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== Links ==
 
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*[http://arguscg.tripod.com/id55.html Argus Autronic Series] at [http://arguscg.tripod.com/index.html Argus Collectors Group]
 
*[http://arguscg.tripod.com/id55.html Argus Autronic Series] at [http://arguscg.tripod.com/index.html Argus Collectors Group]
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*[https://rdungan.smugmug.com/CameraTests/Argus-Cameras/Argus-Autoronic-35/i-qbzNt4K 19 photos] showing the camera from different angles, by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/126926725@N08/ Robert Dungan]
 
*Argus president Clint Harris [https://aadl.org/node/219037 thinks the Autronic 35 will help the company "recovery"], page 2 of the Dec–Jan 1959–60 ''Argus Eyes'' company newsletter; from the Ann Arbor District Library's [http://oldnews.aadl.org/node/204921 Argus materials online]
 
*Argus president Clint Harris [https://aadl.org/node/219037 thinks the Autronic 35 will help the company "recovery"], page 2 of the Dec–Jan 1959–60 ''Argus Eyes'' company newsletter; from the Ann Arbor District Library's [http://oldnews.aadl.org/node/204921 Argus materials online]
 
* A January 1960 [https://aadl.org/node/204331 ''Ann Arbor News'' clipping] notes the introduction of the Autronic 35; and one from October has [https://aadl.org/node/204347 brave talk about its success]; from the Ann Arbor District Library's archives.
 
* A January 1960 [https://aadl.org/node/204331 ''Ann Arbor News'' clipping] notes the introduction of the Autronic 35; and one from October has [https://aadl.org/node/204347 brave talk about its success]; from the Ann Arbor District Library's archives.
 
*[https://argusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/6954F8DC-8E66-45F7-9A6A-785513361932 Object record] for an "Autronic C3" and an [https://argusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/68E7AEB1-FA7B-4D50-B26C-403214903308 early Autronic I] at the [https://argusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/ Argus Museum online database]
 
*[https://argusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/6954F8DC-8E66-45F7-9A6A-785513361932 Object record] for an "Autronic C3" and an [https://argusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/68E7AEB1-FA7B-4D50-B26C-403214903308 early Autronic I] at the [https://argusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/ Argus Museum online database]
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Revision as of 19:32, 12 June 2021

Note: The Japanese-made Argus Automatic 35 is a different model

The Argus Autronic 35 is a heavy rangefinder camera introduced by Argus in 1960. It features a f/3.5 Cintar lens, Compur leaf shutter and built-in selenium meter that can control exposure automatically.

This model (identified by its silver shutter release) was occasionally given a top plate with the names Autronic C3[1] or Autronic I.[2] In 1962 the Autronic 35 was updated, and a revised Autronic I offered a faster f/2.8 lens (its black shutter button is threaded for a cable release).[3]

Notes

  1. The Argus rarities page gives "several thousand" as the production run for these; from Phillip Sterritt's Argus Camera Information Reference Site.
  2. Other variations with even shorter names may appear, but lettering that has rubbed away could be the explanation.
  3. Pgs. 69–72, 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

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