Agfa C-60
The Archive lists the Agfa C-60 under cameras, but every period source that mentions the C-60 describes a compact cassette, not a camera. A later review in Audio (September 1981, p.25) measured the C-60 tape directly. It reported average flutter, no 15 kHz replay loss, stable output within 0.3 dB, and few dropouts. The review also mentioned Lexan shells as a feature.
No documentation of an Agfa C-60 camera body has been located in any of the sources consulted. Either the C-60 was only an audio product, a standard-play compact cassette, and was misclassified in the Archive's camera section, or a camera of the same model number existed but left no trace in the surviving record. The Agfa C-60 appears in period audio literature as a cassette tape, with measured performance that reviewers found respectable for the era. No camera of that designation has been confirmed.
Known specifics gathered from period sources:
- Product type: Compact cassette (audio tape), C-60 length (30 minutes per side)
- Shell material: Lexan (polycarbonate) noted in Audio review
- Performance (from Audio Sept 1981): average flutter, no 15 kHz replay loss, output stable within 0.3 dB, few dropouts
- Exhibited at International Audio Festival & Fair (1970) alongside PE 36, PE 46, PE 66 open-reel tapes
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