Agfa Box-Spezial (1930)
A metal-bodied roll film box camera made by Agfa for 6x9 cm exposures on 120 film.
Overview
The Agfa Box-Spezial, also called the Box-Special or Agfa Box 64, is a rigid box camera made in 1930. Agfa built it as part of the "Box" line, along with the Box I, Box 34, Box 44, Box 50 / Synchro Box, and Box B-2 Trolix. The line was described as "popular cheap roll film cameras for beginners." An early-1930s Agfa brochure offered two box cameras, and the Box-Spezial was the better one. The other was the Box I.
Specifications
| Film Format | 120 film (Agfa's B2 film size) |
| Image Size | 6x9 cm exposures |
| Shutter | 'I'-and-'B' shutter with cable-release socket; 'T'-shutter enabled by setting shutter-release lock after opening on 'B' |
| Aperture | Sliding tab control for three fixed apertures: f/11 to f/22 |
| Viewfinder | Brilliant finders for horizontal and vertical use |
| Focusing | Three-zone focusing |
Design
The Box-Spezial has a metal body and a rigid box construction. Its lens has a wider aperture than the one on the Box I.
Context
Agfa's model 64, the Box-Spezial, sat next to the Box I in an early-1930s Agfa brochure. It was listed as the better of the two.
Market
The original price was 16.50 Marks.
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