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The '''Agfa Box 50''' was a durable simple camera for absolute beginners. It made 6&times;9 cm exposures on film rolls of type [[120 film|120]] (=60mm). The inner part had to be taken out of the camera to load the film. The '''Synchro''' version allowed to mount the bulb flash Agfa Clibo.
 
The '''Agfa Box 50''' was a durable simple camera for absolute beginners. It made 6&times;9 cm exposures on film rolls of type [[120 film|120]] (=60mm). The inner part had to be taken out of the camera to load the film. The '''Synchro''' version allowed to mount the bulb flash Agfa Clibo.
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===Agfa Box 50===
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*Type: [[Box camera]]
 
*Type: [[Box camera]]
 
*Manufacturer: [[Agfa|Agfa Camerawerk AG, München]]
 
*Manufacturer: [[Agfa|Agfa Camerawerk AG, München]]
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*Shutter: simple one-speed shutter
 
*Shutter: simple one-speed shutter
 
*Finders: built-in [[brilliant finder]]s, one for horizontal, one for vertical format
 
*Finders: built-in [[brilliant finder]]s, one for horizontal, one for vertical format
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Price:25$
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===Synchro Box===
 
===Synchro Box===
 
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*Type: Box camera
 
*Type: Box camera
 
*Manufacturer: [[Agfa|Agfa Camerawerk AG, München]]
 
*Manufacturer: [[Agfa|Agfa Camerawerk AG, München]]
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*Weight: 350 mm
 
*Weight: 350 mm
 
*Flash: connector for bulb-flash [[Agfa flashes#Clibo|Agfa Clibo]]
 
*Flash: connector for bulb-flash [[Agfa flashes#Clibo|Agfa Clibo]]
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/agfa/boxen/box-50.html Box 50] and [http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/agfa/boxen/synchro-box.html Synchro Box 600] at Kurt Tauber's [http://www.kameramuseum.de]
 
*[http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/agfa/boxen/box-50.html Box 50] and [http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/agfa/boxen/synchro-box.html Synchro Box 600] at Kurt Tauber's [http://www.kameramuseum.de]

Revision as of 17:56, 1 May 2011

The Agfa Box 50 was a durable simple camera for absolute beginners. It made 6×9 cm exposures on film rolls of type 120 (=60mm). The inner part had to be taken out of the camera to load the film. The Synchro version allowed to mount the bulb flash Agfa Clibo.

Agfa Box 50



Synchro Box

  • Type: Box camera
  • Manufacturer: Agfa Camerawerk AG, München
  • Year of release: 1949
  • Film: 120 film rolls
  • Lens: 105mm fixed focus meniscus lens (minimal distance 3m)
  • Aperture: 1:11, switchable to greater aperture with yellow filter or smaller aperture without filter
  • Shutter: simple one-speed shutter, speed 1/30 sec.
  • Finders: built-in brilliant finders, one for horizontal, one for vertical format
  • Dimensions: 84 × 102 × 125 mm
  • Weight: 350 mm
  • Flash: connector for bulb-flash Agfa Clibo


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