Agfa Karat IV 1950-1956
The Agfa Karat is a 35mm film camera produced by Agfa in Germany. It was imported into the United States as the Ansco Karamat. Agfa is considered one of the best black-and-white developers of all time and is also known for its photographic paper. Agfa produced many different models with this particular one being made from 1950 to 1956 which came with Solinar 50/2.8, Solagon 50/2.0, Xenon 50/2.0, and Apotar 50/3.5. This camera had an aperture of 2.0 to 16 and had an optical viewfinder with a superimposed rangefinder.
Fun Fact: This camera is very special to me
because it was purchased by my grandfather while he was stationed in Germany in the 1950s. I like this camera because it’s one of the only German cameras that I have in my collection and because of the personal connection.
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My Vintage Camera Collection
