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| − | The '''Argus A3''' | + | The '''Argus A3''' is a viewfinder camera with built-in [[light meter|extinction meter]] and a pop-out [[lens barrel]], made from 1940 to 1942 by [[Argus]] in Ann Arbor. It has the same [[leaf shutter]] as the bakelite camera [[Argus A]]. Its characteristic element is the streamlined chrome-plated top, making it model for what became a typical Argus design beside the modernistic edged designs of the Argus C2, C3 and Autronic. |
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| − | *[http:// | + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/argus/argus_colorcamera/argus_colorcamera.htm Argus A3 Colorcamera user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] |
| + | *[http://argusinfo.net/Reference/ReferenceGuide.htm Argus A3], amongst others, at [http://argusinfo.net/ The Argus Camera Information Reference Site] | ||
| − | [[Category:Argus]] | + | [[Category:Argus|A3]] |
| + | [[Category:A|A3 Argus]] | ||
[[Category:35mm viewfinder]] | [[Category:35mm viewfinder]] | ||
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The Argus A3 is a viewfinder camera with built-in extinction meter and a pop-out lens barrel, made from 1940 to 1942 by Argus in Ann Arbor. It has the same leaf shutter as the bakelite camera Argus A. Its characteristic element is the streamlined chrome-plated top, making it model for what became a typical Argus design beside the modernistic edged designs of the Argus C2, C3 and Autronic.
Links
- Argus A3 Colorcamera user manual at Butkus.org
- Argus A3, amongst others, at The Argus Camera Information Reference Site
