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The '''Argus C''' was a simple 35mm camera made from 1938-1939 by [[Argus]], Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its [[rangefinder]] lacked the gear coupling to the lens found in the [[Argus C2]] and [[Argus C3|C3]]. Along with the [[Argus C2|C2]] and [[Argus C3|C3]] these cameras are sometimes dubbed "the brick." The Argus C include a 50mm f3.5 Argus lens and had 10 shutter speeds ranging from 1/5 to 1/300 of second. | The '''Argus C''' was a simple 35mm camera made from 1938-1939 by [[Argus]], Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its [[rangefinder]] lacked the gear coupling to the lens found in the [[Argus C2]] and [[Argus C3|C3]]. Along with the [[Argus C2|C2]] and [[Argus C3|C3]] these cameras are sometimes dubbed "the brick." The Argus C include a 50mm f3.5 Argus lens and had 10 shutter speeds ranging from 1/5 to 1/300 of second. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.google.com/patents?id=01kCAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false US Design Patent D110516] by Gustave Fassin for the Argus C, via [http://www.google.com/patents Google Patents] | ||
* [http://blog.dcview.com/article.php?a=AD5TMQxuAjI%253D Argus C: the first best-selling 135 film camera (1938)], at [http://blog.dcview.com/ckshene DCView] (in Chinese, [http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.dcview.com%2Farticle.php%3Fa%3DAD5TMQxuAjI%25253D English translation]) | * [http://blog.dcview.com/article.php?a=AD5TMQxuAjI%253D Argus C: the first best-selling 135 film camera (1938)], at [http://blog.dcview.com/ckshene DCView] (in Chinese, [http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.dcview.com%2Farticle.php%3Fa%3DAD5TMQxuAjI%25253D English translation]) | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157614972029802/ Argus C and photos taken with it] | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157614972029802/ Argus C and photos taken with it] | ||
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The Argus C was a simple 35mm camera made from 1938-1939 by Argus, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its rangefinder lacked the gear coupling to the lens found in the Argus C2 and C3. Along with the C2 and C3 these cameras are sometimes dubbed "the brick." The Argus C include a 50mm f3.5 Argus lens and had 10 shutter speeds ranging from 1/5 to 1/300 of second.
Links
- US Design Patent D110516 by Gustave Fassin for the Argus C, via Google Patents
- Argus C: the first best-selling 135 film camera (1938), at DCView (in Chinese, English translation)
- Argus C and photos taken with it
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| Early C's had a fast/slow shutter selector below the cocking lever image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
