Argus C2

Argus C2 with early "mushroom" shutter release image by jgs4309976 (Image rights)

The Argus C-2 was a popular, durable camera made from 1938-1942 by Argus, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan & Chicago, Illinois (USA). It improved on the Argus C by adding rangefinder coupling, via a simple idler gear between the lens focus ring and the rangefinder dial. Along with the C and C3 these cameras are sometimes dubbed "the brick."

Links

• Argus C: the first best-selling 135 film camera (1938), at DCView (in Chinese, English translation)
• "C" Series Brick Bodied Cameras
• what type is my brick?
• C2 in SoHo Museum