{"id":59,"date":"2024-10-05T00:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T00:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauslendale.com\/kyp\/articles\/?p=59"},"modified":"2024-10-17T23:18:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:18:01","slug":"argus-c3-by-kar-yan-mak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hauslendale.com\/kyp\/articles\/2024\/10\/05\/argus-c3-by-kar-yan-mak\/","title":{"rendered":"Argus C3 by Kar Yan Mak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n Being a fan of the classic German ‘folders’ (folding cameras like Kodak\n Retina and Welta Welti) I was not too attracted to the so-called\/bragged\n "brick" camera, the Argus C3. Some attempts of reviving some\n cameras were not successful but after I purchased Ed Romney’s book, \n "Revised\n Basic Training in Camera Repair"<\/a>\n lightning has struck me by Ed’s\n words…he said, "Practice with the Argus C3…this popular old 35mm\n is easy to work on, cheap if bought used." …hmmm… music to my\n ears, ‘cheap’ and ‘easy’, that’s the two words I like to hear. Therefore\n I went ahead and got my hands on an Argus C3 Matchmatic, which had a foggy\n RF and an original Argus C3 which had a sprocket problem.\n <\/p>\n

The first impression on the "brick" matches it’s name, basically\n a "brick" with dials and glass. The pointy edges are not comfortable\n to hold. The operation is very basic and that’s why it makes it easy to\n repair for people who doesn’t even know anything about cameras. The worst\n feature prize on the Argus C3 must go to the shutter cocking lever, it’s\n too close to where one would grasp the camera while composing and ready\n to shoot. Argus even warns you in the manual to not put your fingers there\n or else it’ll ruin the exposure. It has both a viewfinder and rangefinder\n window, so if you feel that the rangefinder is off you can use the viewfinder\n and guess-timate the distance.<\/p>\n

\n There are more than three versions of the Argus C3 but to simplify, these\n are the more notable ones. The first one is the well known classic \n Argus\n C3<\/b>\n (1939-66) with the black exterior. Secondly there is the \n Argus\n C3 Match-Matic<\/b>\n (1958-66) which is basically a facelift of the C3 with\n a two tone finish. What makes the Argus C3 Match-Matic special is that\n there is a non-coupled selenium meter available, LC-3. According to McKeown’s\n Price Guide to Classic & Antique Cameras, it must be complete with\n the meter to be valued as a collectible. Last but not least there is the\n \n Golden Shied (Argus C3 Match-Matic)<\/b>\n , besides from the special exterior\n trim it is the same as the C3 Match-Matic. As said in an issue of Popular\n Photography, the C3’s were sold in millions from the late 30’s through\n the 60’s. Gosh, I wonder why \ud83d\ude42\n <\/p>\n

Three lens that I know available for the C3’s are the following: Sandmar\n 35mm f\/4.5, Tele-Sandmar 100mm f\/4.5, Soligor 135mm f\/4.5. Amazingly all\n these lenses are at least worth twice the amount of money than the C3\n "package" with the normal Cintar 50mm f\/3.5 lens. There are\n quite a few of accessories available for the Argus C3 cameras and they\n may be found on the Argus Collector’s Group Homepage (see "Related\n Links" below).<\/p>\n

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\n Argus\n Collector’s Group Homepage<\/a>\n
\n "Dad\n Owned an Argus C3"<\/a>\n
\n The\n Classic Camera Argus C3<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n \n
\n Mike<\/a>\n : Argus C-3 1954 & Argoflex\n ad\n
\n Ted Hill<\/a>\n : Argus C3 1959 ad\n
\n Kekfoto<\/a>\n : Argus Golden Shield photo\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n \n

\n \n
\n\n Argus C3\n <\/p>\n

\n \n
\n\n Argus C3 Match-matic\n <\/p>\n

\n \n
\n\n Argus C3 Golden Shield Match-matic\n <\/p>\n \n \n
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\n Magazine Ads<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

\n 1951\n
\n "Naturally it’s, Argus 75"<\/a>\n
\n\n (102KB) (Actual size: 6"x14")\n <\/p>\n

\n 1954\n
\n "Performs like cameras costing\n hundreds of dollars more!"<\/a>\n
\n\n (119KB) (Actual size: 6"x14")\n <\/p>\n

\n 1959\n
\n "The Original Argus C-3"<\/a>\n
\n\n (73KB) (Actual size: 10"x14")\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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