Photography Asked on February 18, 2021
I am not familiar with vintage cameras. On looking through some old family storage boxes I have found an Agfa Billy Record with bellows – I think its the 7.7 model.
The shutter button on the top right does not want to press, and the small dot next to the button is showing red.
Is there a shutter lock on this camera, and if so where is it?
There is no film loaded – would that prevent shutter operation?
I'm not familiar with the particular model, but the vast majority of bellows cameras from that era require the shutter to be cocked manually. The reason the shutter button isn't doing anything when you press it is because it hasn't been cocked yet.
Answered by Michael C on February 18, 2021
Some of the more sophisticated simple cameras had a double exposure interlock -- this requires the film advance to be operated to unlock the shutter, which locks after an exposure is made. Many of these interlocks weren't very "smart" -- they'd unlock the shutter after only a fraction of a frame had been advanced, and a few such cameras (like the Duaflex II and later members of that family) had an override control to allow intentional double exposures.
Try turning the film advance a turn or two and see if that unlocks the shutter release.
Answered by Zeiss Ikon on February 18, 2021
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