camera was succeeded by the Agfa Billy Record II. Some models of the Billy Record series have coloured bellows.
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| Agfa Billy Record 8,8 of 1938. image 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
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.
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
