Concerning me at age 22, the brand name Agfa is less than worthless. I have only seen junk beginner cameras from the 50's and rebranded budget models with that name. I understand they made real cameras but I have never seen one.Bob, I and likely the majority of fellows know that. But that takes not away that the manufacturer or even the brand is unknown in parts of the world.
And even if a brand was known, in shortest time it may loose its effect: Who of the now 20years-old can begin anything with "Agfa". Concerning them the brand name is worthless.
In contrast "Polaroid" was lucky to have been saved as brand by pop(music)-culture where people kept on naming it.
I have only seen junk beginner cameras from the 50's and rebranded budget models with that name [Agfa]. I understand they made real cameras but I have never seen one.
It is a veiled Canon EX
Same for Bogen.
But with Bell and Howell I never understood it, as by then Canon was well established in the USA as brand.
That is a real pity, as they made some design classics.
Concernig "junk" you are too harsh. At best those menicus lens cameras they offered at diferent formats over the years. But otherwise they made decent cameras. The majority though were budget consumer cameras. The wanted to sell film. Buty the also made thr milestone of very first program-autoexposure camera. From which a whole seriews evolved over the years. They alsp made some higher end cameras as some of their early SLRs and many of their 8mm cameras. They were one of largest camera manufacturers in Germany (No.2 ?)
They also had some extraordinary marketing ideas.
I speak not of actual fact, but of my experience. Surely they did make something worthwhile, but going around to flea markets and antique stores in America, you find only the most basic cameras marked "Agfa" or for that matter "Ansco." Ich sag nur was ich gesehen habe.That is a real pity, as they made some design classics.
Concernig "junk" you are too harsh. At best those menicus lens cameras they offered at diferent formats over the years. But otherwise they made decent cameras. The majority though were budget consumer cameras. The wanted to sell film. Buty the also made thr milestone of very first program-autoexposure camera. From which a whole seriews evolved over the years. They alsp made some higher end cameras as some of their early SLRs and many of their 8mm cameras. They were one of largest camera manufacturers in Germany (No.2 ?)
They also had some extraordinary marketing ideas.
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