== AGFA SYNCHRO BOX - Art Deco camera

Manufacturer    :    Agfa
Produced    :    1949 - 1957
Classification    :    Medium Format
Body Type    :    Box
Construction    :    Metal
Film Type    :    120
Film width    :    62mm
Image Size    :    2¼ x 3¼ in
No. of Images    :    8
Lens Type    :    Meniscus
Focus Type    :    Fixed
Focal Length    :    90mm
Focus Range    :    6ft to inf.
Aperture Type    :    Multihole + yellow filter
Aperture    :    f/12, f/22
Shutter Type    :    Rotary
Shutter Speeds    :    B,I*(1/40 sec)
Size (w x h x d)    :    83 x 105 x 123 mm
Weight    :    420g

Produced after the main Art Deco period.
Geometric Art Deco front plate.
Fine chevron pattern in leatherette covering.
Chrome shutter guard. Chrome controls and embellishments.

The Agfa Synchro Box is a hansome looking box-type camera from the late 1940s. 
The use of black and chrome on the front plate gives it an expensive look. 
The body is metal and covered in leatherette with a fine chevron pattern. 
It has two reflecting brilliant finders with the reflectors being of polished steel. 
The shutter has two modes - timed and instant. The timed shutter is like (B)bulb. 
The aperture is changed by a sliding tab. If the tab is in, the aperture is f/12. 
With the tab in the middle position you get f/22. 
With the tab pulled right out the yellow filter is moved into place. 
The yellow filter works with black & white film to give better contrast, especially between sky and clouds. 
The speed of the shutter on this camera was measured as 1/40 sec.

User manual is here: http://www.cameramanuals.org/agfa_ansco/agfa_synchro_box.pdf

Condition is perfect, it was a part of photographer's collection.
The camera seems to function properly, nothing was discovered to malfunction or get stuck. Warranty not provided.


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