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uddhava
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 Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:15 pm Post subject: My Dad's old camera, Argus C3 |
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uddhava wrote:
My Dad took many photos with this camera when I was young.
I am thinking about taking some photos with this camera while I am visiting my mom here in California.
It seems to be working, but without film in it the wind on lever does not stop winding.
Is that because there is no film in it or is something wrong? Help will be very much appreciated.
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Lloydy wrote:
I have no idea how the Argus works, but it's a camera I really like. I nearly bought one last week but the seller was a rip off merchant and stuck to his outrageous price. I love the case on your camera, the way it is curved around the 'brick' design is wonderful.
It's nice to use something that people you loved once used, I don't have a camera but I have a lot of my old man's engineering tools, which I love to use. It keeps us together. 
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magpi
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magpi wrote:
That's normal for the C3  The wind lever turns continuously until you put a roll in. Here's a full manual if you fancy a read.
I really like the C3, it's a lovely brick of a camera. Takes pretty decent photos too! Here's one from mine:
I say get a couple of rolls of film and have fun!
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philslizzy
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philslizzy wrote:
I love it. Nice photo of Blackpool prom!
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uddhava
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| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:12 am Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
| magpi wrote: |
That's normal for the C3 The wind lever turns continuously until you put a roll in. Here's a full manual if you fancy a read.
I really like the C3, it's a lovely brick of a camera. Takes pretty decent photos too! Here's one from mine:
I say get a couple of rolls of film and have fun! |
Thanks for that information. Nice photo. I will give it a try. |
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PWhite214
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PWhite214 wrote:
Here is the link to get the PDF manual. I love the looks of the C3.
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/argus/argus_c-3/argus_c-3.htm
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uddhava
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uddhava wrote:
Here are a few photos my Dad took with it using slide film. Sorry for the quality of the old slides and
scans.
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philslizzy
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philslizzy wrote:
I love old photos. I hope you get yours working. I took my case to a shoe repairers to put on a new strap, a bunch of customers all wanted to see the camera and were amazed I was using it. One old codger smugly announced he'd gone digital. I pulled out my Nikon DSLR. That took the smile off his face.
Its a clunky camera to use, hardly ergonomic but it was made for about 30 years so Argus did something right.
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