Argus Camera ARGUS A2 manual Adding a Cold Accessory Shoe

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Adding A Cold Accessory Shoe

Accessory shoes were once very common on cameras. Some cameras like the UniveX Mercury had two accessory shoes, a hot one for a flash and a cold one for an extinction meter or rangefinder. Every accessory shoe made these days, however, is intended for an external electronic flash unit.

There are several useful accessories that can be attached through a cold shoe. The most common is a rangefinder.

Another helpful accessory for a cold shoe is an exposure meter. Argus manufactured several cold shoe mounted meters like the L44 and the LS-3, and other manufacturers produced similar meters as well. When buying an Argus light meter, ensure that it uses normal photographic standards, and that it is not intended for the Matchmatic system, like the LC-3 shoe mounted light meter.

The best place to get an accessory shoe is an old camera. Many of the cheaper cameras, from the 30’s to today, have accessory shoes held on by screws. This is the type to get. Junk and toy cameras often have this type of accessory shoe, as well.

There are two logical places to put an accessory shoe on an Argus A. The area to the right of the Counter Dial (above the cavity for the 35mm film cartridge) works well if it is only intended to hold something small, like an Argus light meter. Make sure to leave enough room to be able to access the Counter Dial Release. If you want an accessory shoe to hold larger objects like rangefinders, place it directly beneath the Neck between the Tripod Socket and the Rewind Knob.

Fig 8-2: An Argus LS-3 light meter mounted by cold shoe on an Argus A2F

Older accessory shoes were made to grip the accessory, whereas newer ones were designed assuming that the accessory would clamp down on them. You may have to bend the accessory shoe if the accessory is not held firmly in place.

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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 ISOStop Shutter SpeedFilm Speed Read Shutter Speed from the block Stop Settings And Spacing Holding The Camera Upside DownLens Attachments AccessoriesLens Shade Portrait Attachment No Copying Attachment NoYellow Filter Lens CapLens Accessory Case Lens Accessory KitLens Accessory Kit for Argus AF Red FilterSoft Suede Zipper Bag Black Leather Zipper CaseDe Luxe Black Leather Case Other Accessories Carrying Case Safety ScrewLight Meter Mechanical Self-Timer Vintage Book On PhotographyCable Release Small TripodNew Lens Cap A Lens Cap in various stages of productionHand-Held Or Accessory-Shoe Mounted Rangefinder Flash GunsRestoration And Repair Camera BodyFilm Transport Mechanism Film Advance KnobView Finder Counter DialSprocket Wheels Back CoverExtinction Meter Flash MechanismNeck Light-Proof RibbonNeck You Can’t Fix Variable Focus Neck Two-Position Focus NeckSeparating The Neck From The Shutter 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 Fixing The Iris And Other Repairs Argus AA ShutterFinding Light Leaks Page Tricks Using Ground Glass Tricks And ModificationsTaking Close-Up Pictures Double ExposuresModifications Most Common Modification Intentional Lens AberrationsModifying 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 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 Advertisements Appendix B Bibliography and ReferencesOther