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The '''Argus C3''' [[rangefinder camera]] followed the [[Argus C2]] in 1939. <br>With the C3, the ''bricks''<ref>"''the brick''" was nickname for the [[Argus C2]] and C3 rangefinder cameras</ref> became America's best-sold [[35mm]] camera series.
 
  
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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 II| Leica]] or [[Contax rangefinder|Contax]].
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|image_text= The Argus C2, left, lacked the flash-sync sockets of the C3, right
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=== References ===
 
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Revision as of 19:29, 16 February 2011

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.




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