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Post by andys93integra on Jan 17, 2011 22:16:16 GMT -5
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Post by mickeyobe on Jan 18, 2011 3:01:01 GMT -5
Andy,
It is definitely the Fourth Variant made about 1948.
The hinge has 10 screws.
The exposure counter is metal, not plastic.
There is no nameplate.
Those 3 items were changed in 1950 on the Fifth Variant.
I can see that it is not an accessory shoe on the side but merely the latch mechanism.
Did you get the camera working?
Mickey
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Post by andys93integra on Jan 18, 2011 16:36:26 GMT -5
Could i use jb80 or wd40 or do i need something else to see if i can fix the shutter. Isint the lever supposed to stop (and not snap back in to place like in the video) and then be let up when the shutter is released? I took a video with my Nikon to show you a little better. www.flickr.com/photos/andys93integra/5367681739/Andy |
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Post by andys93integra on Jan 18, 2011 17:12:28 GMT -5
Wait a second!
Okay i was just messing around with the Argus and i found that i can get the shutter to cock. The little thing around the base of the shutter release with the letters I and B on, when i pull that up and then push the lever the lever stays there and i can push the shutter release and it works. Im not sure if that is how it is supposed to work but it kinda works now!
Andy
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Post by mickeyobe on Jan 18, 2011 18:52:19 GMT -5
Andy,
Check out Reply #1, Paragraph 4.
Just read it.
Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Dec 20, 2011 9:47:26 GMT -5
My ninth C3. The seventh Variant. The first C3 with an accessory shoe. 1957>1958. A bargain at $5.  Mickey |
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Post by Doug T. on Dec 20, 2011 10:47:37 GMT -5
Hi Mickey! I've been looking for a C2 for quite a while now, but haven't found one yet. The "Bricks" are a fun, and relatively easy camera to work on. From what I understand, they even made it into the Harry Potter movies  Doug |
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Post by barbarian on Aug 25, 2016 10:27:46 GMT -5
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Post by Stephen on Aug 25, 2016 12:36:54 GMT -5
The Argus can deliver very good shots indeed, but the design is so odd, a US radio designers idea of a modern camera look....then they worked out how to make it work.....and then they cut corners on costs, and ended up with a real curiosity. The mystery is why it remained on the market for so long in the US.
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Post by mickeyobe on Aug 25, 2016 17:56:08 GMT -5
Stephen, "The mystery is why it remained on the market for so long in the US." I think because it was relatively inexpensive and trouble free. It had a very good split image rangefinder which meant most of its pictures were sharp unlike many cameras in its price range. My Argus 3C collection today. 14 cameras.  Mickey |
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Post by barbarian on Sept 1, 2016 18:31:42 GMT -5
Supposedly, Argus twice tried to discontinue it, but when word got out, people started buying them up, and so they started making them again.
Not an exciting camera or an elegant one, but a durable and usable tool for those who didn't have the cash for a more prestigious model.
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Post by philbirch on Aug 28, 2017 15:31:14 GMT -5
I've seen a similar camera there was a prism projecting the two images onto the film frame. There is likely to be a blurred 'separator' between the images something like using those 3d adapters that Pentax were famous for  Asahi Pentax Stereo Adapter (later model) by ebelbeb, on Flickr |
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