Argus - C3

Photography camera
analog

• Brand: Argus
• Manufacturer: International Research Corporation
• Country: United States of America (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
• Release year: 1939
• Discontinued:
• Starting price: US$ 69.50 (incluía estuche y flash)
• Designer: Gustave Fassin

Manufactured in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was one of the best-selling cameras between 1940 and 1955, because it was an economic camera (much cheaper than its Kodak equivalent) and good specifications (interchangeable lens, several shutter speeds, a side connection for flash and built-in rangefinder) .

This camera contributed significantly to popularize the 35mm format.

Due to its shape and weight it was called The Brick (the brick).

FEATURES

• Film: 35 mm roll
• Lens: Argus Coated 50mm Cintar f 3.5   
• Diaphragm openings: f 3.5 - 16
• Shutter: Central
• Speeds: 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/300, B
• Image: 24 x 36 mm
• Body material: metal
• Weight: 749 grams