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Argus C3
The Argus C3 is one of the most popular and successful American-made 35mm cameras of all time. It was introduced in 1939 and enjoyed a production run lasting until 1966, with over 2 million cameras sold. Almost every photographer has seen, held, or used one of these cameras at some point in their lives.
The C3 was a successor to the previous C and C2 models produced by Argus. The C3 has a coupled rangefinder and flash synchronization, along with the ability to change lenses. The camera has relatively simple shutter speed controls and, over the years, the range of shutter speeds was lowered from an initial ten speeds to five speeds. The aperture is set on the barrel of the lens. The shutter is manually armed prior to firing, making it possible to do double exposures. The rangefinder and viewfinder are in separate windows. The later C3 Matchmatic was an Argus C3 equipped with an accessory selenium cell meter.
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