Difference between revisions of "Argus Autronic I"
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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] | + | *[https://www.cameramanuals.org/argus/argus_autronic_i.pdf Autronic I] and [https://www.cameramanuals.org/argus/argus_autronic_ii.pdf Autronic II] user manuals 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 new Autronic introductions with their features compared; from the Ann Arbor District Library's [http://oldnews.aadl.org/node/204921 Argus materials online] | *[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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Revision as of 19:19, 12 June 2021
The boxy, auto-exposure Argus Autronic 35 rangefinder camera (with a silver shutter release) was occasionally labeled as the "Autronic C3" and as Autronic I. But in January 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.
Just months after this introduction, Argus merged with Mansfield Industries; and as of December production of these (and other) models moved to their production facility in tiny Spring Grove, Minnesota.[1] This ended the era of building cameras in Ann Arbor which had begun with the Argus A in 1936.
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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.
Notes
- ↑ Noted in a December, 1962 clipping from the Ann Arbor News; collection of Ann Arbor District Library.
Links
- Autronic I and Autronic II user manuals 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
