Agfa PB 20
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| PB 20 Plenax image by kayris06 (Image rights) |
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| Agfa-Ansco PB-20 Antar, with Art Deco styled panels image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
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The Agfa PB 20 or Agfa Ansco PB 20 were a series of 6x9 folding cameras for type PB20 roll film (equivalent to Kodak's designation 620). Many models are distinguished only by the lens designations Antar (f/14), or Tripar (f/11). Others are designated "Plenax" (regardless of lens type), and these include a few higher-specification models with Hypar f/6.3 Anastigmat lenses, and shutters offering T, B, 100, 50, and 25 settings.
Folding cameras accepting PB 20 film were also made in the Ansco Readyset series. There was also an nicely finished upmarket model (offering a body shutter release), the Agfa PB 20 Viking.
The company was not consistent, and the designations PB-20, PB 20, or PB20 may all be seen.
Link
- Link to Agfa PB20 instruction manual at www.butkus.org [1]]
- Agfa Ansco PB 20 Plenax at Matt Denton's Classic Cameras
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| PB 20 Plenax with Hypar f/6.3 lens image by Bill Lim (Image rights) |
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| Agfa-Ansco PB-20 with Tripar f/11 lens image by Joan Ribera (Image rights) |
