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The '''New Argus''' (ニュー・アーガス) is a Japanese camera taking 4.5×6cm film plates, about which little is known. It is said to be a copy of the [[Ergo]] by [[Contessa-Nettel]], shaped as a monocular and made or distributed by [[Saneidō]].<REF> Morishita, p.70 of {{KKS}} no.22. </REF> The predecessor of the [[Ergo]] was the Argus, available until about 1913.<REF> Date: {{McKeown}}, p.215. </REF> It seems that this name remained in Japan as a generic name for this class of cameras.<REF> The [[Egorette]] camera was advertised in June 1932 as "a spy camera of the Argus type", while the Argus model itself had long disappeared. </REF> This certainly explains the name "New Argus". | The '''New Argus''' (ニュー・アーガス) is a Japanese camera taking 4.5×6cm film plates, about which little is known. It is said to be a copy of the [[Ergo]] by [[Contessa-Nettel]], shaped as a monocular and made or distributed by [[Saneidō]].<REF> Morishita, p.70 of {{KKS}} no.22. </REF> The predecessor of the [[Ergo]] was the Argus, available until about 1913.<REF> Date: {{McKeown}}, p.215. </REF> It seems that this name remained in Japan as a generic name for this class of cameras.<REF> The [[Egorette]] camera was advertised in June 1932 as "a spy camera of the Argus type", while the Argus model itself had long disappeared. </REF> This certainly explains the name "New Argus". | ||
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The New Argus (ニュー・アーガス) is a Japanese camera taking 4.5×6cm film plates, about which little is known. It is said to be a copy of the Ergo by Contessa-Nettel, shaped as a monocular and made or distributed by Saneidō.[1] The predecessor of the Ergo was the Argus, available until about 1913.[2] It seems that this name remained in Japan as a generic name for this class of cameras.[3] This certainly explains the name "New Argus".
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Bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). (About the original Argus and Ergo.)
- Morishita Hajime (森下肇). "Atomu-han kamera no subete" (アトム判カメラのすべて, All of Atom-size cameras). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.22, September 1992. No ISBN number. Airesu no subete (アイレスのすべて, special issue on Aires). Pp.55–70.