Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin Howard wrote: Snip: > Last weekend, I bought two "new" cameras: one was a extremely well- > used, but perfectly functioning Leica M1 that had been converted to an > M2 (on topic) and the other was an Agfa Clack. The M2 I know how to > use. Not so for the Clack... ;-) > > I've searched the web for pages or mailing lists, but to no avail. My > main questions are: > > What is the shutter speed (it only has one setting, and B)? > What are the apertures (only got two)? > How much should you wind on the films between shots? > Howard, as far as I remember, the shutter speed of the Agfa Clack was 1/50sec and the f stops where f11 and 16. There was no in between setting. Each film frame was indicated by a little red window. Be careful with it, specially with colour films, stick a bit of black tape. (insulation tape or equivalent) over it. If it hasn't a small window, then it had an automatic wind stop for each frame, with a reset button, to get ready to advance the film again. try it with a B&W film on a nice sunny day with f16 and you'll be surprised what that single meniscus lens can do. Horst Schmidt