Argus A2f Parts list manual

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

CORPORATION

Ann

Arbor

,

Michigan,

U.S.A.

ARGUS SERVICE POLICY AND GUARANTEE

The

ARGUS

Camera

is guaranteed against

defective material

and

workmanship for

90

days

after

shipment.

Thi

s guarantee

is

lim-

Ited to

th

e re

turn

of the cam

era

to

the

fac

tory

with

tr

ansportation charges prepaid,

where any defects will

be

corrected

and

th

e

camera returned with

tran

sport

at

ion charg

es

prepaid.

In order

that

ARGUS owners may

be

assured

of

low up

ke

ep cost

of

our

cameras,

aft

er

expiration

of

the above guarantee,

th

e

factory

will

put

in

first class condition

any

ARGUS

Camera shipped to

th

em, with

tr

an

sportat

ion charges prepaid, and re

turn

it

pr

epaid

to

the owner for

th

e sum

of

$1.00.

~

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rhis

poJrcy-

n-e4kctive

for

Qne

year

from

date

of

purchase.

This

does I

lClt

cover

- t -

placement

of

camera cases broken through

mi

su

se

or cameras w

hi

ch ha

ve

been abused.

~

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I

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NOTICE TO ARGUS CAMERA OWNERS

In

order

that

you

mi

ght

in

sure you r

camera aga

in

st defecti

ve

mate

ri

al and work-

manship for

90

days

after

shipme

nt

, it

is

necessary that you

fill

out

the registr

at

ion

card supp

li

ed with yo

ur

camera

and

return

it to

our

factory

within

15

days

after

pur-

chas

e.

When writing the factory, please men-

tion the model and

se

ri

al number

of

your

camera.

ARGUS INSTRUCTIONS

FIGU

RE

1

1.

Camera

body

II.

Shutter

speed

ind

icator

2.

Counter

dial

1

2.

Diaphragh

plate

3.

Counter

dial

indica

t

or

13.

Tripod

socket

4.

Counter

dial

release 14.

Filter

mount

5.

View

finder

15.

Lens

6. Sliding

ca

l

cu

l

ator

16.

Diaphra

gm

point

er

7.

Speed

plate

17.

Cab

le

release

socket

8.

Windin

g

knob

18.

Shutter

plun

ger

9.

Lockin

g

lu

g 19.

Rewind

knob

10. Lens lo

cking

pl

ate

20.

Focus

indicator

21.

Focusing

ring

IMPORTANT

The

Argus candid camera is a

preCISIOn

,

ins

trum

ent.

The

ultimate success

of

your

pic-

3

tures made with a mIniature camera depend

largely upon

the

intelligent u

se

of

the

camera

and

the

careful handling

of

your

35

mm. negatives.

This

instruction book

shou

ld

be read carefu

ll

y and the

~ser

should

be fami

li

ar

w

ith

every

part

of

the

camera

together with an

und

erstanding of

it

s func-

tion.

It

is

recommended

that

the descriptions

relative

to

exposure calculating and the gen-

eral handling

of

the

camera be

stud

ied care-

fu

ll

y before loading the camera with film.

There

are

many

exce

ll

ent

35

mm.

fi

lms

on the market. Some films are best when

used

outdoors

and

others are more suit

ab

le

for induor

or

night photography.

The

slower

or

medium speed films are noted for fine

grain and full color renditions.

The

faster

Urns

have a slightly larger gra

in

size with

less

colo~o~a.l

use

-..i

n

night

photography

or

whenever

li

ght

con-

ditions are unsatisfactory.

35

mm. film

may

be purchased

either

in

daylight l

oad

ing cartridges,

or

in

bulk

lengths. Film

manufacturers

furnish bulk

film in lengths

from

25

foot

to

100

foot rolls.

Some films are notched

and

cut

into

36

exposure iengths which assists greatly in

darkroom

loading

into

cartridges.

