Remember Agfa? The venerable German photo giant made a slow fade out as digital took hold. It was hit hard such as Kodak, but unlike the latter it was in a worse position to survive. We all thought it dead but it has surfaced, no pun intended as it has just released a sort of underwater digicam. Here are excepts from it's press release.
AgfaPhoto has announced the DC-600uw rugged compact camera. It is claimed to be water-resistant up to 10 meters and can withstand pressure of up to two bar (29psi). Its exterior is designed to protect against dust and dirt. The camera has a 6MP sensor, a 2.4" LCD and includes Face Tracking and video recording for easy sharing on YouTube. Priced at €149, it will be made available next month.
The price is in Euro no dollar price has been set. It is very reasonably priced however.
We shall see if this release holds water or better if it keeps the water out.
Welcome back AGFA we missed you. Now if you could bring out Portriga as an ink jet paper we would really love you all over again.
This is great! Perfect for Sicily... And I LOVE the retro design!
ReplyDeleteSure, if you drop it in the water...should I go on....
ReplyDeleteJen, when and if this camera gets here we should get it to use in bad weather and if you ever want to go on a canoe with a camera again.
ReplyDeleteHa.ha.