Argus C3 Standard 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera with 50mm Lens

Argus C3 Rangefinder Camera

Includes case, snap closure broken (see picture)

Very Nice Condition! Not tested

Argus C3 is a 35mm film rangefinder camera manufactured by Argus and produced between 1939-1957.

The Argus C series had been called "the brick". C3 is similar to the C2, but with flash sync attachment holes on left end.

Specifications

• Lens: Argus Coated Cintar 50mm f/3.5 three elements filter slip-on
  • Aperture: f/3.5-f/16
  • Focus range: 3-50 feet +inf
• Focusing: match the rangefinder images in the rangefinder eyepiece, rangefinder coupled to the lens with a gear
• Shutter: leaf shutter, speeds: 10-300 +B
  • Setting: dial on the left front of the camera; B setting is separate from the dial, by a collar beneath the shutter release, set to B, for speeds set to I
• Shutter release: on the top plate, w/ cable relese socket
• Cocking lever: on the right front of the camera
• Frame counter: manual reset, not works wo/film in the camera, on the top plate
• Winding knob: Hold down the film catch and turn the winding knob about a quarter of a turn then release film catch and continue to turn winding knob without forcing until it stops.Make sure not to hold down the film catch for more than a quarter turn, or the film may advance past one or more exposures; on the top plate
• Film catch knob: beside the film counter dial
• Viewfinder: coupled rangefinder, but separate eyepieces for reverse telescopic finder and rangefinder
• Re-windknob: on the bottom plate
• Re-wind release: no special knob, just rotate the re-wind knob; the film counter dial on top of the camera will rotate bacwards
• Flash PC socket: none-PC, two holes on the left side of the camera for dedicated flash unit
• Cold-shoe
• Self-timer: none
• Back cover: hinged
• Embossing in the film winding spirockets hole: MPC and US patent numbers
• Tripod socket: ¼"
• Body: metal; Weight: 749g