Agfa

Explore 84 Agfa vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

Box Camera

• Clack (1954–1965) — Agfa Clack (1954–1965) — mass-market 6x9cm box camera on 120 film. 1.65M made. Metal body, Bulb mode, cable release. Cheap, common, underrated.

Cameras

• 254 — Agfa 254 folding camera, a roll-film variant in the Agfa Standard series (c.1926–mid-1930s) using 120 film. One of several models in Agfa's first original post-Rietzschel camera line.
• ActionCam (1995) — A joint venture digital SLR with a three-CCD sensor system, sold as a professional tool in 1995. This page has production dates.
• Agfaflex — West Germany’s top-of-the-line 35mm SLR with interchangeable lenses and a coupled selenium meter in later models. Find when it was made here.
• Agfamatic — Compact 110 film camera series with mechanical operation and innovative "Ritsch-Ratsch" film advance, introduced by Agfa-Gevaert in 1973.
• Agfamatic 100 — A compact 126-format point-and-shoot camera with fixed focus and mechanical shutter controls. Find production years here.
• Agfamatic 126 — A simple plastic viewfinder camera for square 126 film snapshots, made in multiple countries with built-in flash and fixed settings.
• Agfamatic 2000 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and flashcube automation, made in Germany by Agfa. Covers production dates.
• Agfamatic 2008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film viewfinder camera with mechanical ratchet operation and flipflash support. Covers when it was made. Covers when it was made.
• Agfamatic 3000 Flash Pocket — A fixed-focus 110 film pocket camera with built-in electronic flash and weather-symbol exposure control. Find production years here.
• Agfamatic 3000 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film camera with fixed-focus lens and mechanical film advance via body squeeze. Find when it was made here. Find when it was made here.
• Agfamatic 3008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus lens and weather-symbol exposure control, part of Agfa's Flipflash-compatible 'Ritsch-Ratsch' series.
• Agfamatic 4000 pocket sensor — A compact 110 film viewfinder camera made in Germany with electronic shutter and CdS exposure automation. With detailed specs and production dates.
• Agfamatic 4008 pocket sensor — Compact 110 film camera with CdS-metered automatic exposure, manual zone focus, and Topflash compatibility. Includes production years.
• Agfamatic 50 — Fixed focus 126 film compact camera from Agfa, built for simplicity and spontaneous shooting. Includes when it was made.
• Agfamatic 901 motor — Motorized 110 film pocket camera with fixed focus, electronic shutter, and CdS metering via needle match in viewfinder. Includes production dates.
• Agfamatic 901S motor — A motorized 110 film pocket camera with fixed-focus optics and flipflash support, part of Agfa's successful German-made 'Ritsch-Ratsch' series.
• Ambi Silette (1957–1961) — The Agfa Ambi Silette is a high-end 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Agfa-Gevaert between 1957 and 1961. Covers the complete spec table.
• Ambiflex — Agfa’s first 35mm SLR, featuring interchangeable lenses and a behind-the-lens leaf shutter. Find detailed specs and production dates here.
• Ansco Clipper — Compact all-metal folding camera for 616 rollfilm, made in Binghamton, New York, with adjustable aperture and mechanical shutter.
• Automatic 66 — The first medium format camera to incorporate an aperture priority auto-exposure system, using a selenium meter and pneumatic control system.
• Autostar — Compact 126 cartridge camera made in Brazil for simple snapshot photography. With the complete spec table, the original manual and when it was made.
• Autostar pocket — Compact 110 film camera introduced in 1976, built for simplicity and ease of use. Covers production years. Covers production years.
• Autostar X-126 — Plastic-bodied 126 film camera with fixed focus, fixed exposure, and flashcube mount. Includes when it was made. Includes when it was made.
• Billy (1933–1942) — Agfa Billy Record (1933–1942) — vertical folding 120 camera, 6x9cm negatives, self-erecting bellows, 8.8/7.7/4.5 variants. $30–$70.
• Billy Compur — Folding 120 film camera producing eight 6×9 cm images, made in two distinct pre- and post-war versions. This page has the complete spec table.
• Billy I — A 120 film folding camera with interchangeable shutter and lens configurations, produced as part of Agfa’s long-running Billy series.
• Billy Record II — Medium format folding camera for 6x9 cm images on 120 film, manufactured by Agfa in Munich, Germany. This page has production dates.
• Box 44 — Entry-level roll film box camera sold at a promotional price of 4 Reichsmarks to boost film sales. Find detailed specs and production dates here.
• Box B-2 — German-made medium format box camera for 120 film, producing 6x9 cm images with fixed-focus meniscus lens and dual viewfinders.
• Box I — A basic German box camera for 6x9 cm roll film, designed for beginner photographers. With full specifications and production years.
• Box-Spezial — A metal-bodied roll film box camera made by Agfa for 6x9 cm exposures on 120 film. This page has production years. This page has production years.
• Easy — A fixed-focus 110 film camera with automatic exposure selection and integrated flash, built for point-and-shoot simplicity.
• Futura Af zoom — APS film compact with zoom lens, infrared autofocus, and built-in flash. Find production dates here. Find production dates here.
• Iso-Rapid C — A fixed-focus viewfinder camera using Rapid film cartridges, made in Germany as a competitor to the Kodak Instamatic. Find when it was made here.
• Isoflash-Rapid C — Compact 35mm viewfinder camera using Agfa’s Rapid film system, introduced in 1966 with fixed-focus lens and flashcube support.
