Agfa Billy 1 Folding Camera with Case

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Title

Agfa Billy 1 Folding Camera with Case

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Western Bay Museum

Collection

Western Bay Museum

Description

The Billy I is a folding viewfinder camera for 2¼x3¼-inch pictures on 120 roll film, made by Agfa in the 1950s (first variant in 1950, another in 1952). It should not be confused with the inter-war Agfa Billy Jgetar 8.8, which was also named the Agfa Billy I from 1931 onward. This example has Agfa's Agnar 105mm f/6.3 lens, with front-element scale focusing down to one metre, and a Pronto shutter which has a 1/100 second speed and a self-timer. This camera is the "Vario" model, see also the ...

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Format

Image

Date created

c. 1950s

Creator

Agfa

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/4456/objects/1871354

Related subjects

Film, camera / Photography

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