Changes: Argus A

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Argus A (type 3)

Possibly the most important 35mm American camera. The Argus A was largely responsible for popularizing the 135 format in the U.S..

Produced by Argus in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1936 to 1941. The original price was $12.50. The camera featured a collapsible 50mm F4.5 lens and a bakelite body. The shutter was supplied by Ilex. Three body types were manufactured.

The A is most often found in black although it was also produced in gray, brown, and olive drab colors. An Ivory white version was announced, but no actual examples have yet been observed.

Features:[]

Focus Type: 2 Position (6ft - 12ft and 12ft - Infinity, later 6ft - 18ft and 18ft - Infinity)
Years Manufactured: 1936 - 1941
Shutter Type: Pre-war Ilex Precise
Lens Speed: f/4.5 anastigmat
Aperture Settings: f/4.5, 5.6, 8, 11
Shutter Speeds: 1/200th sec, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, B(ulb), T(imeExtinction
Flash Synch Tubes: No
Pressure Plate: Fixed

Links[]

Fix the Ilex Precise shutter
Argus Collector's Group
Argus camera timeline
Matt's Argus A
Vintage Photo's Argus A
Cameraquest
Argus A - The First American 35mm Camera
35mm For The Proletariat: A Modern User's Guide To The Argus A/A2 Camera
[1] Ken.Lyndrup.dk - English version [2]
[3] Ken.Lyndrup.dk - Dansk udgave [4]
Collectiblend's Argus A
Argus patents

In French :

Argus A, Argus A and Notice at www.collection-appareils.fr

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 Possibly the most important [[35mm]] American camera. The Argus A was largely responsible for popularizing the [[35mm film|135 format]] in the U.S..
-Produced by [[Argus]] in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1936 to 1941. The original price was $12.50.  The camera featured a collapsible 50mm F4.5 lens and a [[bakelite]] body. The shutter was supplied by [[Ilex]].
+Produced by [[Argus]] in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1936 to 1941. The original price was $12.50.  The camera featured a collapsible 50mm F4.5 lens and a [[bakelite]] body. The shutter was supplied by [[Ilex]]. Three body types were manufactured.
 The A is most often found in black although it was also produced in gray, brown, and olive drab colors. An Ivory white version was announced, but no actual examples have yet been observed.
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 * [http://daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/ilexprecise/ilexprecise.html Fix the Ilex Precise shutter]
 * [http://arguscg.tripod.com/index.html Argus Collector's Group]
+* [http://sites.google.com/site/fromthefocalplanetoinfinity/argus Argus camera timeline]
 * [http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/argus_a.html Matt's Argus A]
 * [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/argusa.shtml Vintage Photo's Argus A]
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 * [http://ken.lyndrup.dk/Dansk/Argus/Argus%20A.htm] Ken.Lyndrup.dk - Dansk udgave [http://ken.lyndrup.dk/index.htm]
 * [http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Argus/Argus-A-Black.html Collectiblend's Argus A]
+* [https://sites.google.com/site/fromthefocalplanetoinfinity/patents Argus patents]
 In French :
-* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/argus/html/argus_a.php Argus A] and [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/album_notices_0_H/argus_a/index.html Notice] at www.collection-appareils.fr
+*  [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=453 Argus A], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=941 Argus A] and [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/album_notices_0_H/argus_a/index.html Notice] at www.collection-appareils.fr
+[[Category:35mm viewfinder]]
+[[Category:Bakelite]]
-[[Category: 35mm viewfinder]]
+[[Category:USA]]
-[[Category: Bakelite]]
+[[Category:Argus]]
-[[Category: USA]]
+[[Category:1936]]
-[[Category: Argus]]
+[[Category:A]]
-[[Category: 1936]]
-[[Category: A]]