INTRODUCTION

The Agfa ISO Rapid C is a compact viewfinder camera made in Germany around 1966.

BEST SUITED FOR:

Lomography

PERSONAL NOTES

The Agfa ISO Rapid cameras were the answer to the easy to load Kodak 126 film cartridges. In america there was this new wave of instamatic cameras, cameras easy to load and use. They generally came with either flashcubes or magicubes. In Europe, the competition by Agfa was the ISO Rapid cameras, with easy to load film called "ISO-Rapid", and came too with flashcubes or magicubes. They were intended for the same kind of users, the mass, that wanted an easy to load and use camera.

Both film standards gave square photos. The image size on kodak's 126 film was a bit bigger, but needed some new equipment in photo labs. On its side, Agfa ISO-Rapid cartridges were using the exact same old 35mm film, so it was easy for any lab to process.

So, the Agfa ISO-Rapid C camera, is very easy to use, it looks and feels just like a Kodak Instamatic. Load the film, crank, point and shoot. Use a flashcube when necessary. That's it!

CONCLUSION

If you are interested in camera history or weird film formats, get one. Otherwise, the Agfa ISO-Rapid C is not a great camera.

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VERDICT:

2 FLASHBULBS