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Agfa Billy (Igestar f/8.8)

Self-erecting bellows folder with an Agfa Anastigmat Igestar f/8.8 lens, the budget Billy model.

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Maker
Agfa (Germany)
Year
1930s-50s
Type
Folding roll-film camera (120/620)
Lens
Agfa Anastigmat Igestar f/8.8
Film
120 roll film, 620 roll film

Confirmed an Agfa Billy folder, with the Agfa Anastigmat Igestar f/8.8 lens, the simple, slow economy lens fitted to the budget Billy models. A self-erecting bellows folder.

Private reference notes

Usable today. Maybe, depends on film format (some Billys take 620, which needs respooling); slow f/8.8 lens gives very basic results.

Indicative value (private). £10 to £35

Condition. Slow f/8.8 economy lens = entry-level model. Condition/cosmetics drive value; check bellows for pinholes.

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