Argus Camera ARGUS A2 manual Argus FA

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Argus FA

Focus Type: 2 Position (6ft - 15ft and 15ft - Infinity)

Years Manufactured: 1950 - 1951

Introductory Price: $29.00

Approximate Introductory Price in 2003 Dollars: $220.00

Serial Number Range: Year and Month of Manufacture

Shutter Type: Flash-modified, post-war

Lens Speed: f/4.5

Aperture Settings: f/4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22

Shutter Speeds: 1/150th sec, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, B(ulb), T(ime)

Extinction Meter/Calculator: No

Flash Synch Tubes: Yes

Pressure Plate: Floating

This last model was a stopgap effort to use leftover Argus A parts and provide a low-end flash camera while a replacement was being designed. This does not detract from the FA in any way. Unlike the previous flash model, the AA, this camera had a two-position focus and full-sized f/4.5 lens. It is unique in that it was the only model in which the two-position focus was actually labeled. The rear door of this camera also featured a new design on the back, a set of five parallel lines bordered by two thicker ones.

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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 A2FShutter Speed StopFilm Speed Read Shutter Speed from the block Holding The Camera Upside Down Stop Settings And SpacingAccessories Lens AttachmentsLens Shade Copying Attachment No Portrait Attachment NoYellow Filter Lens CapLens Accessory Kit Lens Accessory CaseLens Accessory Kit for Argus AF Red FilterBlack Leather Zipper Case Soft Suede Zipper BagDe Luxe Black Leather Case Carrying Case Safety Screw Other AccessoriesLight Meter Vintage Book On Photography Mechanical Self-TimerCable Release Small TripodA Lens Cap in various stages of production New Lens CapFlash Guns Hand-Held Or Accessory-Shoe Mounted RangefinderCamera Body Restoration And RepairFilm Transport Mechanism Film Advance KnobCounter Dial View FinderBack Cover Sprocket WheelsFlash Mechanism Extinction MeterLight-Proof Ribbon NeckNeck You Can’t Fix Two-Position Focus Neck Variable Focus NeckSeparating The Neck From The Shutter 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 Argus AA Shutter Fixing The Iris And Other RepairsFinding Light Leaks Page Tricks And Modifications Tricks Using Ground GlassDouble Exposures Taking Close-Up PicturesIntentional Lens Aberrations Modifications Most Common ModificationModifying Old Filters 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 Appendix B Bibliography and References AdvertisementsOther