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astronomer

Behind the factory, a mountain of bottles
glitters like a cheap new galaxy.
A boy with a sack on his back
whistles between the green and clear stars.
He’s the only astronomer paid by the kilo.



Rafael Ibarra Luna, (1947–2005)

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David's first camera, 1962
David's first camera, 1962

The Agfa Click-II (1959–1970) was a lightweight German 6×6 medium-format viewfinder camera with a fixed ~1/30s shutter, and an Agfa Acromat 1:8.8/72.5 mm two-element lens with fixed focus.

It used 120 roll film, yielding 12 exposures at 6×6 cm. The controls were simple: 2 apertures for sun (f/11), cloud/portrait (f/8.8), and a "close-up" mode (2.5–4 m). The Click-II produced soft, vignetted, almost dreamy images, a style later loved by Lomography users.

Today it’s remembered as a charming, lo-fi cult classic.