Eastma

n

or

Agfa Cartridges are ideal for loading

with bulk film.

Your

local

photo

fil1lsher

should

be

able to s

upply

these

empty

maga-

zines.

The

ARGUS

camera is so con

structed

that

all

types

of

daylight loading

35

mm.

magazines m

ay

be used.

4

f

I

•1

Daylight

loading cartridges are usually

filled

WIth

36

exposures of

35

mm. double

perforated

film.

The

new Agfa 18 exposure

daylight loading magazine is designed es-

pecially

for

use with the

ARGUS

Camera.

This

film is supp

li

ed with a

paper

leader

ana

trailer

which forms a light

tight

spool

and

eliminates

the

necessity

of

plush lined

lips

found

on

othe

r types

of

magazines.

This

improved construction eliminates

any

possi-

bility

of

film scratches.

The

new

shorter

length

of

film has

many

advantages

and

is

used exclusively

by

many

ARGUS

owners.

The

ARGUS

18

exposure car

tridg

e is loaded

with the very

popular

Agfa Supreme film

and

is available

at

your

local

ARGUS

dealer

or

film .supplier.

he-success

of

miniature negatives depends

largely

Lip

on

fi

ne g

rain

deveiopment and

careful handling. Careful developing in such

solutions as Defender

777

or

East

man

DK-20 will result in beautiful gra

in

less nega-

tives. If fine grain developing is

not

ava

il

ab

le

locally forward

your

films ·to one

of

the

many

laboratories

wh

ich specialize in work

of

this type.

LOADING

THE

ARGUS CAMERA

The

accompany

in

g illu

strat

ion shows the

camera being loaded with a regular

36

ex-

posure daylight load

in

g magazin

e.

The same

general procedure

is

used when loading

ARGUS

Agfa

18

expos

ur

e magazin

es.

De-

tailed loading instructions are furnished with

5

each roll

of

ARGUS

18

exposure films.

The

film in these ARGUS magazines

is

protected

from light by a paper leader

and

trailer,

but

when loading

or

changing the film it

is

always

advisable

to

do so in subdued light. Bright

sunlight should never be allowed

to

reach a

loaded magazine

of

any

type.

FIGURE

2

4.

Film

advance

button

8.

Winding

knob

19.

Rewind

knob

23.

Back

hinge

clip

24.

Film

sprocket

25.

Film

cartridge

26.

Winding

shaft

27.

Film

28.

Cartridge

retainer

29.

Pressure

pad

30.

Back

31. Lock

Catch

I.

Remove camera back (30) by grasping

the camera body

in

left hand and depressing

the lock clip which engages the lock catch

(31)

of

the camera back.

The

lock clip should

6

be

depressed with the left thumb, while. the

clip

is

depressed grasp the leather

tab

of

the

camera back lock clip with the

thumb

and

forefinger of the right hand

and

pull firmly

away from the camera case.

2.

Pull

out

rewind knob (19) as

far

as

it

will go. Drop the film cartridge into this

end

of

the camera body with the film lay-

ing over the toothed sprocket (24). Snap

rewind knob back in place.

3.

Hold the cartridge in place with the

right

thumb

and

draw enough film

or

paper

leader from the cartridge until

it

extends

about

one inch beyond the opposite end of

the camera.

4.

In

sert the free end

of

the film

or

about

one inch of

paper

through the slot

in

wind-

,..,

....-

ing

shaft

(26).

5.

Turn

winding knob (8)

in

direction

of

engraved arrow until the film

or

paper lies

flat on the camera film tracK. When loading

film

it

is

be

st

to

engage the sprocket teeth

(24) befo

re

closing the camera back. When a

paper leader is used be sure

that

the leader

is

centered 'in the film track.

6.

Replace the camera back by first en-

gaging the back hinge clip (23) in the groove

at

· the cartridge end

of

the camera body.

