CLACK !

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Hey Gene - Just a note of thanks for continuing to remind us that peoples' castoff cameras can continue to produce shots as endearing and memorable as the best of the latest & greatest, and for taking the time to give us details on the cameras & development and your "annotations"..

Well thank you, Steve.

You should someday write a book about all of this. I mean that sincerely.

The clack looks to be a decent picture taker. Far better than a Holga.

Perfect subject matter for Halloween too. Those old graves were moved about the time the Clack was made. I could almost hear the headless horseman running through the trees-No, that was just Gene clicking with the old Clack.

I weren't clicking. I was clacking. Jeeze.

That Clack produces some very nice shots. I have to agree with Eddie about a book; It would be very, very interesting to see a book full of the cameras you've used with sample pictures from each one. I think you should do it!

There are lots of old and strange box cameras out there. Here are two from the German Democratic Republic, the Perfekta and the Altissa. The Perfekta shown here was from VEB Rheinmetall and the Altissa from Altissa. The rather high quality leather case was for the Perfekta.<div></div>

Here are the two in a DDR internal sales booklet called Reiche Auswahl (Rich Choice).<div></div>

The CLACK takes a pretty decent picture. Better than a lot of the cameras Gene shows us.

 

I really enjoy seeing these old cameras and the pictures you take with them Gene! Thanks, keep it up

 

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very cool stuff! I guess I never realized the Clack had a built in closeup lens... now I guess I'll have to find one for myself! :)

 

Just a bit of trivia, a guy I know from India told me that Clack cameras were sold new in India until very recently and that many people still used them... that's what he told me anyway...

Isn't the Agfa Clack a 6x6 camera? All pictures shown seem to be 6x9 cm !?

No Peter, the Agfa Clack is indeed 6x9, it's the Agfa Click that has 6x6.

 

Clacks are great little cams, I like the design and here in Belgium you can find them on almost any fleamarket, usually for only a few euro's. Best Clack buy ever was a Clack with case and Clibo flash for the price of 1 (that is one) Euro. And indeed, the shutter is robust and I've never seen one that didn't work. Lens may be dirty sometimes but you can easily take it all apart and clean it.

Mate, you've done it again! Thank you for sharing with us.

 

Stu

<P>Gene, I've got one of these babies, not in the same immaculate condition as yours. In fact the alligator skin finish is looking a bit flaky. I may strip it and re-cover in ocelot.</P><P>I guess you had to keep in the shade to shoot ISO400 film, I think the shutter speed is 1/30 and the aperture is f11.</P>

Shutter is 1/80.

Gene: Down Memory Lane again , thanks gene, Lauren

Excellent shots. I've been tempted to track down an Agfa Clack more than once. This may have just put me over the edge.

Weren't those the Tappet brothers who host "Car Talk" on Public Radio?

The Clack looks like an upscale luxury version of the Kodak Baby Brownie Special!!<div></div>

Lovely photos as always, Gene; the transplanted cemetery is a fantastic, eerie subject. You live in a very photogenic place! The camera looks great, too - solid and simple. I might have to start looking for one.

Gene,

 

Wow.. A real Clack! You do some amazing things... It's a real

treat to see your magic. From so little so much can be done!

Keep it comin'

I grew up near the Quabbin and was freaked out by the story when we learned it in school and visited. Thanks for the memories!