Argus Camera ARGUS A2 manual Accessories, Lens Attachments, Lens Shade

6 Accessories

Soon after it entered the market, the Argus was quickly joined by a myriad of accessories. Verschoor envisioned the Argus as part of a system of components that could cheaply create pictures from start to finish. On the enlarger, the camera body and lens were also used to hold the negative and project the image onto the print. This enlarger, a slide projector, and slide mounting kits were all for sale, and were combined with other Argus products to produce the “ARGUSKIT.” This $50 kit had everything you needed to process film and produce photographs.

Many of these accessories are no longer relevant. However, there are some Argus items which do still expand the camera’s capabilities.

When possible, the original descriptions of the Argus accessories are used. These are in italics and include information such as the Argus “code word,” part number, and original price. These “code words,” in parentheses below the part name, are the special names by which Argus referred to its own products, again copying a system that Leica introduced.

Lens Attachments

Fig. 6-1: Argus filters, adapters, and lens shade (left) and Series V adapter (right)

Argus slip-on filters and adapters are among the most useful accessories, but they have some limitations that one should bear in mind. The filters and the sun shade from the Argus Lens Accessory Kit do not fit the AA, the FA, or the post-war A2B. They are stackable, but if more than two are used they begin to crop the edge of the negative. Without modification, the Kodak Series V Adapter Ring only fits the post-war A2B and the FA. Refer to Chapter 8 for ideas on how to reuse filters if they are scratched or have fungus. See also the “New Lens Cap” section later in this chapter.

Lens Shade

(SUNSE)Part No. S-1 Original Cost 65¢

Eliminates light from rays outside the angle of the lens. Every shot will be improved by the use of this attachment. With it it is possible to shoot almost directly into

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