Argus Camera ARGUS A2 specification

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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 Argus a Lens Speed f/4.5 Lens Speed f/4.5 Aperture Settings f/4.5, 5.6, 8 Argus AF Argus B Extinction Meter/Calculator No Flash Synch Tubes No Pre-War Argus A2B Argus A2F Argus AA Lens Speed f/6.3 Post-War Argus A2B Years Manufactured ~1945 Argus FA March Aperture Indicator A, AF, A2Bs, & A2F Parts Of The Camera Shutter Plunger pre-war A2B & A2F Sprocket Wheels Winding Shaft User’s Guide Loading The Camera Taking Pictures Page Using The Sunny/16 Rule Rewinding Finished Film Using The Light Meter/Exposure Calculator A2B and A2F ISO Film Speed Read Shutter Speed from the block Shutter SpeedStop Stop Settings And Spacing Holding The Camera Upside Down Lens Shade AccessoriesLens Attachments Yellow Filter Portrait Attachment NoCopying Attachment No Lens Cap Lens Accessory Kit for Argus AF Lens Accessory CaseLens Accessory Kit Red Filter De 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 Tripod New Lens Cap A Lens Cap in various stages of production Hand-Held Or Accessory-Shoe Mounted Rangefinder Flash Guns Film Transport Mechanism Restoration And RepairCamera Body Film Advance Knob View Finder Counter Dial Sprocket Wheels Back Cover Extinction Meter Flash Mechanism 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 Cleaning The Lens Shutter Mechanism 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 Using Ground Glass Tricks And Modifications Taking Close-Up Pictures Double Exposures 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 Finding An Argus In Good Shape 60 Second Camera Evaluation Finding An Argus Online For More Information Appendix a Argus a Patent Page Page Page Page Other Appendix B Bibliography and ReferencesAdvertisements