Agfa RPS 2024
Floor-standing repro camera for 20x24-inch sheet film with automated exposure programs and vacuum hold-down.
Overview
The Agfa RPS 2024 Superautomatic Vertical Camera is a floor-standing repro camera made by Agfa-Gevaert N.V. It was built for large-format reproduction work and takes 20x24-inch sheet film. The copyboard is 24x32-inch with built-in fluorescent backlighting. A vacuum pump holds the copy material flat during exposure. Exposure is automated through 208 built-in programs. Charrette, a supplier of drawing-office and reprographics equipment, offered it in a 1985 catalogue.
Specifications
| Film Format | 20x24-inch (51×61cm) large format sheet film |
| Copyboard Size | 24x32-inch |
| Exposure Programs | 208 built-in |
| Lens Options | 105 mm, 210 mm, or 305 mm |
| Reproduction Range (105 mm lens) | 9% to 1100% of original format |
| Reproduction Range (longer lenses) | Smaller than with 105 mm lens |
| Lighting | Fluorescent lamps for copyboard backlighting |
| Copyboard Hold-Down | Built-in vacuum pump |
| Filter System | Built-in filter-wheel and filter drawer |
Design
The RPS 2024 looks a lot like the cameras in Agfa's Repromaster range, but it has more advanced electronics for automated operation.
Context
Charrette listed the camera in its 1985 catalogue, which points to professional reprographics and technical drawing shops in the mid-1980s.
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