Karat
The Karat was a folding camera made by Agfa in the mid-1930s. It came with a new film loading concept for 35mm film. The camera has to be loaded with a cartridge in which the film is provided and an empty cartridge of the same type. The film advance mechanism of the camera transfers the film step by step out of the one into the other cartridge. The piece of film lying inside the camera between the cartridges will always be fixed perfectly in the focal plane. The Karat cartridges are a light-tight version of a an older cartridge type of Agfa. 27 years later the Karat cartridges were revived as Agfa's Rapid film system.
In 1951 the Karat 36 appeared that broke the tradition and used the standard 35mm film cassette.
Karat 6,3 ArtDeco
Karat 6,3
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Karat 4,5
Karat 12
The Karat 12 upgrades the Karat system to include a rangefinder and lever wind.
Karat 3,5
Links
- Agfa Karat at Roland and Caroline's [1]