Hold the camera body

in

the left hand

and

depre

ss

the lock cl

ip

with the

thumb

. Care-

fully clo

se

the back by grasping the leather

tab

with the

thumb

and

forefinger of

the

right hand

and

snaping over the depressed

lock clip. Let the clip

ri

se

and

engage the

7

lock (31). A bent

or

twisted back may cause

fi

lm breakage

or

scratching. Never

attempt

to

force

th

e back in place. If difficul

ty

is

encountered check the position of hinge clip

(23); be sure

that

it is properly engaged.

7. After

the

back is in place the film must

be

advanced until a new exposure is

in

cor-

rect place behind the lens.

This

is accomp-

li

shed by turning the winding knob (8)

in

the direction

of

the arrow until a click

is

heard

or

the

fi

lm counter dial (2), figure I

stops

rotating

. Depress the counter dial re-

lease (4) momentarily while advancing the

film

and

advance one fu

ll

rotation

of

the

counter dia

l.

Repeat this operation twice. At

this

point

unexposed film

is

in

correct ex-

pos

ur

e position for the first picture.

The

ounter

dial (2) should now

be

rotated

in

a countef:'cl

oC"kw

is

t:"""'

-eireai.oLl iJh right

thumb until the zero figure is opposite the

count

er

di

al indicator (3).

The

counter dial

is

held

in

pl

ace by a friction arrangement and

a

fi

rm

pr

ess

ur

e is necessary to

se

t

th

e dial.

8.

After

the first

pictur

e is taken the

film should

be

advanced

at

once

to

form a

habit

of

pre

ve

nting double exposure

or

bl

ank

frames. When the film

is

advanced

one frame the counter dial advances nearly

a

~u

ll

.

rev,o

lution and will stop opposite figure

I

Il1d

lcatll1g the number

of

exposures made.

9.

When paper leader film is u

se

d the

following procedure should

be

fo

ll

owed. After

the camera back

is

closed, wind the

fi

lm

about

10

revolutions

of

the winding knob

8

MAKE

YOUR

OWN

PRINTS

FOR

LESS

THAN A CENT EACH

Alb

um

prints

,

in

2% x 41/4

Argus

stan-

da

rd siz

e,

actually

cost

you

but

a

pen

-

ny

apiece

w

hen

you

use

an

Argus

Speed

Printer

and

Argus

Bromex

Paper

.

EASY

,

ECONOMICAL,

FAST

No

focusing

,

no

trimming

of

paper:

mer

e

ly

insert

film

in

glass

slide

and

plac

e

pap

er as s

hown

in

illustration.

Press

handl

e

down

for

desired

expo-

sure.

Paper

is

then

de

veloped

in

the

usual

mann

er.

Se

e

ne

xt

pag

e for

example

of

pic·

t

ur

e

mad

e

with

Argu

s

Speed

Pr

inter.

THE

"AUTOMATIC

"

L

ist

price

. .$

15

.00

ACTUAL

SIZE

OF

STANDARD ARGUS

PRINTS

H ERE

is

the

actual

size

of

pictures

Printer

on

Argus

Bromex

paper.

from

35

mm.

film

with

an

Argus

Speed

Argus

Bromex

paper

comes

in

single

or

double

weight.

glossy,

semi-matt

or

silk

finish.

in

soft,

medium

or

hard.

It

is

cut

to

the

size

illustrated,

with

allowance

for

an

eighth

of

an

inch

border

around

picture.

made

specific:ally

for

use

in

Argus

printers.

Both

the

Argus

"Automatic"

printer

and

the

Argus

"Electromatic"

(illustrated

on

fol-

lowing

page)

operate

on

llO-120

volt

AC

or

DC

and

handle

strip

film

or

single

negatives.

