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The '''Agfa Billy Record''' was a [[folding camera]] made by the Agfa camera works Munich (Germany). The camera was succeeded by the [[Agfa Billy Record II]]. Some models of the Billy Record series had coloured bellows.
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'''Agfa Billy Record''' is a series of [[medium format]] film [[folding]] camera made by [[Agfa]] and produced between 1933-49.
   
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Billy record cameras were listed in catalogs by lens openings as models 8.8, 7.7, 6.3 and 4.5. The names are based on the maximum lens opening. The basic body is the same for 8.8, 7.7 and 6.3 models. The 4.5 model uses the body style of the [[Agfa Billy Compur]]. All models use 120 roll film for 6x9cm frames. The lens is Agfa Anastigmat Igestar in Automat shutter in 8.8, 7.7 and 6.3 models. There are some cosmetic variations, like chrome decors, during their production period. <ref> models and info are from [[McKeown's]] p.19.</ref> The camera was succeeded by the [[Agfa Billy Record II]].
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|| ''Agfa Billy Record 8,8 of 1938. Picture by Alf Sigaro. {{creative commons}}''
 
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Agfa Billy Record 7,7
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==Agfa Billy Record 8.8==
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* Type: vertical folder
 
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* Manufacturer: [[Agfa]]
 
 
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* year of launch: 1933
 
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* Films: 120 roll films, 6×9 exposure format
 
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* Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Jgestar 1:7.7/100mm (three optical elements)
 
 
|image_text= Billy Record 8.8 c.1938 <small>image by Alf Sigaro </small>
* Shutter: Prontor (Alfred Gauthier, Culmbach), speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
 
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* Produced between 1933-42+
 
* Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Igestar 1:8.8/105mm, or Igestar 8.8/100mm
 
* Shutter: Agfa Automat, speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
 
* Aperture: 1:8.8-1:16
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==Agfa Billy Record 7.7==
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[[File:7.7_1.jpg|thumb|500px|center|Billy Record 7.7]][[File:7.7_2.jpg|thumb|300px]][[File:7.7_3.jpg|thumb|300px]]
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* Produced between 1933-42+
 
* Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Igestar 1:7.7/100mm (three optical elements)
 
* Shutter: Agfa Automat, speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
 
* Aperture: 1:7.7-1:32
 
* Aperture: 1:7.7-1:32
 
* Weight: 560 g
 
* Weight: 560 g
 
* Dimensions: 165×88×37mm (closed), 165×108×131mm (open)
 
* Dimensions: 165×88×37mm (closed), 165×108×131mm (open)
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* The 7.7 model was also available in 1949 and sold in the USA and UK as '''Speedex Record'''. (Probably using pre-war inventory or parts)
* Price: 30 Reichsmark in Germany, 185 Francs in France
 
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Agfa Billy Record 8,8
 
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* Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Jgestar 1:8.8/105mm, or Jgestar 8.8/100mm
 
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* Shutter: Agfa Automat, speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
 
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* Aperture: 1:8.8-1:16
 
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|| ''Agfa Billy Record 7,7. Picture by eBayer antikgueny. {{with permission}}''
 
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Agfa Billy Record 4,5
 
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* year of launch: 1935, since 1940 with double exposure protection, since 1945 with Prontor S shutter
 
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* Lens: Apotar 1:4.5/105mm or Solinar 1:4.5/105mm
 
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* Shutter: Prontor II, speeds 1 - 1/150 sec.
 
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==Agfa Billy Record 6.3==
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[[File:6.3_postwar.jpg|thumb|500px|center|Billy Record 6.3 postwar]]
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[[File:Pre-war.jpg|thumb|300px|Billy Record 6.3 prewar]][[File:6.3.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
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* Produced between 1933-42+
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* The 6.3 model was also available in 1948 and sold in the USA and UK as '''Speedex Record'''. It has Igestar 100mm f/6.3 lens in Prontor shutter.
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==Agfa Billy Record 4.5==
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[[File:4.5.jpg|frame|center|Billy Record 4.5 (1936)]]
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There are two models:
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*1936 model
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**Produced between 1936-39
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**It is like the Billy Compur but without the Compur shutter. Strut style is also like Billy Compur.
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**Eye level folding frame finder: on the left or right side of the body
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**No double exposure prvention
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**Apotar 105mm f/4.5 lens in Prontor II shutter with speeds 1/25-1/125 +T and B
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*1940 model
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**Produced between 1940-49
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**This postwar model is slişght differences than 1936 model
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**Folding optical finder: on the right side of the body
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**Different winding knob
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**Double exposure prevention
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**Early models have prewar style lens and shutter: Apotar 105mm f/4.5 lens in Prontor II shutter
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**Later Apotar lens in Prontor-S shutter with speeds 1-1/300 +B.
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**"Made in Germany" stamped below the Agfa logo.
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==Notes and references==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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*[http://lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Agfa/Agfa_Billy_Record_6.3.htm in lippisches-kameramuseum]
 
