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Argus A |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in USA from 1936 to 1941.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 15474
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Chronology of cameras Argus
This variant of the Model A features a shutter that allows you to choose from 1/25 to 1/200 seconds in addition to B (bulb) and T (time) settings by simply rotating the ring around the lens. It does not have a mechanism to prevent multiple exposures, even when the lens is retracted, but it can accommodate a cable release.
The lens is an anastigmat with a focal length of 50 mm and an aperture range from f/4.5 to f/11.
The Argus A series cameras are 35mm cameras (with the exception of a later plastic model, a 126 film camera, not presented here) made of bakelite for the front part and metal for the rear part. The metal rear portion is entirely removable. The lens is on a retractable tube mounted on a spring.
On all A models (except the FA), the rear part is decorated with geometric designs inspired by Art Deco.
| Model | Years | Caracteristics | |
| A |  |
1936-41 | |
| A |  |
1936-41 | olive color variant |
| AF | 1937-38 | Focusing | |
| B | 1937 | (despite its name, it belongs to the series of the A) - f/2,9 lens | |
| A2B |  |
1939-50 | With extinction meter |
| A2F |  |
1939-51 | With extinction meter and f/4,5 Lens. Focusing |
| AA | 1940-42 | ||
| FA | 1950-51 | Different body | |
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