Agfa Clack

[farlymac]

Seems weird putting a 6x9 camera in the P&S forum. But here goes.

Fujichrome Velvia 50


Red Valley Farm by br1078phot, on Flickr


Red Valley Farm B&W by br1078phot, on Flickr


Wirtz, VA by br1078phot, on Flickr


Gilmer Branch Trestle by br1078phot, on Flickr


Maggodee Creek Trestle by br1078phot, on Flickr


Trestle Foot by br1078phot, on Flickr

PF

 

[thegman]

Some really nice shots there.

 

[Greyscale]

Really nice shots from such a simple camera. The Agfa Clack looks like an enhanced version of the Ansco Pioneer, or do I have that backwards, and is the Pioneer a poor cousin to the Clack?

 

[MartinP]

Nicely made pictures and congratulations on sorting out the exposure - the Clack is not the most flexible machine to use with slidefilm! Did you use an ND filter, or wait patiently for the right amount of light to turn up, or maybe you have wonderful luck 🙂

 

[farlymac]

Thanks, guys.

I haven't researched the lineage of the Clack/Pioneer yet, so can't answer that one, Mike.

Had to do some work on the exposures, Martin. With 50 ISO film, it was not the right time of day for that little experiment. An ND filter would have killed the images, as I didn't have enough light. All of these were fixed in PSE10, though I also corrected saturation, hue, and contrast in the "Gilmer Branch Trestle" shot. Oh, and the film was expired in 1999.

The Clack is a fun camera.

PF

 

[Tom hicks]

agfa clack or AFLAC for short. Very nice images for a sleeper of a camera.

Thanks for sharing .

Tom

 

[farlymac]

Really nice shots from such a simple camera. The Agfa Clack looks like an enhanced version of the Ansco Pioneer, or do I have that backwards, and is the Pioneer a poor cousin to the Clack?

Apparently, there were three versions of the Clack. The first was all metal, then after that, they were plastic with a metal shellback. The original had one aperture, another version had two apertures, and the close-focus lens, and a third version had a yellow filter in the smaller aperture slot. The one I have doesn't have the yellow filter. But I can get 30mm push-ons, or a Series V adapter, to aleviate that situation. Could come in handy when shooting 400 speed film.

PF

 

[Greyscale]

Apparently, there were three versions of the Clack. The first was all metal, then after that, they were plastic with a metal shellback. The original had one aperture, another version had two apertures, and the close-focus lens, and a third version had a yellow filter in the smaller aperture slot. The one I have doesn't have the yellow filter. But I can get 30mm push-ons, or a Series V adapter, to aleviate that situation. Could come in handy when shooting 400 speed film.

PF

They all have curved film planes, correct? I think the Pioneer was probably the predecessor to the Clack. Mine has one shutter speed (1/30th, probably) and a fixed aperture, and takes 620 film.

 

[Jan Pedersen]

Curved film plane correct at least mine does.
Here's two from the Joshua Tree Monument in CA.
The last a pre-visualized double exposure.

 

[thegman]

Curved film plane correct at least mine does.
Here's two from the Joshua Tree Monument in CA.
The last a pre-visualized double exposure.

Two fantastic shots.

 

[citizen99]

Nice pictures. Nothing wrong with a 6x9 'point & shoot'!

I once had this version, I can confirm that it does have a curved film plane.

 

[farlymac]

Really nice shots from such a simple camera. The Agfa Clack looks like an enhanced version of the Ansco Pioneer, or do I have that backwards, and is the Pioneer a poor cousin to the Clack?

Here's the info on your Pioneer http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ansco_Pioneer

It's a 620 camera, as opposed to the 120 Clack, but basically the same design (by Henry Dreyfuss, no less).

Those are wonderful shots, Jan. It truly is a landscapers camera.

PF

 

[nikon_sam]

I have the Ansco Pioneer version...still has an exposed roll of 620 film in it (Kodacolor II)
I've never used it...it just sit on the bed stand behind me...don't remember when or where I got it but I've had it for years...it's so ugly it's cute...

 

[robbiechad]

pentax espio 115G

 

[robbiechad]