Vintage AGFA ANSCO BOX CAMERA Simple Basic Took B2 Film

Vintage AGFA ANSCO BOX CAMERA Simple Basic Took B2 Film - eBay (item 310071517808 end time Aug-04-08 17:55:44 PDT)

This vintage box camera is very basic. No lens, no settings, just point and shoot. It's marked, "Agfa Ansco" on the front where there's just the camera opening. The right side has the shutter and the film advance which you pull out to get the film holder out of the camera.

There's just one viewer, on the top along with a leather carry strap. The back snaps on at top and back, easy to remove and replace. Inside the back it says, "Use B2 Agfa All-Weather Film." The film holder comes out for loading and unloading.

The shutter works quick as a wink and the camera is tight and clean inside but with a musty smell when you take the back off. You can sort of see through the tiny viewing window. I don't know if B2 Agfa film is still made.

This camera likely took little square pictures where the people are tiny. You've seen the photos I mean, where granddad or grandma lined relatives up outside squinting into the sun for a family shot in black and white. Classic.

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Vintage Agfa Ansco D-6 SHUR-SHOT REGULAR Box Camera! - (eBay item 290182007948 end time Nov-22-07 18:15:00 PST)

Vintage Agfa Ansco D-6 SHUR-SHOT REGULAR Box Camera! - (eBay item 290182007948 end time Nov-22-07 18:15:00 PST)

This Agfa D-6 Shur-Shot box camera has two viewers for use in portrait or landscape shots. The front says, "Shur-Shot Regular Made by Agfa Ansco Corporation in Binghamton, N.Y., U.S.A."

The info label inside says, "This is Key Side. Use D-6 Agfa Plenachrome." It tells how to create full-size or half-size photos with two wing flaps on the film cartridge.

The shutter works fast. The viewers are cloudy but you can see when you aim at a well-lit scene. There's a control for Time and one for Diaphragm.

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