LGR - The Agfa ePhoto Clik! (Patreon)

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2023-08-24 21:28:08

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And here we go, the first LGR camera retrospective in years! I kinda had my fill on these a while back but since then I've collected a good number of a fascinating specimens, and this Agfa ePhoto CL30 Clik has long been at the top of my Want To Cover list. And for whatever reason now felt like the time to do it! It's also sort of a follow-up to the Iomega Clik! drive featured on Oddware, um... half a decade ago now. Jeez.

Also! This is the other main video I was working on before leaving for New York several weeks back, and I had originally envisioned a rather short and less involved episode... Yeah that never happens, ha. The more I dove into this thing throughout the month, the more funky details I uncovered. Plus I somehow ended up with not one but two dead CL30 cameras, so I quickly ordered the Polaroid version this past week and thankfully it worked which let me add the bits about resolution scaling and interpolation.

At this point I don't have any more large projects really in the works. No videos at least, just a whole lotta organization, preparation, and packing. And that's because VCF Midwest is happening all too soon! I'll be there with a larger exhibition of LGR things than ever, including the Bear-A-Byte PC, the Oddware Tower, and the Woodgrain 486. Plus a pile of LGR-related merchandise and fresh collectibles for sale, this is some truly unique stuff! I'm getting pretty darned excited and I hope to see as many of you there as possible.

So yeah, I will definitely have another video going up before the show but at this point I have no idea what. Something I can crank out in a handful of days I hope. I also hope you enjoy the odd Agfa Clik cam coverage in the meantime, and thank you as always for your support!

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This 1999 Digital Camera Uses Tiny Clik Disks! Agfa CL30

Checking out the world's first (and only) digital camera using Iomega Clik disks for storage! Each disk held 40MB and cost just $10, a tenth the price of CompactFlash. Quite impressive in 1999! But this odd diversion in the late 90s digicam market was short lived, and its impact on digital photography is... well, no one remembers it. But it sure was neat! ● LGR links: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews 00:00 You ever had a Clik disk camera? 01:03 Clik versus Compact Flash 02:29 Agfa and their digicam licensing 03:48 Unboxing the CL30 Clik! 05:12 Looking at the camera itself 08:36 It's half-dead... so is my other one 09:40 Taking pictures, adjusting settings 10:45 CL30 photo examples 13:10 Downscaling, interpolation, comparisons 15:05 Windows 95 PhotoWise software 15:35 A forgotten failure, still kinda neat! #LGR #retro #photography #camera #digital