Argus Camera ARGUS A2 instruction

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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Argus Camera ARGUS A2 manual

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 a Argus AF Lens Speed f/4.5 Aperture Settings f/4.5, 5.6, 8 Extinction Meter/Calculator No Flash Synch Tubes No Argus B Pre-War Argus A2B Argus A2F Lens Speed f/6.3 Argus AA Years Manufactured ~1945 Post-War Argus A2B Argus FA March Parts Of The Camera Aperture Indicator A, AF, A2Bs, & A2F Shutter Plunger pre-war A2B & A2F Sprocket Wheels Winding Shaft Loading The Camera User’s Guide Taking Pictures Page Rewinding Finished Film Using The Sunny/16 Rule ISO Using The Light Meter/Exposure Calculator A2B and A2F Film Speed Read Shutter Speed from the block Shutter SpeedStop Holding The Camera Upside Down Stop Settings And Spacing Lens Shade AccessoriesLens Attachments Lens Cap Portrait Attachment NoCopying Attachment No Yellow Filter Red Filter Lens Accessory CaseLens Accessory Kit Lens Accessory Kit for Argus AF De 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 Release A Lens Cap in various stages of production New Lens Cap Flash Guns Hand-Held Or Accessory-Shoe Mounted Rangefinder Film Advance Knob Restoration And RepairCamera Body Film Transport Mechanism Counter Dial View Finder Back Cover Sprocket Wheels Flash Mechanism Extinction Meter Neck 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 Lens Pre-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 Glass Double Exposures Taking Close-Up Pictures Modifying 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 Shape Finding An Argus Online For More Information Appendix a Argus a Patent Page Page Page Page Other Appendix B Bibliography and ReferencesAdvertisements