Agfa still makes cameras???

[Avotius]

Saw this on dpreview and was surprised that Agfa was still making cameras. I thought a while back they went under and the company got sold off or something. Maybe this is just a cheap off brand chinese digital with a name stuck on it.

Either way what I thought was really interesting here is the megapixles of the camera. 6! Not since Epson reintroduced the RD1 and for a long time before that has a camera company had the kahones to make a 6mp camera!


Please no "maybe they will make the digital RF camera we all want because they used to make RF's a few hundred years ago" comments.

 

[FPjohn]

It is not so long ago that 4MP was considered as much as would ever be needed by an amateur.

Have we a poll on the typical file sizes of the images we generate - a naive question?

Yours
Fpj

 

[Roger Hicks]

The Agfa name still appears on all sorts of things.

Some are still old Agfa products (eg chemicals). Most are just licenced to use the name.

Tashi delek,

R.

 

[bmattock]

Saw this on dpreview and was surprised that Agfa was still making cameras. I thought a while back they went under and the company got sold off or something. Maybe this is just a cheap off brand chinese digital with a name stuck on it.

Either way what I thought was really interesting here is the megapixles of the camera. 6! Not since Epson reintroduced the RD1 and for a long time before that has a camera company had the kahones to make a 6mp camera!


Please no "maybe they will make the digital RF camera we all want because they used to make RF's a few hundred years ago" comments.

It is (as I recall) yet another trademark use purchased by Ringfoto of Germany. They also sell compact digital cameras (the same ones, actually) labeled 'Voigtlander' (no relation to Cosina's use of Voigtlander), Rollei, and a few others. Like digital cameras labeled 'Polaroid' and 'Argus' and Bell+Howell, Agfa Photo is no longer a going concern. The name lingers on in licensed trademark use for those foolish enough to think they are buying the real thing.

NOTE: Actually, I was mistaken. It isn't Ringfoto that holds the brand name for digital cameras (although they do for Voigtlander digital cameras marketed in Europe). Here's the link:

http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/AgfaPhoto-Licenses-Brand-Name.htm

German-based plawa feinwektechnik GmbH & Co. KG uses the AgfaPhoto name on its digital cameras. French company Sagem Communication has the AgfaPhoto brand on its photo printers. Likewise, German Lupus Imaging & Media GmbH and Co. KG uses the trademark for their one-time use cameras, black and white film, and batteries, according to PMA.

This is their URL, you can see the various models they sell there:

https://www.plawa.com/de/start/

 

[ath]

It's AgfaPhoto, not Agfa. AgfaPhoto is only a licensed brand name today.

 

[ZeissFan]

Yes, sad but true: Agfa as we knew it no longer exists.

It's interesting to note that Agfa was one of the early players in digital photography. It's too bad that they never came up with the "must have" digital camera.

Agfa made cameras that served the amateur market, and as we all know, that's a fickle, volatile segment. Too bad. They had a long line of excellent cameras, as well as many so-so models.

I was a big fan of Agfachrome when I started shooting a lot. I used quite a bit of Agfachrome 64. I really like its subtle hues and softer approach.

The problem is that it's started to turn brown, while the Kodachrome from the same period still looks excellent.

 

[Windscale]

The general specs seem to be quite acceptable for the price. The good thing is that it uses AA batteries. Good to carry one with you when you are not taking pictures!