Agfa Billy Record
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.
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
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.
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