* [http://www.certo6.com/cameras/agfa-record-billy Billy Record] at [http://www.certo6.com/index.html Vintage Folding Cameras] (the camera with Apotar lens is a Billy Record II, not I)
 
* [http://www.certo6.com/cameras/agfa-record-billy Billy Record] at [http://www.certo6.com/index.html Vintage Folding Cameras] (the camera with Apotar lens is a Billy Record II, not I)
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/agfa/html/billy_record_45.php Billy Record 4,5], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/agfa/html/agfa_billy_record_II.php Billy Record II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/agfa/html/billy_record_77.php Billy Record 7,7], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/album_notices_0_H/Agfa_Billy_Record/index.html Billy Record user manual] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/accesnotices/html/lire_repertoire?repert=Agfa_Billy_Record&marque=Agfa&modele=Billy%20Record Billy Record user manual]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11829 Agfa Billy Record]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=854 Agfa Billy Record 4,5]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=350 Agfa Billy Record 7.7]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1773 Agfa Billy Record 8,8]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1284 Agfa Billy Record II]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=487 Agfa Billy-Clack]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=2684 Agfa Billy-Record I]
 
* [http://www.thecamerasite.net/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/agfabilly.htm Billy Record 8,8] and [http://www.thecamerasite.net/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/agfarecord.htm#45 Billy Record 4,5] at [http://www.thecamerasite.net The Camera Site] by Reijo Lauro
 
* [http://www.thecamerasite.net/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/agfabilly.htm Billy Record 8,8] and [http://www.thecamerasite.net/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/agfarecord.htm#45 Billy Record 4,5] at [http://www.thecamerasite.net The Camera Site] by Reijo Lauro
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[[Category:German 6x9 viewfinder folding]]
 
[[Category: German 6x9 viewfinder folding]]
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[[Category:Agfa|Billy Record]]
[[Category: Agfa|Billy Record]]
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[[Category:B|Billy Record]]
[[Category: B|Billy Record]]
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[[Category:R|Record]]
[[Category: R|Record]]
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[[Category:1933]]
[[Category: 1933]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:31, 27 February 2020

Agfa Billy Record is a series of medium format film folding camera made by Agfa and produced between 1933-49.

Billy record cameras were listed in catalogs by lens openings as models 8.8, 7.7, 6.3 and 4.5. The names are based on the maximum lens opening. The basic body is the same for 8.8, 7.7 and 6.3 models. The 4.5 model uses the body style of the Agfa Billy Compur. All models use 120 roll film for 6x9cm frames. The lens is Agfa Anastigmat Igestar in Automat shutter in 8.8, 7.7 and 6.3 models. There are some cosmetic variations, like chrome decors, during their production period. [1] The camera was succeeded by the Agfa Billy Record II.

Agfa Billy Record 8.8[]

  • Produced between 1933-42+
  • Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Igestar 1:8.8/105mm, or Igestar 8.8/100mm
  • Shutter: Agfa Automat, speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
  • Aperture: 1:8.8-1:16

Agfa Billy Record 7.7[]

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Billy Record 7.7

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  • Produced between 1933-42+
  • Lens: Agfa Anastigmat Igestar 1:7.7/100mm (three optical elements)
  • Shutter: Agfa Automat, speeds 1/25 - 1/100 sec.
  • Aperture: 1:7.7-1:32
  • Weight: 560 g
  • Dimensions: 165×88×37mm (closed), 165×108×131mm (open)
  • The 7.7 model was also available in 1949 and sold in the USA and UK as Speedex Record. (Probably using pre-war inventory or parts)











Agfa Billy Record 6.3[]

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Billy Record 6.3 postwar

Pre-war

Billy Record 6.3 prewar

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  • Produced between 1933-42+
  • The 6.3 model was also available in 1948 and sold in the USA and UK as Speedex Record. It has Igestar 100mm f/6.3 lens in Prontor shutter.















Agfa Billy Record 4.5[]

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Billy Record 4.5 (1936)

There are two models:

  • 1936 model
    • Produced between 1936-39
    • It is like the Billy Compur but without the Compur shutter. Strut style is also like Billy Compur.
    • Eye level folding frame finder: on the left or right side of the body
    • No double exposure prvention
    • Apotar 105mm f/4.5 lens in Prontor II shutter with speeds 1/25-1/125 +T and B
  • 1940 model
    • Produced between 1940-49
    • This postwar model is slişght differences than 1936 model
    • Folding optical finder: on the right side of the body
    • Different winding knob
    • Double exposure prevention
    • Early models have prewar style lens and shutter: Apotar 105mm f/4.5 lens in Prontor II shutter
    • Later Apotar lens in Prontor-S shutter with speeds 1-1/300 +B.
    • "Made in Germany" stamped below the Agfa logo.

Notes and references[]

  1. models and info are from McKeown's p.19.

Links[]