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* [http://whitemetal.com/argus/c-3/index.htm Argus C3] at [http://whitemetal.com/ whitemetal.com] | * [http://whitemetal.com/argus/c-3/index.htm Argus C3] at [http://whitemetal.com/ whitemetal.com] | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://argusinfo.net/DatingGuide/DatingYourArgus.htm When was my Argus camera made?], by Phillip G. Sterritt, at [http://argusinfo.net/ Argus Camera Information Reference Site] |
* [http://books.google.com/patents?id=01kCAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Gustave+Fassin&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q=Gustave%20Fassin&f=false Gustave Fassin's Argus C Patent], at [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] | * [http://books.google.com/patents?id=01kCAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Gustave+Fassin&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q=Gustave%20Fassin&f=false Gustave Fassin's Argus C Patent], at [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157624697749328/ Argus C3 and photos taken with it] | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/sets/72157624697749328/ Argus C3 and photos taken with it] | ||
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Manufacturer: Argus
Film type: 135 (35mm film)
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The Argus C3 rangefinder camera was introduced by Argus in 1939. It was a minor revision of the Argus C2, adding flash sync sockets to the side of the camera. However this model became Argus's runaway success story, staying in production through 1966 with only minor changes. Fondly known as "the Brick," the camera brought 35mm rangefinder photography down to a price affordable by amateurs who could not dream of owning a Leica or Contax.
Construction
The C3 is made of bakelite and metal framings and is of simple design. It has a diaphragm shutter built into the body of the camera so that it could utilize interchangeable lenses without the need for a regular, and more complex, focal plane shutter.
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| The Argus C2, left, lacked the flash-sync sockets of the C3, right image by Rick Oleson (Image rights) |
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| 1941-1944 model C3 with 7-speed shutter image by Siim Vahur (Image rights) |
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| C3 back image by Siim Vahur (Image rights) |
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| C3 with Fujitar 135mm f4.5 lens and clip-on viewfinder accessory lens image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
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| Inside construction image by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson (Image rights) |
Links
- The Argus Collector's Group
- Argus C: the first best-selling 135 film camera (1938), at DCView (in Chinese, English translation)
- Manual for accessory lenses available on the Favorite Classics section of .kyphoto.com
- The Other Martin Taylor's review of the Argus C3
- Argus C3 Camera Manual (PDF) : Photo-Manuals.com
- manual at Michael Butkus Jr.'s
- Argus C3 at www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
- changes of the C3 from 1939 to 1957 at photo.net
- serial numbers of C3 types at vieilalbum.com
- Argus C3 page, English version at Ken.Lyndrup.dk
- Argus C3 page, Dansk udgave at Ken.Lyndrup.dk (in Danish)
- Argus C3 at whitemetal.com
- When was my Argus camera made?, by Phillip G. Sterritt, at Argus Camera Information Reference Site
- Gustave Fassin's Argus C Patent, at Google Books
- Argus C3 and photos taken with it
- Argus C3, by Daniel Jiménez, at From the focal plane to infinity
