From the many trips my parents made with me to Germany (during my youth, because all our relatives still lived there), the Agfa brand name became as special as other brand names that dominate Germany, like Cafe Hag coffee and Ritter Sport chocolate.
Like Polaroid, Agfa didn't survive the switch to the digital era, and is now being liquidated. Like Polaroid, another company has bought up the brand-name and hopes to profit from sticking Agfa and its red logo it on mundane digital cameras made by third-parties in Taiwan. More coverage by Imaging Resource.
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