Clickity Clack!

[Andre Reinders]

I just won an Agfa Click II via online auction. Paid $11.04 USD for it - not sure if it is a good price but what the hay! [BTW the shipping is about $15...  ] I was also bidding on a Clack, but let it go....

I was trying to find some more info - mainly what speed film to use. One site said anything from 50-200 depending on the light. Also the site seemed to suggest Sunny / Cloudy settings were f8.8 and f22 respectively - with a shutter speed of 1/60. Not sure if that makes sense.

Can anyone validate this? Or give me any resources / info?

Thanks!

[ImageMaker]

I'd expect the cloudy setting to be the larger lens opening, Andre -- f/8.8 is about right for a camera intended to use ISO 100-125 film with 1/60 shutter down to, say, "Cloudy Bright" conditions, while f/16 would then be correct for "Sunny" -- those differ by 1.5 stops.  The f/22 would be right for Sunny with ISO 125 and 1/30 shutter; simple cameras are almost always designed to overexpose by one to two stops in Sunny conditions, in order to allow for users being optimistic about what constitutes "open shade" or "cloudy bright" conditions.

I'd say start with ISO 100 or 125 film, shoot the smaller opening in sun and the larger in cloudy, shade, etc., and see what you get.

[sandeha]

I'm staying well clear of plastic cameras - I'd be totally out of my depth with the strength of skilled competition you see around here.  

[Andre Reinders]

I'd expect the cloudy setting to be the larger lens opening, Andre -- f/8.8 is about right for a camera intended to use ISO 100-125 film with 1/60 shutter down to, say, "Cloudy Bright" conditions, while f/16 would then be correct for "Sunny" -- those differ by 1.5 stops.  The f/22 would be right for Sunny with ISO 125 and 1/30 shutter; simple cameras are almost always designed to overexpose by one to two stops in Sunny conditions, in order to allow for users being optimistic about what constitutes "open shade" or "cloudy bright" conditions.

I'd say start with ISO 100 or 125 film, shoot the smaller opening in sun and the larger in cloudy, shade, etc., and see what you get.

Thanks, I should have caught that obvious aperture error

I will try a roll of 100 something, and see how it goes!

[Lili]

Ths site has good info on the Clack;
http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/clack/index.htm
It has f11 and f12.5.
I do not know if the Click is the same

[Glenn Thoreson]

I think 1/60 is a little optimistic for the shutter speed. I just tested a Clack and it was a very consistent 1/30, which is just about perfect for sunny subjects with normal shadows, using 125 film and a K-2 yellow filter. I'll know more when I develop the test roll.

[jake]

My favorite combination for Clacks and Clicks is Ilford PanF developed in Diafine. That gives about 80ISO and keeps shadow details while preventing blown out highlights. Really nearly a perfect set up.

That not being chosen, I like Acros 100 and D76 or Xtol. But I also use Plus X (again in Diafine for 400ISO) or even TriX (in Diafine for 1200ISO) when I feel goofy and it is dark.

There is a bulb flash for this camera, which I have. Unfortunately the battery I have is toast. The flash connectors are the "horns" to the right of the viewfinder.

How many people on this thread have Clacks now? There seems to have been a run on them!

J Ake :twisted:

[Andre Reinders]

Thanks for the info - I guess the ultimate test is slide - but I will probably throw in a roll of fp4+ and see how it goes...

Umm....I 'won' this: Agfa Vario Silette 35mm camera, for $8.50 USD
(Won is really an odd term for being the highest bidder - 'cause it wasn't free)



I need to stop.