NEW ARGUS ElECTROMATIC

TAKES

All

GUESS-WORK

OUT

OF

PRINT-TIMING

Th

e

"Electromatic

"

Speed

Printer

is

equipp

ed

with

a

photo-electric

"

eye"

which

"re

ads"

the

density

of

your

nega

-

tive

and

giv

es

pr

oper

exposure

or

tim-

ing

in

making

prints_

Merely

set

one

indicator

for

negative

density.

another

for

paper

surface

being

used.

and

flip

the

s

tarting

switch_

When

print

is

cor-

rectly

exposed

.

the

light

go

es

off-

Sav

e

pap

er

by

getting

a

GOOD

PRINT EVERY

TIME;

eliminate

trial

and

error

methods.

List

price

THE

"

ELECTROMA

T

IC

"

.......

$35.00

until

the

counter-button

clicks on

ce.

10.

Press film a

dvan

ce

button

and

turn

th

e

winding knob

unti

l

th

e

counter

dial makes

one fu

ll

revolution before set

ting

the co

unt

er

dial

to

zero.

II.

When

th

e

36

or 18 exposures have

been completed, rewind

the

fi

lm by

turnin

g

th

e rewind

knob

(19) in

the

direction

of

the

e

mb

ossed a

rr

ow

unti

l

the

winding knob

(8)

sto

ps

rotating.

Never

open

the

cam

era

back

unti

l

th

e film has been rewound.

CAUT

I

ON

.-

Wh

en wi

nding

or

rewinding

th

e

fi

lm be s

ur

e

that

it

s

movement

is not

res

tr

ained

by

pressing

the

hand

against the

free moving knob. Do

not

at

t

empt

to

force

the

film

after

th

e

counter

dial has

sto

pp

ed

or

th

e fu

ll

numb

er

of

exposures are reached.

Attempt

in

g

to

ge

t more pic

tur

es

may

pull

the

film

from

the magazine

and

preve

nt

re-

winding. If this should occur it

wi

ll

be

necess

ary

to

remove

th

e

fi

lm in

to

ta

l

dark-

ne

ss.

FOCUSING

Snap

th

e lens assembly from

th

e

carrying

position

to

the

exposing posi

tion

by

turnin

g

the lens

in

e

it

her

dir

ection until

th

e lock

pl

ate

projectio

ns (10) leave

the

locking lugs

(9) on

the

camera

front plate. When

return-

ing the lens to the ca

rr

ying position be s

ur

e

that

th

e focus

in

g ring is at

th

e infinity

setting.

Carefu

l focusing is an

important

factor

in

the success

obtained

with

your

minia

tu

re

camera. Close

up

distances should

not

be

9

guessed. Use a range finder

or

tape measure.

Small diaphragm apertures (f.9

to

f.lS) result

in a

greater

range

of

sharpness

and

should

be used whenever possible. Focusing is ac-

complished

by

rotating

the

knurled ring (21)

with

the

tips

of

the

thumb

and forefinger.

The

figure on scale (21) representing

the

distance between

the

object

to

be

photo-

graphed and the camera

is

brought

in line

with

the

scribed index on focus indicator

(20). Critica

ll

y

sharp

negatives are

obtained

by

measuring

the

distance from

the

front

of

the camera case

to

the

su

bject

of

interest.

CALCULATING EXPOSURE

Hold the camera as shown in

the

accom-

panying

illustration (figure 3)

normal

read-

ing distance.

Point

the

camera

at

the

subject

--OL

interesj:

llnd

be careful

not

to

include more

sky

or

whi1

eb

--acKgfOuITd

-'-'f:

han-necessar

Y-:-

'

The

Argus exposure meter makes a direct

reading

of

the reflected light

from

the

sub-

ject.

If

the

degree of brightness

of

the

subject

varies considerably

or

a render

in

g of shadow

detail

is

desired,

it

is advisab

le

to aim the

camera

at

the shaded

parts

and approach as

near

as possible

to

them.

When photographing

in

bright sunlight,

the

top

of the camera should

be

shaded with

the hand.TO OBTAIN A READING

1.

Hold

the

camera as illustrated (figure 3)

with

the

forefinger

of

the left hand on the

sl

iding calculat

or

(6).

