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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 4, 2007 15:12:54 GMT -5
ARGUS BBC-1000 This handsome item would be a prize winner in any camera beauty contest. Waist level finder. Eye level viewfinder. Hot shoe. Chrome shutter release. Comfortable hand grip. Matching electronic flash with zoom head, bounce and swivel. Coiled cord extends all the way out to 12 inches. Flash will reach as far as 9 feet with ISO 100. Will not synchronize with the shutter but it looks mighty good. 50mm f6.3 to f16 plastic focus free genuine OPTICAL lens. Quite reliably fuzzy even when stopped all the way down. Curved film plane and pressure plate for best results. Runs on two AA cells. Off/on switch tends to slide into rewind when camera is turned on. Comes complete with handsome carrying case and sturdy shoulder strap and authentic plastic lens cap  Mickey |
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Post by paulatukcamera on Feb 4, 2007 18:29:52 GMT -5
I have looked everywhere for the one with the "non optical lens" but can't find one. Any suggestions? Paul  |
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 4, 2007 18:38:30 GMT -5
Pinhole?  Mickey |
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Post by paulatukcamera on Feb 5, 2007 18:51:58 GMT -5
Excellent reply!
Didn't think of that!
Paul
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Post by bobm on Feb 6, 2007 17:21:28 GMT -5
Where's the "Pro" badge on it....? |
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Post by kiev4a on Feb 6, 2007 18:50:27 GMT -5
A few years ago some folks were selling "Cannon" slr photo outfits on Eaby--brand new for almost nothing. And that's what they were worth. They were made in China outfits like the Argus--all plastic with the name CANNON on the front. Some of the local junk store had they NIB, too. I actually saw someone bid about $60 for one once on line!.
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 7, 2007 14:40:45 GMT -5
I am pleased to say that I paid under $200.00 for the Argus BBC-1000.
$9.98 plus shipping. No insurance. No GST. No PST. No customs duty.
The box plainly states "ARGUS Pro Style Camera".
The camera, the flash, the case and the box will be displayed prominently on my "Weirdo" shelf along with the Nimslo, the Photo-See, the Nishika, the Fotochrome, the Kalimar 3D, the Starcase Sport Action Camera, the Kodak Tele Disk, the Diana F, the Fotron III, the Argus Press flash, the very transparent Yashica Auto Focus Motor and naturally the Walt Disney Mick-A-Matic.
Mickey
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Post by paulatukcamera on Feb 8, 2007 6:14:09 GMT -5
Mickey, I know that as a Canadian you are probably slightly biased towards the prestige of the "Argus" brand. However, if you could come down from those lofty heights and look at a slightly less prestigious brand - Nikon er no sorry Nippon - I have found a report on a similar camera to yours: cameras.alfredklomp.com/ar4392fh/index.htmIn particular read the excerpt from Jeff of New York who has a bit to say about widespread marketing in the States for $199 I think you'll be amused! Paul |
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 8, 2007 15:30:32 GMT -5
Paul, As a Canadian I never even saw an Argus of any kind until about 7 years ago. I will admit that your "sorry Nippon" seems to be a thoroughbred. But can you do with it what can be done with the genetic predecessor of my BBC-1000, the world renowned C3? Indeed, how many cameras are this versatile? Take a look...... Door Stop  Egg Cup  Paper Weight  Insecticide - Environmentaly friendly  Wheel Choc  Nut Cracker  Mickey |
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Post by kiev4a on Feb 8, 2007 17:38:37 GMT -5
Now don't be too harsh on the C3. Heck, my Nikon F4s--all 2.5 lbs. of it--is a better walnut cracker than the Argus and even an 18-wheeler parked on a 30 percent grade would have trouble rolling with a Nikon behind a tire. Ya get what you pay for -- in nut crackers and wheel chocks.
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Post by GeneW on Feb 8, 2007 19:14:50 GMT -5
Mickey, this is a delightful spoof! I'm still grinning. Thanks for brightening up another cold winter day.
Gene
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 9, 2007 6:07:56 GMT -5
Spoof? Spoof indeed! What spoof?
How does one clean egg yolk off a Cintar 50mm f3.5 lens?
Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 9, 2007 14:52:54 GMT -5
Ron,
I was in Ann Arbor years ago. I had two cousins teaching at U of M. At that time I was not a camera collector so I may have defiled that very beautiful city by bringing my Exakta VX IIa. But the residents were so polite that they uttered never a word of reproach.
Just under a year ago Henry J. Gambino published his excellent "Argomania" which tells all there is to know about Argus. He even says, without a great deal of enthusiasm, about the BBC-1000 "had all the charm of a little girl dressed up in mommy's clothes to look grown-up."
I was not aware of the pheremone qualities of the C3. I must give it a try.
Excitedly, Mickey
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Post by herron on Feb 9, 2007 15:24:06 GMT -5
Spoof? Spoof indeed! What spoof? How does one clean egg yolk off a Cintar 50mm f3.5 lens? Same way you get the "bug juice" off, Mickey! ;D Last time I had mine out, Ron, the only question I got (from a gentleman decidedly older than myself) was "What the hell kind of camera is that?"  I must have been out at entirely the wrong time for all the young, cute women! |
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 10, 2007 15:21:37 GMT -5
Thanks Ron,
Why didn't I think of that?
I am going to take it to the car wash right now.
Mickey
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I must have been out at entirely the wrong time for all the young, cute women!