• Isolar — Folding double-extension plate camera made by Agfa from 1928 to 1930, based on the Rietzschel Condor Luxus. Covers current market value and production dates.
• Isolette (1937–1958) — Agfa Isolette (1937–1958) folding 6x6 medium format camera — Solinar lenses, coupled rangefinder on II/III, no batteries, $250–$500 for clean examples.
• Isolette Jsolette (1936-1937, 1946-1950) — Folding medium format 120 roll film camera made in Germany, produced in two distinct periods before and after WWII. Covers production dates.
• Isoly (1960–1971) — Agfa Isoly (1960–1971): Spanish-made medium format viewfinder series shooting sixteen 4x4 cm frames on 120 film. Model lineup and known specs.
• Isomat Rapid — Simple 24x24 square-format camera using Agfa's Rapid film system, released the year after the format's 1964 launch. With production dates.
• Isomat Rapid C — A 1965 rapid film camera using 35mm-based square format cassettes, designed for easy loading and automatic exposure. Covers production years.
• Karat — Agfa Karat (1936–1956) — a series of strut-folding 35mm rangefinders known for robust build, f/2.0 lens options, and transition from proprietary to standard 135 film.
• Memo — Compact 35mm horizontal folding camera made in the USA, using proprietary Ansco Memo film cartridges for 24 exposures. Includes full specifications.
• Mini — A simple, fixed-focus 110 film camera made in India, activated by squeezing the body to advance film and cock the shutter.
• Moto-Rapid C — 35mm film viewfinder camera using the Rapid cartridge system, produced for two years with a spring motor drive. Includes detailed specs and production dates.
• Ninon — A horizontal folding-bed plate camera for 6.5x9cm film, originally developed by Rietzschel and continued by Agfa after their 1925 merger.
• Optima (1959–1968) — Agfa Optima (1959–1968) — one of the first fully automatic 35mm cameras, with selenium traffic-light metering and a 45mm f/2.8 Solinar lens.
• Optima 1 (1960–1964) — Agfa Optima 1 (1960–1964) — German 35mm camera, predecessor to the Optima 1a, with 45mm f/2.8 lens and selenium auto exposure. An obscure, thinly documented model.
• Optima II (1962-1968) — It represents a significant step in Agfa’s transition toward automated exposure control in consumer-level cameras. Full specifications and review.
• Optima Sensor 1535 — Compact 35mm rangefinder with fully automatic exposure, built-in flash, and a bright viewfinder. Covers production years.
• Optima Sensor 200 — A 35mm rangefinder-style camera with CdS metering and a unique sensor-activated exposure system introduced in 1969. Includes production dates.
• Optima Sensor 500 — A fully automatic 35mm compact camera with motorized film transport and built-in flash, part of Agfa’s 1969 series of point-and-shoot cameras.
• Parat — Compact half-frame 35mm camera line introduced in 1963 with manual and automatic exposure variants. Find production years here.
• PD16 Clipper — Agfa PD16 Clipper (c. 1938) — steel-bodied 616 film camera with extensible lens front and fixed 1/60s shutter. A rare early Agfa-Ansco merger product.
• Rapid (1960s) — Proprietary 35mm cassette-to-cassette film system introduced as a rival to Kodak’s 126 Instamatic. Covers production dates.
• Record I — 6x9 medium format folding camera made in Germany for 120 film, and a self-erecting scissor mechanism. Includes full specifications and production years.
• Record II — 6x9 folding camera for 120 film with interchangeable shutter and lens options. With the complete spec table and when it was made.
• Record III — A folding 6x9 medium format camera with uncoupled rangefinder, produced from 1952 to 1955. This page has the original manual and when it was made.
• Registrierkamera — Motorized 35mm surveillance camera built for automated recording in traffic, security, and industrial applications. Find detailed specs here.
• RPS 2024 — Floor-standing repro camera for 20x24-inch sheet film with automated exposure programs and vacuum hold-down. Includes full specifications.
• Selecta — 35mm viewfinder camera with motor drive, coupled rangefinder, and selenium-cell metering. With detailed specs and production dates.
• Selectronic (early 1980s) — Series of 35mm cameras including viewfinder, rangefinder, and SLR models with electronic exposure control. With production years.
• Selectronic Sensor — A 35mm fixed-lens viewfinder camera with aperture-priority autoexposure and a unique film transport system. Covers recent sold prices and when it was made.
• Silette (1953–1974) — Designed for advanced amateur and professional photographers, the Silette line combined precision engineering. Full specifications and review.
• Solinette — A 35mm folding viewfinder camera with a coupled selenium exposure meter and unit-focusing lens system. With production years.
• Standard (1926-) — A metal-bodied folding camera introduced by Agfa in 1926, available in multiple formats for plates and roll film. Includes production dates.
• Super Isolette — German-made 6×6 medium format folding camera with coupled rangefinder and 75mm f/3.5 Solinar lens. This page has the original manual and when it was made.
• Superior — A metal-bodied folding camera for 8x14 cm exposures on 122 film, made by Agfa in the early 1930s. Includes production years.
• Synchro Box — German-made medium format box camera for 120 film, with flash sync and dual tripod mounts. Includes full specifications and production years.
• Tramp — Agfa Tramp (1982) — khaki 110 pocket camera with military stencil, motorized film advance, and Color Apotar lens. A themed variant of the 901 S.
• View — Wooden folding field cameras made by Ansco in Binghampton, New York, sold under the Agfa Ansco name. This page has production years.

