Argus Camera ARGUS A2 manual

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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 Argus a Lens Speed f/4.5Lens Speed f/4.5 Aperture Settings f/4.5, 5.6, 8 Argus AFArgus B Extinction Meter/Calculator No Flash Synch Tubes NoPre-War Argus A2B Argus A2F Argus AA Lens Speed f/6.3Post-War Argus A2B Years Manufactured ~1945Argus FA March Aperture Indicator A, AF, A2Bs, & A2F Parts Of The CameraShutter Plunger pre-war A2B & A2F Sprocket Wheels Winding Shaft User’s Guide Loading The CameraTaking Pictures Page Using The Sunny/16 Rule Rewinding Finished FilmUsing The Light Meter/Exposure Calculator A2B and A2F ISOFilm Speed Read Shutter Speed from the block Shutter SpeedStop Stop Settings And Spacing Holding The Camera Upside DownLens Shade AccessoriesLens Attachments Yellow Filter Portrait Attachment NoCopying Attachment No Lens CapLens Accessory Kit for Argus AF Lens Accessory CaseLens Accessory Kit Red FilterDe Luxe Black Leather Case Black Leather Zipper CaseSoft Suede Zipper Bag Light Meter Carrying Case Safety ScrewOther Accessories Cable Release Mechanical Self-TimerVintage Book On Photography Small TripodNew Lens Cap A Lens Cap in various stages of productionHand-Held Or Accessory-Shoe Mounted Rangefinder Flash GunsFilm Transport Mechanism Restoration And RepairCamera Body Film Advance KnobView Finder Counter DialSprocket Wheels Back CoverExtinction Meter Flash MechanismNeck 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 Cleaning The Lens Shutter MechanismPre-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 Using Ground Glass Tricks And ModificationsTaking Close-Up Pictures Double ExposuresModifying 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 Finding An Argus In Good Shape 60 Second Camera EvaluationFinding An Argus Online For More Information Appendix a Argus a Patent Page Page Page Page Other Appendix B Bibliography and ReferencesAdvertisements