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AGFA - Karat 3.5 (1938 - 1941) 

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For a long time, Agfa remained faithful to the folding concept as it produced this type of camera until 1960.
Much more compact than an Isorette or an Isolette which are contemporary with it, the Karat model is a folding camera. Well-made, this camera literally radiates robustness and its finish does not suffer of any criticism.



Agfa - Karat 3.5 (1938 - 1941)

Two generations of Karat must be considered:

bullet Pre-war models, produced from 1937 to 1943.

Cameras made during this period are designated by « Karat » followed by the aperture of their lens.

The model presented here is a Karat 3.5 built between 1938 and 1941. It is equiped with a lens Solinar 1:3,5 f=50 mm and a shutter Compur-Rapid.

As usual, this model was proposed with different combinaisons of lens/shutter :

³ Lens Solinar 1:3,5 f=50 mm and shutter Compur
³ Lens Apotar  1:3,5 f=55 mm and shutter Prontor II
³ Lens Apotar  1:3,5 f=55 mm and shutter Prontor II synchronized
³ Lens Apotar  1:3,5 f=55 mm and shutter Prontor S

The last pre-war model - the Karat 2.8 – prefigures the new style which will be used (except for the Karat 12/3,5) for the post-war Karat generation.

bullet Post-war models were produced from 1947 to 1957.

The greatest novelty introduced with the Karat series was the concept of cardridge allowing a easy and quick loading of a 35 mm film into the camera. This process is known under the designation of « Karat cassette » and will be stopped circa 1948 with the Karat 36 model. In the mid-60s, Agfa reintroduced this concept, almost unchanged, under the designation of « Rapid-cassette ».

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