10

FIGURE

3

2. Slide

the

calculator with

the

left fore-

finger

until

the

metal

pointer

on

the

back is

directly in line with

the

last visable

bar

which appears in

the

meter interior. Under

average sunlight conditions

the

3rd

or

4th

bar

from

the

left will be visible.

3.

When

the

calculator

is

in correct posi-

tion hold

the

camera as

it

appears in

the

accompanying illustration (figure 4.)

4.

Set

the

arrow (32)

until

it

is

in the

center

of

the

horizontal column on plate (7)

which corresponds

to

the

general light condi-

tion. In the illustrated case

the

arrow (12) is

in correct location for an average bright

day

.

II

FIGURE

4

~

5.

Move

t

he

iaphragl1T"-plate (34)

un

til- - -I

.c:.

::...

th

e

plate

uncovers

the

Weston

Speed

of

the

film used. In

the

illu

st

ration

a film

with

a

Weston

speed

of

40 is being u

se

d.

6.

Now

th

e

diaphragm

and

s

hutter

speeds

appear

in

correct

rela

tion

on

th

e

plate

(34)

and

th

e first vertical

column

on

plate

(7)

to

the

Zeit

of

the

sliding calc

ulator.

Any

combination

of

s

hutt

er

and

diaphragm

set-

tings which a

pp

ear

may

be used. In

the

case

of

the

light

condition

illu

st

rat

ed,

only

two

combinations

may

be used,

namely

a

shutter

speea

of

1/

100

with

a

diaphragm

se

tting

of

f:

18

or

a speed of 1/ 200

at

f:

12.7

.

Reading

the

speed

column

s

from

top

to

b

ot

tom

the

figures which

appear

repre

se

nt

the follow-

12

~

-

ing fr

act

ion

of

seco

nd

s 1/ 200, 1/

100

, 1/

50

,

1/

25

1/ 5 1/ 2

and

I second.

An

exposure

of

1/ 5

~r

1/ 2 a seco

nd

m

ay

be accomplished by

using

the

bulb

s

etting

on

the

s

hutter.

Of

course, a

tripod

must be u

se

d

to

steady

th

e

camera

for

an

expos

ur

e of 1/ 5

of

a second

or

slower.

Learn

to

depend

upon

you

r ex-

posure

m

ete

r reading

s.

In general,

manufac-

turers

Weston

ratings

of

film,

change

fre-

quently

a

nd

it

is

ad

vis

ab

le

to

notice closely

all films

for

changes in rating. If a

ll

negatives

are

s

li

g

htly

overexpo

se

d, u

se

the next

fa

s

ter

We

ston setting.

If

und

erexposed u

se

th

e

Daylight

Tungsten

Agfa

Fine

Grain

Plenac

hrome

20

12

Finop

an

20

16

Ultr

a Speed

Pan

120

60

Supreme

Superpa

n

60

40

DuPont

XL

Pan

64 40

F. G. P

arpa

n

10

8

Superior

Pan 40

24

Eastman

Plus

X 40

24

Panatomic

X 24

16

Super

XX

80

50

Gevaert

Expr

ess

Superchrome

6 3

Panchromosa

20

12

Perutz

F'ernomnia Film

16

10

13

The

preceding table lists

popular

films

and

their

current

Weston ratings. If the ratings

do

not

coinside with the Weston markings on

the Argus Exposure meter use the closest

setting which does appear.

Col

or

films with a Weston rating

of

6

may

be

set on the exposure meter by lowering

slide (34) until the finger

tab

is in direct

contact with the finger

tab

on slide (33)

and

arrow (

12)

is

covered by the top slide.

The

Argus meter

and

the above film rat-

ings result

in

a correctly exposed

35

mm.

negative suitable for enlarging.

SETTING

THE

SHUTTER SPEEDS

Shutter

speeds are set by

turning

the

knurled ring

(II)

until the indicator

mark

is directly above

th

e desired spee

d.

