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| − | + | The boxy, auto-exposure [[Argus Autronic 35]] [[rangefinder camera]] was alternately labeled as the "Autronic C3" and as '''Autronic I'''. But in 1962 [[Argus]] launched two successor models: The revised '''Autronic I''' (with a black shutter release) upgraded to an f/2.8 Cintar lens; while the '''Autronic II''' also adds a new and enlarged bright-frame viewfinder. Pricing was USD $79.95 and $99.95, respectively. | |
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| + | *[https://www.cameramanuals.org/argus/argus_autronic_i.pdf Autronic I] and [https://www.cameramanuals.org/argus/argus_autronic_ii.pdf Autronic II] at Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | ||
*[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] | ||
| − | *[https://aadl.org/node/204410 1962 newspaper clipping] about the Autronic | + | *[https://aadl.org/node/204410 1962 newspaper clipping] about the new Autronic introductions with their features compared; from the Ann Arbor District Library's [http://oldnews.aadl.org/node/204921 Argus materials online] |
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The boxy, auto-exposure Argus Autronic 35 rangefinder camera was alternately labeled as the "Autronic C3" and as Autronic I. But in 1962 Argus launched two successor models: The revised Autronic I (with a black shutter release) upgraded to an f/2.8 Cintar lens; while the Autronic II also adds a new and enlarged bright-frame viewfinder. Pricing was USD $79.95 and $99.95, respectively.
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| Argus Autronic II image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
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| Autronic I image by Graustark (Image rights) |
Collectors take note: A mint Autronic I will be exhumed from a time capsule in Ann Arbor in 2062.
Links
- Autronic I and Autronic II at Mike Butkus's OrphanCameras.com
- Argus Autronic series at Argus Collectors Group
- 1962 newspaper clipping about the new Autronic introductions with their features compared; from the Ann Arbor District Library's Argus materials online
