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Agilux Agifold II |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in United Kingdom from 1949 to 1954.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 10091
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Chronology of cameras Agilux
Agilux is a brand of Aeronautical & General Instruments Ltd1.
This company, based in Croydon, south of London, since 1915, initially manufactured military and civilian radio equipment. During the 1930s, the production diversified to include signaling equipment, electric navigation, radio, broadcasting, etc. During World War II, AGI produced various cameras for the Royal Air Force, the Agiflite.
After the war, the expertise was used to manufacture some models of civilian cameras under the Agilux brand, initially quite classic, then a little more original in shape or material of manufacture. AGI abandoned civilian photography in the 1960s.
1 The company still exists in 2021, now based in Poole, Dorset.
The Agifold is a folding horizontal camera (the name is probably a combination of Agilux and Folding) that uses film, available in three models. They all share a lens with an aperture of f/4.5, but each model is offered in two different versions with different shutters. There is a version with a four-speed shutter and a second with an eight-speed shutter.
The first two models, Agifold I and Agifold II, appear to have been released at the same time, while the Agifold III was introduced a few years later.
The Agifold I has a small hood with two viewfinders: one at eye level and the other allowing for an over-the-top view.
The Agifold II has a larger hood with a non-coupled rangefinder and an extinction light meter.
Agilux, likely driven by competition and the obsolescence of previous models, added a winding lever and an accessory shoe to offer the Agifold III. This last model seems to have remained in the catalogue for a shorter period of time, as customers were likely turning to more modern models with better lenses.
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This particular Agifold II model has an eight-speed shutter allowing up to 1/300.
There is another version with an eight-speed shutter, but it only allows up to 1/250.
On the right side of the top cover's prominence is the dial used to adjust the rangefinder coincidence. It has a graduated scale for distance. The value at coincidence needs to be set on the front lens of the lens.
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