An Agfa Karat 4.5 Camera£20
19 Dec 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 298 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
+ lens
Agfa Karat 4.5
camera
The Agfa Karat 4.5 has 1 recorded sale: £20 (19 Dec 2023, Special Auction Services). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Agfa Karat 4.5 is a 35mm viewfinder camera from Agfa, the German manufacturer based in Munich. At that saleroom level — which reflects wholesale prices excluding buyer's and seller's commission — the model sits firmly in the budget tier of pre-war German folders as of today, and price expectations in 2026 should be tempered accordingly.","buying_guide":"On any folder of this age, inspect the bellows for pinholes by shining a torch inside in a dark room, check the shutter fires at all marked speeds, and confirm the lens is free of haze, fungus and separation. The Karat cassette system is obsolete, so usability today depends on whether a buyer is willing to reload original cassettes or treat the camera as a display piece.
Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Karats
Karat 36
5 salesabout £45IndicativeKarat 12
2 salesSales onlyKarat 3.5
2 salesSales onlyKarat 2.8
1 saleSales onlyKarat 6.3
0 salesNo sales yetKarat IV
0 salesNo sales yet
5 salesabout £45IndicativeKarat 12
2 salesSales onlyKarat 3.5
2 salesSales onlyKarat 2.8
1 saleSales onlyKarat 6.3
0 salesNo sales yetKarat IV
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Is the Agfa Karat 4.5 usable today?
It can be used, but it relies on the obsolete Karat cassette system, which means buyers typically need to reload original cassettes to shoot 35mm film through it.
Facts
- Maker
- Agfa
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 19 Dec 2023
- Latest sale
- 19 Dec 2023
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Agfa Karat 4.5: 1 recorded sale, December 2023; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/agfa/karat-4-5/