SOLD*****Argus C3 "Brick" for sale $30
May 16, 2018 13:21:00 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
Argus C3 $30.
for you collector types it's a 'brick' style rangefinder camera,
very clean, sold as is,
Built in America 1939-1966,
35 mm camera,
Leather case, front stitching came loose so they are two pieces,
s/n 44525
lens Iris works fine
shutter speeds seem accurate, but not tested,
shutter leaves stay open,
S&H $10. Economy USPS, can be picked up on upper west side of Manhattan, NY
for you collector types it's a 'brick' style rangefinder camera,
very clean, sold as is,
Built in America 1939-1966,
35 mm camera,
Leather case, front stitching came loose so they are two pieces,
s/n 44525
lens Iris works fine
shutter speeds seem accurate, but not tested,
shutter leaves stay open,
S&H $10. Economy USPS, can be picked up on upper west side of Manhattan, NY
May 16, 2018 13:25:22 #
May 17, 2018 06:20:14 #
May 17, 2018 08:35:08 #
Very nice, and I had an Argus C4 which created very sharp pictures and had an unusually sharp rangefinder focus mechanism, as did these C3 models.
I seem to recall that Argus camera's were designed and built by a fellow who built radios for the military on government contract. The first Argus looked uncannily like an early Leica.
I seem to recall that Argus camera's were designed and built by a fellow who built radios for the military on government contract. The first Argus looked uncannily like an early Leica.
May 17, 2018 09:34:35 #
May 17, 2018 10:23:21 #
Just curious about what looks like a water stain in the top of the leather case.
May 17, 2018 10:28:02 #
I really enjoyed using my C3, took lots of family pictures and even a wedding or two. It was fun.
May 17, 2018 11:28:45 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
There's only one picture with the top of the leather case, I do not see a stain ! Even with the camera case in my hand, there's nothing.
May 17, 2018 11:30:45 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
On the inside of the top part of the leather case are 2 indentations; one for the shutter release and for the film advance knob.
May 17, 2018 14:21:41 #
May 17, 2018 14:48:35 #
A C3 was my first decent camera back around 58-60 - loved it - it took me around 30 yrs to get a SLR to capture the images I got from that C3 - recently one of my grandsons gave me a "full C3 Kit' with original light meter, flash and bulbs for my 80th B-Day.
Harvey
Harvey
May 17, 2018 15:13:53 #
May 17, 2018 17:14:09 #
looks like fred flintstone's camera, i believe back in the day i owned one...it did the job... 
May 17, 2018 18:19:31 #
Have one bought at a camera store with lots of vintage cameras. My original one was destroyed when I took it apart years ago.
May 19, 2018 17:10:29 #
My son bought me one as a gift. I still have to put a roll of film through it. I love the fact that came from Michigan.
Yours is in much better condition than mine.
Yours is in much better condition than mine.
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