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| − | + | [[Argus]] sold over 300,000 '''Argus C4''' [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]]s in the 1950s. It had one of the best implementations of a viewfinder with superimposed [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]], an easy film load concept and a [[hot shoe]] for attaching and connecting a flash without cable. It had a modern design, but no interchangeable lenses. But the [[Geiss]] company of Chicago customized C4 cameras for interchangeable lenses which were made by [[Enna]] in Munich, Germany.{{br}} | |
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Argus sold over 300,000 Argus C4 35mm rangefinder cameras in the 1950s. It had one of the best implementations of a viewfinder with superimposed rangefinder, an easy film load concept and a hot shoe for attaching and connecting a flash without cable. It had a modern design, but no interchangeable lenses. But the Geiss company of Chicago customized C4 cameras for interchangeable lenses which were made by Enna in Munich, Germany.
Links
- Manual available on the Favorite Classics section of .kyphoto.com
- How it Works: The Argus C4 Shutter
- C4 Repair notes
- Argus 4 at www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Geiss modified C4 at cameraquest.com [1]
