Argus Camera ARGUS A2 manual

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One can see that the Argus A was very much a product of the times, and it was once those times changed that the age of the Argus A ended.

All did not go well with Argus Cameras, Inc. after the demise of the A/A2 line. Higher quality and cheaper cameras from West Germany and Japan began to flood the market, and, as a result, the company started hemorrhaging money. Argus enjoyed only a modest success with the C4/C44, which was intended to become the new workhorse of the Argus line. Successive attempts to update the C3 were not well-received by the consumer, who preferred the original to the updated models. The company was passed around from owner to owner.

Argus is still around today (2004) and you can visit them on the internet at “www.arguscamera.com”. They produce an assortment of 35mm and digital cameras, webcams, and digital video cameras. Unfortunately, they no longer offer the Argus A.

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Contents Page Page Preface Page Table of Contents Why the Argus A/A2 Camera? May History Page Page Page October Models And Variations Lens Speed f/4.5 Argus aArgus AF Lens Speed f/4.5 Aperture Settings f/4.5, 5.6, 8Extinction Meter/Calculator No Flash Synch Tubes No Argus BPre-War Argus A2B Argus A2F Lens Speed f/6.3 Argus AAYears Manufactured ~1945 Post-War Argus A2BArgus FA March Parts Of The Camera Aperture Indicator A, AF, A2Bs, & A2FShutter Plunger pre-war A2B & A2F Sprocket Wheels Winding Shaft Loading The Camera User’s GuideTaking Pictures Page Rewinding Finished Film Using The Sunny/16 RuleISO Using The Light Meter/Exposure Calculator A2B and A2FFilm Speed Read Shutter Speed from the block Shutter SpeedStop Holding The Camera Upside Down Stop Settings And SpacingLens Shade AccessoriesLens Attachments Lens Cap Portrait Attachment NoCopying Attachment No Yellow FilterRed Filter Lens Accessory CaseLens Accessory Kit Lens Accessory Kit for Argus AFDe Luxe Black Leather Case Black Leather Zipper CaseSoft Suede Zipper Bag Light Meter Carrying Case Safety ScrewOther Accessories Small Tripod Mechanical Self-TimerVintage Book On Photography Cable ReleaseA Lens Cap in various stages of production New Lens CapFlash Guns Hand-Held Or Accessory-Shoe Mounted RangefinderFilm Advance Knob Restoration And RepairCamera Body Film Transport MechanismCounter Dial View FinderBack Cover Sprocket WheelsFlash Mechanism Extinction MeterNeck You Can’t Fix Light-Proof RibbonNeck Separating The Neck From The Shutter Two-Position Focus NeckVariable Focus Neck Homemade adjustable shutter removal tool Shutter Mechanism Shutter Cleaning The LensPre-War Shutter Pre-war Shutter Face Plates Pre-war Shutter with the Face Plate removed Post-War Shutter Post-war Shutter with the Face Plate removed Finding Light Leaks Argus AA ShutterFixing The Iris And Other Repairs Page Tricks And Modifications Tricks Using Ground GlassDouble Exposures Taking Close-Up PicturesModifying Old Filters Intentional Lens AberrationsModifications Most Common Modification Pinhole Argus Optimum hole specifications for various shutter positions Special Effects For The Proletariat Page Closer Two-Position Focus Adding a Cold Accessory Shoe 60 Second Camera Evaluation Finding An Argus In Good ShapeFinding An Argus Online For More Information Appendix a Argus a Patent Page Page Page Page Other Appendix B Bibliography and ReferencesAdvertisements