A setting

midway between marked speeds

wi

ll

res

ult

in

tnal

fr

a

CTion

of- SC

GoR

4......F

Gr

_example-witb - _

......

_

the indicator between 1/

50

and

1/

100

the

shutter

will

operate

at

1/

75

of a second.

The

shutter

speeds are as follows 1/

25

, 1/

50

,

1/ 1

00

, 1/

200

,

"8

"

and

"T"

.

The

"T"

is

the

proper

setting for time ex-

pos

ur

es.

When the .

shutter

is

set for "

Time"

one

strok

e

of

the plunger (18) will cau

se

the

shutter

to

open

and

remain open until

a second stroke

of

the plunger

is

made.

When the

shutter

speed ring

is

set opposite

"8"

the

shutter

will remain open as long

as the plunger (18) is depressed

and

closes as

the pressure

is

released. When either a

"8"

or

"T"

setting

is

used

the

camera

must

be

held on a

tripod

.

14

SETTING

THE

DIAPHRAGM

The

iris diaphragm regulates the

amount

of

light passing through the lens

and

is as

im

p<jr

tant

an

adjustment

as the shutter.

The

diaphragm

is

regulated by the

pointer

le

ve

r

(16).

The

diaphragm size

is

found on the

diaphragm plate (12)

and

they

are indicated

as follows: f :

4.5

, f:

6.3,

f:9

, f:12.7

and

f:18.

The

f

:4.5

is the greatest aperture po

ss

ible

and

admit

s the most

li

ght

to the film. Each

sma

ll

er

stop

admit

s approximately one half

as much light

th

e preceding one.

The

shutt

er and diaphragm settings are,

of

cour

se,

tak

en directly from the Argus

meter.

Th

e f

as

ter s

hutter

speeds with larger

diaphragm openings should

be

used when it

is desirable to stop action

of

the subject.

Smaller diaphragm openings with slower

shutt

er

sp.ee

ds should b US€-:I

w

h

e

n

~

a-g

reat

e

r

de

pth

of

focus is desired for pictur

es

s

ll

ch as

landscapes.

AIM AND

SHOOT

The

camera is aimed

at

the subject by

holding

the

. back

of

the camera firmly

against

th

e face

or

forehead

and

sighting

through

the

rear view finder (5) figure I.

The

view finder shows the subject as it

will

appear

when photographed.

The

view

finder

is

purposely designed

to

cover slight-

ly less

of

the

subject

than

that

actually

photographed.

This

difference provides a

safety factor

and

prevents

cutting

off

part

s

of

interesting subjects.

15

When

the

subject has been correctly cen-

tered and composed in

the

view finder you

are ready

to

make the actual exposure.

The

shutter

should be

operated

'w

it

p a

steady squeezing action on

the

plunger (.

,8)

while the camera is held firmly against

the

face..

The

entire

lens barrel

may

be

rot

ated

to

bring the

shutter

plunger in a convenient

position when using the camera in an

inverted

or

verticaI position.

After

the

first

picture

has oeen taken advance the film

to

the next

exposure

at

once.

ARGUS ACCESSORIES

The

shutte

r plunger (18) may be removed

....

j~

f.r.0~j~

f'

'7''

I~ns

barrel

by

!JOscrewin d

knurled sectIOn

rom

Ie

reiea' e socket

(17).

An.

Argus wire cable release

may

be

.,....

substituted. A cable release is desirable when

making

time exposures

or

using a slow

shutter

speed.

Argus filters

of

the

slip on

type

will fit

the filter

mount

(14)

of

all Argus Cameras.

Your

local Argus Dealer handles a com-

plete line of accessories for the Argus

Camera.

INTERNAT

,J

ONAL

RESEARCH

CORP

0

RAT

ION

Ann Arbol,

Michigan,

U.

S. A.

ABM.t5

PRINTED

IN

U.S.A.

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