Shutter speeds not accurate, stiff shutter release, sometimes stiff sometimes no movement speed selection - no change in speed. No retaining nut. 22mm front to rear, 23mm front, 19 mm rear, 47mm outer diameter.
The Billy Record was f/7.7 (maximum aperture of f/18?) model was also available between 1933-49 and sold in the USA and UK as Speedex Record. It has a Jgestar 100mm f/6.3 lens in a Prontor shutter.
Billy record cameras were listed in catalogs by lens openings as models 8.8, 7.7, 6.3 and 4.5. The names are based on the maximum lens opening. The basic body is the same for 8.8, 7.7 and 6.3 models. The 4.5 model uses the body style of the Agfa Billy Compur. All models use 120 roll film for 6x9cm frames. The lens is Agfa Anastigmat Jgestar in Automat shutter in 8.8, 7.7 and 6.3 models. There are some cosmetic variations, like chrome decors, during their production period. [1] The camera was succeeded by the Agfa Billy Record II.
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