Bilora Radix 56

In my search for the unusual have come across this fine specimen that I have purchased for less than the price of a fish and chip dinner.

Remember the battle between manufacturers back in the days of Betamax and VHS? Well this is the film makers battle between Agfa and Kodak, with Kodaks 35mm winning out. The Agfa cassette (known as Karat) was 35mm without the spool and you needed two cassettes to use these cameras. I have one here and hope to be able to use it at sometime.

I like this example as the metal is not too pitted. There is rust but I can work on this, the covers are damaged but this can be replaced. I might go for a totally over the top refurbishment or may keep it as close to original as possible. I’ll make that decision once I can check the optics and shutter.

You can find out more about these cameras at the following link: Camera wiki .org

Thanks for passing by, always appreciated 👍