Argus 40 and Argus Super 75

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ALT="Argus 40 and Argus Super 75"
ALT="Argus 40 and Argus Super 75"
ALT="Argus 40 and Argus Super 75"
Argus 40 (of course)
Argus 40 c1950-1954 This camera is really fun to use. The viewfinder is bright, the lens stops down to f22 and there’s a place to screw in a cable release. Double exposure prevention and a smelly interior complete the package. Pick a shutter speed, pick a lens opening, guess the distance and shoot. Anything over 50 feet is at infinity  The 75mm Varex lens is coated and there’s a flash synch. The argus 40 is a serious amateur camera from the days of cheap gasoline. 

Arista EDU 100 @ASA 100
Photos  done at f11 – Bright foggy day.

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argus – super Seventy-five 
1954 – 1958
A fairly sophisticated consumer TLR. The 75 had a zone focus, coated “LUMAR” lens. It sported three iris openings and double exposure prevention. I loaded the camera with VP 620 that had expired in the mid 1970’s, and went out into the fading light.
Ware, Ma
Belchertown State School
Wind and Corn
Lookout Tower – Quabbin