Argus "Focus Free"

One of countless low-grade cameras given Argus badging image by Dave Buckle (Image rights)

By the end of the 1990s, the Argus trademark had passed through several hands, and had simply become a way to slap a familiar name on inexpensive products, sourced from the far east. The labeling of these cameras as "focus free" is a clue to their very basic nature—in most cases little more than trashcams. The range of styling eccentricities strongly hints at multiple ODMs working without coordination. A few of the observed model designations are noted below:

• Argus 35 HFM
• Argus 303
• Argus 505
• Argus 520
• Argus 545
• Argus 510EF
• Argus AR2
• Argus C5F
• Argus C510
• Argus C520
• Argus C540
• Argus C580
• Argus C620
• Argus C640
• Argus C650
• Argus FF250
• Argus FF300
• Argus FF500
• Argus HFM II
• Argus Twin View II
• Argus Pro Plan (promotional)

NOTE: there are undoubtedly others.