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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.

 

 

C2? C3?
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.

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.

 

 

Argoflex E
Description

Focusing 3-element, f4.5/75mm, Varex Anasitgmat; shutter b-200

Year 1940 - 1948
Film Size 620
Value $25 -$40
Acquired 1996. Gift from a friend.

 

 

Argoflex Seventy-five
Description  Black plastic body, fixed focus
Year 1949 -1958
Film Size 620
Value $1 - $10

 

 

Argus Seventy-five
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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

 

 

C-twenty
Description

Replaced the A4, using the same basic body style but incorporating a rangefinder. Brown plastic body.

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.

 

 

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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