The Agfa Clack is a

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produced by Agfa from 1954 to 1965. It was sold in North America as the Agfa Weekender. It is a simple camera which was aimed at the mass market. About 1.65 million were produced, more than all other Agfa box camera models combined. It uses 120 film, creating large 6x9 negatives that were usually

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ed (transferred directly from the negative onto photographic paper without enlarging). It has only one shutter speed, and, depending on model, either a single f/11

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or a choice of two. The Agfa Clack played a central role in the 2013 novel, ''Klack'', by German author Klaus Modick.

References

*Hans-Dieter Götz: ''Box Cameras Made in Germany. Wie die Deutschen fotografieren lernten'', 160 Seiten, vfv Verlag für Foto, Film und Video, Gilching, 2002,

External links

*http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/clack/index.htm Information about Clack 120 film cameras Agfa cameras Cameras introduced in 1954 {{camera-stub