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Agfa Futura FF |
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Manufactured or assembled in China from 1996 to (After) 1998.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 4083
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The Futura FF is a basic model in Agfa's APS range. The Futura FF was meant to be a futuristic camera designed for the APS format, which, however, did not see much success and disappeared with the advent of digital cameras. The "FF" indicated that this basic model is a fixed-focus camera.
As with all APS cameras, three print formats are possible: Classic, Panorama, and High-Definition. These three formats are selected by a button located on the back of the camera, and covers appear in the viewfinder to guide shooting.
A small LCD display indicates the operation of the self-timer and flash, as well as the frame number.
Sold in a kit with batteries, film, and a soft case, it targeted a customer base of children and beginners.
The Sensor shutter release button consists of a 16 mm diameter orange-colored disc, set within a 0.7 mm high chrome-plated brass collar designed to guide the finger to the center. Below the disc is the button itself, with a very short travel (less than 0.5 mm). A pressure of 300 grams on the plastic disc is sufficient to trigger the shutter. The motion blur caused by the release is thus extremely limited. Agfa will gradually equip all new models with this trigger and make it their number one advertising feature.
The patent corresponding to this shutter release button was filed in Germany in 1968 (published in 1970) under the number DE 1622174, and then in the United States in 1972 (published in 1976) under the number US 3,950,773. The title of this patent is "Operating Means for Photographic Cameras."
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