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Argus V-100 (1958)

Argus V-100 (1958)

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This is an Argus V-100, a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Hamburg, West Germany by Iloca for the American company Argus between the years 1958 and 1959.  The V-100 was also sold as the Iloca Rapid IIL and the Sears Tower 52.  The Argus V-100 has a coupled rangefinder and…

June 28, 2022 June 28, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / Germany / Iloca
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Argus C4 Geiss (1954)

Argus C4 Geiss (1954)

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This is an Argus C4, a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Argus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  This particular example has what’s called the Geiss modification offered by Argus from 1954 to 1956, which for $10 they would send the camera to a Chicago company called Geiss where it’s lens would…

July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argus SLR (1962)

Argus SLR (1962)

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This is the Argus SLR, a fully mechanical 35mm single lens reflex camera.  The Argus SLR was produced for the Argus Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan by Mamiya Optical in Tokyo, Japan and was produced from 1962 to 1964.  The camera is a variant of the Mamiya Prismat NP which…

May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / Japan / Mamiya
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Argus C-series (1938 – 1966)

Argus C-series (1938 – 1966)

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This is the Argus C-series.  First released in 1938 as the Argus Model C, the C-series includes the best selling American camera ever made, the Argus C3.  Over 2.2 million were produced over the course of 28 years, the C-series saw many subtle variations and incremental improvements, but generally retained…

August 31, 2019 December 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argus C-Series Part V – My Results

Argus C-Series Part V – My Results

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Prologue Back on December 12, 2014, I posted my first ever camera review on this site, for the Argus C3 Match-Matic.  The idea to write about an old camera was just something I thought up on a whim and put together that review with my thoughts, and some sample pics…

August 30, 2019 December 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argus C-Series Part IV – Lenses and Use

Argus C-Series Part IV – Lenses and Use

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Prologue Back on December 12, 2014, I posted my first ever camera review on this site, for the Argus C3 Match-Matic.  The idea to write about an old camera was just something I thought up on a whim and put together that review with my thoughts, and some sample pics…

August 29, 2019 December 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argus C-Series Part III – Identification

Argus C-Series Part III – Identification

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Prologue Back on December 12, 2014, I posted my first ever camera review on this site, for the Argus C3 Match-Matic.  The idea to write about an old camera was just something I thought up on a whim and put together that review with my thoughts, and some sample pics…

August 28, 2019 December 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argus C-Series Part II – Repairs

Argus C-Series Part II – Repairs

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Prologue Back on December 12, 2014, I posted my first ever camera review on this site, for the Argus C3 Match-Matic.  The idea to write about an old camera was just something I thought up on a whim and put together that review with my thoughts, and some sample pics…

August 27, 2019 December 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argus C-Series Part I – History

Argus C-Series Part I – History

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Prologue Back on December 12, 2014, I posted my first ever camera review on this site, for the Argus C3 Match-Matic.  The idea to write about an old camera was just something I thought up on a whim and put together that review with my thoughts, and some sample pics…

August 26, 2019 December 8, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Argoflex Forty (1950)

Argoflex Forty (1950)

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This is an Argoflex Forty, a medium format Psuedo-TLR camera made by Argus Inc. of Ann Arbor, MI, between the years of 1950 and 1954.  This is an earlier model as later versions dropped the “Argoflex” name and became simply, the Argus 40.  Other than the name change, the two…

August 13, 2019 March 11, 2021 Photography / Reviews  620 / Argus / USA
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Argus C44R (1958)

Argus C44R (1958)

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This is an Argus C44R, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Argus Inc., between the years of 1958 and 1962.  It was an update to the earlier C44, adding a rapid wind lever, a pop up rewind lever, and plus a provision for the optional Argus CM2 coupled exposure meter. …

August 6, 2019 April 19, 2021 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Argus / USA
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Keppler’s Vault 9: Argus C3

Keppler’s Vault 9: Argus C3

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The Argus C3 is one of those cameras that for American collectors is one you could accidentally collect.  I cannot tell you how many Argus C3s (and their variants like the Matchmatic) I’ve picked up in job lots of cameras where I wanted something else.  I’ve seen them at antique…

April 20, 2018 April 20, 2018 Keppler's Vault / Photography  Argus / Keppler's Vault / USA
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