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Agfa Synchro Box |
 Version française |
Photos by DC text by DC. From the collection of DC. Last update 2023-05-09 par Sylvain Halgand.
Manufactured or assembled in Inde from (Circa) 1952 to (Circa) 1957.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 1776
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Chronology of cameras Agfa
Agfa has manufactured in Germany and other countries a series of 6 x 9 cm box cameras whose only name is a number.
They are very classic, made either of cardboard or metal. They have a meniscus lens, usually focusless. Very simple, they have, for most of them, no settings.
The number, which does not appear on the cameras, does not seem to follow any logic.
There are other box cameras that do not fit into this list because they do not have a number.
They are very classic, made either of cardboard or metal. They have a meniscus lens, usually focusless. Very simple, they have, for most of them, no settings.
The number, which does not appear on the cameras, does not seem to follow any logic.
There are other box cameras that do not fit into this list because they do not have a number.
| Format | Lens | Shutter | Main material | Years | Price (francs) | Yellow Filter | |||
| Aperture | Map | ||||||||
| N° 64 |  |
6 x 9 | 3 | 3 positions | P, I | metal | 1931-35 | 90 (1935) | No |
| N° 54 |  |
6 x 9 | 3 | Fixfocus | P, I | metal | 1931-33 | 85 (1931) | No |
| N° 44 |  |
6 x 9 | 1 | Fixfocus | P, I | cardboard | 1932-36 | No | |
| N° 34 |  |
6 x 9 | 3 | Fixfocus | P, I | metal | 1933-35 | 45 (1935) | No |
| N° 84 |  |
6 x 9 | 1 | Fixfocus | P, I | cardboard | 1936-38 | 66 (1937) | No |
| N° 24 |  |
6 x 9 | 1 | Fixfocus | P, I | cardboard | c. 1936 | 40 (1936) | No |
| N° 04 | 6 x 9 et 4,5 x 6 | 1 | Fixfocus | P, I | cardboard | 1937-38 | No | ||
| N° 94 |  |
6 x 9 | 1 | Fixfocus | P, I | cardboard | 1937-38 | No | |
| N° 45 |  |
6 x 9 | 2 | Fixfocus | P, I | metal | c. 1939 | 85 (1940) | Yes |
| N° 50 |  |
6 x 9 | 2 | Fixfocus | metal | 1950-52 | Yes | ||
| Synchro Box |  |
6 x 9 | 2 | Fixfocus | P, I | metal | 1952-57 | Yes | |
This version of the Agfa Synchro Box, manufactured in India by New India Industries Ltd, Baroda, is much rarer than the versions made in France or Germany.
Its poor condition is the result of exposure to hot and humid climates for decades.
It was found in a shop in Chennai, on the southeast coast of the country.
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