And it went Clack, the Agfa Clack medium format camera.
I got my Agfa Clack quite a while ago. After that, it gathered dust on the shelf unused.
At some point I decided to test the round camera and was rewarded with cool pictures. I think the Clack is my oldest camera. It was introduced in the 1950s by Agfa, who not only produced films, and is therefore at least 50 years old. Despite its age, it still works perfectly.
The camera is quite simple. There are two exposure times, Bulb and Normal (1/30 second) and a simple meniscus lens, which are not known for the best pictures.
Those who like to tinker and like pinholes can, by the way, convert the Clack into a pinhole camera quite easily. With some tape, 35mm film can also be used in the medium format camera. The Agfa Clack was not the only box camera from Agfa, there was also the Agfa Click among others.
For the shots shown here, I used Shanghai GP3 100.
Conclusion
Do you want to get back to the basics of photography? Do you want to show that you can take great photos with little camera? Are you looking for a camera to tinker with?
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If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you should definitely take a closer look at the Agfa Clack.
