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ARGUS
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Argus A |
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| Description |
35mm cartridge camera with bakelite body. Argus Anastigmat f4.5/50mm in collapsible mount. Early models have fixed pressure plate, sprockets on one side of film. Later models have floating pressure plate and sprockets on both sides. Of early types, the first 30-35 thousand were made before a tripod socket was added to the bottom and the rewind knob thickened to match. Originally advertised in the following color combinations: black/chrome, gray/gunmetal, ivory/gold. |
| Year |
1936-1941 |
| Film Size |
35mm |
| Value |
$20 - $30 |
| Acquired |
May 2009. Purchased on ebay for $9.99. |
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C2?
C3?
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| Description |
Not sure
of the exact model. Identical to the C2, but with black instead
of silver shutter cock lever. Lever and shutter release button
are like the C3 model.
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| Year |
1938 - 1966 |
| Film Size |
35mm |
| Value |
$12 - $40 |
| Acquired |
July 2005. Gift from
parents. |
| Photos |
  Used
this camera to take these two pictures of my car on August 7, 2005. |
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Argoflex
E
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| Description |
Focusing
3-element, f4.5/75mm, Varex Anasitgmat; shutter b-200
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| Year |
1940 - 1948 |
| Film Size |
620 |
| Value |
$25 -$40 |
| Acquired |
1996. Gift from a friend. |
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Argoflex
Seventy-five |
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| Description |
Black
plastic body, fixed focus |
| Year |
1949 -1958 |
| Film Size |
620 |
| Value |
$1 - $10 |
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Argus
Seventy-five |
|
| Description |
Black
plastic body, fixed focus. Same as Argoflex Seventy-five, but name shortened from Argoflex to Argus. |
| Year |
1940 - 1948 |
| Film Size |
620 |
| Value |
$1 -$10 |
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C-twenty
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|
| Description |
Replaced
the A4, using the same basic body style but incorporating a rangefinder.
Brown plastic body.
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| Year |
1956 - 1958 |
| Film Size |
35mm |
| Value |
$15 - $30 |
| Acquired |
July 2005. Friend picked
up for me at an auction in Ben Wheeler, TX for $10. |
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Argus C3 Matchmatic |
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| Description |
Basically a face-lifted C3 in two-tone finish. Designed for use with a non-coupled clip-on selenium meter. |
| Year |
1958 - 1966 |
| Film Size |
35mm |
| Value |
$20 - $30 |
| Acquired |
February 2010. Purchased on ebay for $20.13 |
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