Agfa Autostar X-126 (1972)
Plastic-bodied 126 film camera with fixed focus, fixed exposure, and flashcube mount.
Overview
The Agfa Autostar X-126 is a plastic-bodied viewfinder camera for type 126 Kodapak film cartridges, produced in 1972. The lens is a fixed focus 42mm f/12. The shutter is fixed at 1/50th second. It is point-and-shoot in the plainest sense. The viewfinder is Galilean, the film advance is a thumb wheel on the right, and a film view window lets you count frames. Agfa built it at its plant in Suzano, Brazil.
Specifications
| Film Type | Type 126 cartridge for 28×28mm exposures |
| Lens | f/12 42mm fixed focus lens |
| Shutter Speed | 1/50th of a second |
| Viewfinder | Galilean optical finder |
| Flash | X-flashcube mount on the top |
| Tripod Mount | ¼” 20 thread tripod mount |
| Film Advance | Right thumb film advance wheel |
| Other Features | Film view window, shutter release button, carry strap hard point, fake meter-cell window |
Design
The body is plastic, and the window on the front that looks like a meter cell is fake. It does nothing. The camera is built only for 126 Kodapak cartridges, with fixed focus and fixed exposure. The X-flashcube connector sits on top, and the film advance thumb wheel is on the right side.
Context
The Agfa Autostar X-126 is a 126 film camera. The Lomography community has used it to make analogue photographs.
Market
The Agfa Autostar X-126 is very common. A Condition B unit sold for $13 on February 28, 2003.
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