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This was an elaboration of the [[Argus seventy-five]] molded body, but adding a much better focusing f/4.5 anastigmat lens, plus shutter speeds variable from 1/25 to 1/150 and B. While the camera's picture-taking lens could be focused, the entire Seventy-Five family used a simple [[brilliant finder]] rather than [[reflex viewfinder|reflex focusing]]; and hence the Argus 40 must be considered a [[Pseudo TLR]].
 
This was an elaboration of the [[Argus seventy-five]] molded body, but adding a much better focusing f/4.5 anastigmat lens, plus shutter speeds variable from 1/25 to 1/150 and B. While the camera's picture-taking lens could be focused, the entire Seventy-Five family used a simple [[brilliant finder]] rather than [[reflex viewfinder|reflex focusing]]; and hence the Argus 40 must be considered a [[Pseudo TLR]].
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10391 argus40] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:22, 16 June 2017

Argus introduced the "Argoflex Model" in 1950, but it was only offered for a few months.[1] With minor cosmetic changes (including neckstrap lugs) the same camera became the Argoflex 40, and then the Argus 40.

This was an elaboration of the Argus seventy-five molded body, but adding a much better focusing f/4.5 anastigmat lens, plus shutter speeds variable from 1/25 to 1/150 and B. While the camera's picture-taking lens could be focused, the entire Seventy-Five family used a simple brilliant finder rather than reflex focusing; and hence the Argus 40 must be considered a Pseudo TLR.


References

  1. Gambino, Henry J. Argomania: A Look At Argus Cameras and the Company That Made Them. Doylestown, PA: Aeone Communications 2005. ISBN 0-9770507-0-X