Argus Camera Argus C44 Manual

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A bayonet terminal is
provided for multiple
flash extension when
using a B-C unit. Ordi-
nary batteries are not
powerful enough for thisin-series connection.
Immediately after mak-
ing a flash exposure the
lamp will be HOT. Eject
lamp without touching
it by pressing down on
the red ejector button
at top of battery case.
pointers on
flash
phcltography
Flash pictures with the new Argus C44
are easy, sure and excitingly lifelike. Flashbrings the sunlight indoors, permitting
pictures anywhere, anytime,...

Guide numbers are given in the chart below for popular films and flash lamps. Edividing the guide number by the number of feet between your camera and subjecyou obtain the conect aperture setting (f:stop). Guide numbers are intended 2guides to correct exposure and may be changed to suit individual requirement
EXAfrTPLE: For Ektachrorne Type F and Press 25 flash lamp at LILO0 shutter speethe chart shows 110 as the guide number. With a subject at 10 feet from the camerdivide 110 by 10, which equals 11....

interchangeabte
lenses
fnstantly interchangeable Argus Cintagon lenses provide
the right focal length for every picture and let you take full
advantage of the versatility built into your C44 camera. With
Argus C44 35 mm Wide Angle and 100 mm Telephoto Lenses
added to your camera kit, you wont miss a single
photographic opportunity!
The standard 50 mm lens and both accessory lenses are
hard coated and color-corrected, assuring you professionatly
sharp black-and-white negatives and brilliant color slides....

50 mm Srondord Lens
This fast, four element Cintagon lens is capable of
handling a wide variety of picture-taking situations.
Its large maximum aperture of f:2.8 allows you to
take pictures even under very low light conditions.
This fast lens and high speed films make photog-
raphy indoors by existing light a real possibility.
35 mm Wide Angle Lens
Very useful for snapshot work because of its extremely
great depth of field, this f:4.5 Cintagon lens covers
87 % more area than the standard lens. It lets...

interchangeable lenses, cont.
The ease with which the Argus
C44 lenses are interchanged wiU
an.aze you. A push of a button and a
twist of the wrist remove the lens . - -
the simple alignment of red dots,
insertion of lens, and another twist
of the wrist locks the lens securely in
place. Its automatically coupled
to the rangefinder.
To protect the delicate mechanism
of the shutter, NEVER LEAvE cAMERA
WITHOUT A LENS OR COVER ON IT.
AIso avoid changing lenses in bright
sunlight. When the accessory lenses...

INSTATLATION
To prepare the body lens mount to receive
any of the three lenses, turn the range-
finder dial to bring the red dots in the
mount opposite each other. Then prepare
the lens barrel for installation by turning
the black distance scale to infinity (o),
aligning the two red dots in the base of the
lens barrel. (See illustration).
il
Insert lens barrel carefully into the body lens
mount, fitting the notch on the black ring over
thb square projection in the body lens mount.
When the lens is fully...

argus vari mb$ffi p(}\/Ver
vievvfi nder
The precision optical system of the new Argus Variable
Power Viewfinder gives you a choice of three magnifications
of the field of view, corresponding with the areas seen by
your 35mm wide Angle, 50mm standard, and 100mm
Telephoto Lenses. A built-in parallax adjustment
compensates for differences that would otherwise occur
between the fields of view of the lenses and viewfinder .
it tilts the lens system within the viewfinder so that you
see precisely what your...

with the 5omm Stondsrd Lens . Set the
small dial on the left side of the unit so that
the focal length number 50 is opposite
the white dot. The larger dial on the right
side is for parallax correction. Set it at the
distance indicated on the distance scale
after the camera has been focused.
wirh rhe I OOmm Telephoto Lenc . . Set the
dial to 100 and adjust the parallax-cor-
rection dial. The illustrations at left show
you how your subject will look through the
Argus Variable Power Viewfinder-not
masked...

specifications
PICTURE SIZE: Lo x LK6 transparencies in 2 x 2
mounts; or 3r{ x 4Lk standard black and
white prints.
FILI$ SIZE: 35mm, roll cartridge.
[ENS: 50mm (2) Argus Cintagon f:2.8 color-
corrected, coated anastigmat; diaphragm open-
ings from f:22; rangefinder-coupled automatic
focusing, 3 ft. to infinity; hyperfocal distance:
57 8o at f:2.8; field covered: 27o x 40o angular
at infinity; resolving power: L2A Hnes per milli-
meter at center of field. Bayonet-type mount;
depth-of-field scale on lens...

care and clear]lng
Your Argus C44 is a precision optical
instrument, and with reasonable care and
occasional cleaning wiil operate perfectly for
a lifetime. To keep your C44 in perfect
working order, protect it from prolonged
exposure to sunlight and high temperatures.
Dont store the carnera in your cars
glove compartment, which gets very hot in
summer, and try to avoid sudden chanpes in
temperature which result in the formation
of condensation on the lens.
The fine lenses of your C44 are ground,...