Agfa Billy Compur

  • B&W Photos from an Old Agfa

    My latest hobby is drawing some ire from the “head of household” but it seems harmless enough – scouring eBay for deals on vintage cameras, and, for those for which film is still available, experimenting with photographs to see if I can master this ancient art which is quickly being lost in the age of

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  • Vintage Camera: Agfa Billy Compur

    The latest addition to my small but growing vintage camera collection arrived recently.  It’s an Agfa Billy Compur judging from the name imprinted on the leather surrounding the case, and it was manufactured sometime between 1934 and 1942.  It’s a pretty slick little camera, but unfortunately a manual is pretty hard to come by on

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