Lenses

• Flexilette — A short-lived 35mm twin lens reflex camera introduced in 1960 as part of Agfa’s Optima line. This page has full specifications and production years.

Slr

• PB 20 (c.1934–1939) — Agfa PB 20 — a 1930s Agfa Ansco 6x9 folding camera on 620 film, sold as Readyset, Plenax, and Viking variants with very different specs.

Unknown

• C-60 — Agfa C-60: appears in period sources as a compact cassette (audio tape), not a camera. Audio-Collection (1970) and Audio (1981) document its performance and Lexan shell. No camera of this model has be…
• PE-36 — Agfa PE-36: period magazines document it as a 1-mil polyester open-reel tape in Agfa's Low Noise series, though VTA catalogs it as a camera. Audio (May 1973) measured +1 dB output, 67 dB S/N, 1.1% dis…

Other Models

• 5x7 — Agfa 5x7 Commercial View: an obscure large-format view camera known only from a single listing. 5-1/4-inch Agfa/Ansco lensboard, Packard shutter, 5x7 format.
• 611/811 — Agfa 611/811 professional reel tape, not a camera — a duplication-house workhorse named in early-1980s Mix facility directories.
• Ansco Memo — Compact 35mm folding viewfinder camera with proprietary film cassette system and claw-based film advance. With production years.
• BILLY RECORD — A self-erecting, vertical-folding medium format camera using 120 film to produce eight 6x9 cm exposures. Includes full specifications and production years.
• Isola — The original 1955 Agfa Isola is a collapsible 6x6 medium format camera that fits in your pocket—simple, mechanical, and full of character.
• Isola I — The Agfa Isola I (1957–1963) is a compact 6x6 medium format camera with a fixed 1/35s shutter, zone focus, and collapsible body—simple, pocketable.
• Isola II — The Agfa Isola II is a compact 6x6 medium format camera from the 1950s that delivers sharp, square negatives with a simple triplet lens and collapsible body.
• Isolette III — 6x6 medium format folding camera with uncoupled rangefinder, introduced in 1954. Find production dates here. Find production dates here.
• Karat 3.5 — Agfa Karat 3.5, German 35mm folding viewfinder camera (1938–1941) with Solinar f3.5 lens and Karat cassette film system.
• Selectronic 1 — Manual 35mm SLR with unique orange shutter button and split-image focus aid, built by Chinon for Agfa. Includes production dates.
• Selectronic 2 — Auto-only SLR camera cosmetically redesigned from a Chinon CA-4/4s chassis, part of Agfa’s final film camera series. With production dates.