Best-Selling 35mm Camera for (nearly) Three Decades
May 25, 2013 19:45:54 #
Want to take a guess at what camera ruled 35mm sales worldwide for nearly three decades? See below.
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
May 25, 2013 19:53:36 #
May 25, 2013 20:16:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Want to take a guess at what camera ruled 35mm sales worldwide for nearly three decades? See below.
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
Sneaky jerry! 40s, 50s and 60s !
May 25, 2013 21:01:52 #
TucsonCoyote wrote:
Sneaky jerry! 40s, 50s and 60s !
If they could have held out for a couple more years, it would have been thirty full years. There are dozens for sale on ebay. I had heard of Argus cameras, but I never knew they were so significant.
May 25, 2013 23:45:29 #
jerryc41 wrote:
If they could have held out for a couple more years, it would have been thirty full years. There are dozens for sale on ebay. I had heard of Argus cameras, but I never knew they were so significant.
I grew up with this little Brownie Starlet and Dad bought me all the B&W film I wanted and they printed me contacts which was fine with me. My Dad had a Voigtlander 35mm and only shot transparencies....I got to get all that next time I go back to the old country before somebody throws all that away !(more stuff to hoard! lol)
Argus rings a bell...faint bell ! lol
At one point I wanted a Rollei 35SE ....had this thing for small cameras.....also wanted a Olympus OM when it came out, couldn't afford either...no big deal, I'll live. :)
May 26, 2013 00:00:22 #
[quote=jerryc41]Want to take a guess at what camera ruled 35mm sales worldwide for nearly three decades? [].
Jerry, I'm not surprised one bit. My 1st. 35mm was a C3. I bought it at a pawn shop for I think, $19 in about "65". I loved the little gears on that thing.
Jerry, I'm not surprised one bit. My 1st. 35mm was a C3. I bought it at a pawn shop for I think, $19 in about "65". I loved the little gears on that thing.
May 26, 2013 00:13:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Want to take a guess at what camera ruled 35mm sales worldwide for nearly three decades? See below.
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
I grabbed one of them at a garage sale today for $5. If I buy a few thousand more, I might be able to build a brick house.
While it works, the distances seem to be off. I might attempt this: http://arguscg.tripod.com/Repairing_the_Argus_C3.htm
May 26, 2013 01:10:42 #
RocketScientist wrote:
I grabbed one of them at a garage sale today for $5. If I buy a few thousand more, I might be able to build a brick house.
While it works, the distances seem to be off. I might attempt this: http://arguscg.tripod.com/Repairing_the_Argus_C3.htm
While it works, the distances seem to be off. I might attempt this: http://arguscg.tripod.com/Repairing_the_Argus_C3.htm
Rocket, I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll bet that dang brick house will STILL be standing!!
I hope you get enough of'm.
May 26, 2013 01:17:35 #
May 26, 2013 01:44:58 #
trork wrote:
Still want a Rollei 35s..?
No I got over it ! lol
I got into digital damn near at the beginning ...1mega pixel!
When it got to 3.2 pixels I put my 35 mm stuff away and thought it got lost till I found it while renovating the place here!
I don't yearn for much these days will make due with what I have for awhile thanks.
May 26, 2013 04:37:13 #
RocketScientist wrote:
I grabbed one of them at a garage sale today for $5. If I buy a few thousand more, I might be able to build a brick house.
"I don't know what happened. I slammed the door and all the flashes went off at once!"
Oh, if you do build one, point the lenses out. Otherwise you will probably never walk around the house naked ever again. :oops:
May 26, 2013 06:13:16 #
[quote=SharpShooter]
I just bought an old one on eBay for the same price.
jerryc41 wrote:
Want to take a guess at what camera ruled 35mm sales worldwide for nearly three decades? [].
Jerry, I'm not surprised one bit. My 1st. 35mm was a C3. I bought it at a pawn shop for I think, $19 in about "65". I loved the little gears on that thing.
Jerry, I'm not surprised one bit. My 1st. 35mm was a C3. I bought it at a pawn shop for I think, $19 in about "65". I loved the little gears on that thing.
I just bought an old one on eBay for the same price.
May 26, 2013 06:35:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Want to take a guess at what camera ruled 35mm sales worldwide for nearly three decades? See below.
I won't be rushing out to buy one anytime soon
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
I won't be rushing out to buy one anytime soon
Argus C3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_C3
:-D :-D :-D :D
May 26, 2013 07:18:58 #
In Wikipedia, it is called the "brick". At one time I lived in Rochester, NY and a friend, that worked at Kodak, called it the "Gold Brick", due to the fact that so many were sold.
May 26, 2013 07:59:06 #
JET wrote:
In Wikipedia, it is called the "brick". At one time I lived in Rochester, NY and a friend, that worked at Kodak, called it the "Gold Brick", due to the fact that so many were sold.
It's interesting that a design comes along once in a while that strikes a chord with the public and just keeps selling and selling.
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