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Because Argus products are constantly being imJlroved, minor changes in

the

appearance

of

the

product

may

not

be includeil in this instruction book.

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Argus

C-3

The Argus

C3

is the world'8 first choice

of

aU

35mm camera8.

Its

wonderful combination

of

advanced de8ign feature8

will provide you with a lifetime

of

picture-making plea8ure.

Thi8 little booklet will help you

to

become more familiar

with

the

C3 more quickly,

and

bring you fullest enjoyment

from its

U8e.

If

you plan

to

take

a

trip,

expose a practice roll

or

two

of

rum

80

tbat

you

may

beCome familiar with

the

operation

of

your new camera.

CONTENTS

Load

in

g.

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4·6

How

to

hold

yo

ur

C3. . 7

COLOR

-

MAT

IC

se

ttin

gs . . . . . . . . . .

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T he next pic

tur

e . . . . . . 10

S

hu

tte

r

sett

in

gs. . . . . . . 11

Le

ns

sett

ings . . . . . . . . . 12

Foc

us

in

g.

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De

pth

of Fie

ld

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..

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14

Unl

oadi

n

g.

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Fl

as

h Pi

ct

ur

es.

. . . . . . . 16

Flash

Tab

le . . . . . . . . . . . 17

In

terc

han

geab

le lenses. 18-19

Rem

oving

th

e lens. . . . . 20

Th

e Ar

gus

300

Proj

ec

tor . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Additi

ona

l f

ac

t

s.

. . . . . . 22

Specifi

ca

ti

on

s.

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nt

ee.

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Argus

Cameras

Ann

Arbor,

Michigan

your

Argus

C-3

Your

Argus

C3 takes

35mm

film

cartridges;

20

or

36

pictures

per load; color or black-and-white.

/

Op

en

th

e

ca

mera hy

de

pr

essing

th

e

catc

h

at

th

e e

nd

of

th

e

ca

me

ra.

Pullout

Rewind

Knob

on

tbe

bottom

of

the

camera,

and

insert

the

35mm

cartridge.

Tben

pusb

in Rewind

Knob

(it

may

be

n_ary

to

tum

it

slightly).

Thr

ea

d e

nd

of film

co

m-

pletely

th

ro

ugh

th

e slot on

th

e

Tak

e

-up

S

pi

n

dl

e.

Turn

Wind

Kn

o b a p p r

ox

i.

ma

tel

y

on

e-

ha

lf

tu

rn

until

film folds un

der

it

se

lf

a

nd

is sec

ur

e on sha

ft

.

Give Winding

Knob

a couple

of

turns

to

make

sure

film is secure

on

Take.up

Spindle.

Make

sure

sprockets engage boles

in

film.

If

sprockets

stop

turning,

reo

lease

Film

Catch.

(See

lUustra.

tion5.)Closecameraback,making

I!ure

the

back

cover lock slides

over

the

case

catch

and

securely

engages it. 5

Tum

Winding

Knob

as

far

as

it

will go

without

forcing.

Hold

down

FiJ~

Catch,

and

tum

Winding

Knob

about

a

quarter

of

a

turn.

Release

Film

Catch

and

wind as

far

as

knob

will

tum.

Repeat

this

opera-

tion

again in

order

to

take

up

proper

amount

of

film leader.

6

After· a

dv

ancing

th

e film as

e

xplain

ed

in

St

ep 5,

se

t

Co

unt

er

Dial

hy

turnin

g

it

co

unt

e

r-clo

ckwi

se

(

to

th

e left)

until

" 0 " is

opp

os

it

e

ind

ex

line.

Th

e

Count

er

Dial

indi-

ca

tes

th

e

numh

er

of

pi

ct

ur

es

taken.

Th

e c

am

e

ra

is now

re

ad

y for

th

e first

pi

c

tur

e.

The

Bulb

and

Instantane.

ous

Setting

must

he llet

at

"I"

when

using

shutter

speeds

on

the

Speed

Dial.

How

to

You

ma

y

hold

you

r C3

either

vertically

or

hori-

zontally.

To

"sec"

yo

ur

pi

c

tur

e,

look

through

the

Viewing

Window

-

it'

s

th

e

left

one.

Then

compose

the

sub

ject

ju

st

as

you

want

it.

Be s

ur

e

to

hold

th

e

camera

steady

at

the

mom

e

nt

the

picture

is

taken

,

and

s

qu

eeze

the

S

hutt

er

Rel

ease

smoo

thl

y- us

ing

th

e

trigg

er

s

qu

eeze ac

ti

on

.

Care

s

hould

be taken

th

at

the

finger does

not

interfere

with

the

up-s

trok

e

of

the

Cocking

Lever

when

th

e

Shutter

is release

d.

7

It's

a8

ea8Y

•

as

1-2-3

mith

COLOR-MATle

8etting8

There

are

only

three

quick

settings

needed

to

take

fine

pictures

with

your

Argus

C3.

LENS

OPENING

OR F -STOP

DISTANCE

SETTING

:

SHUTTER

SPEED

/

Your Argus C3 has

"COLOR-MATIC

set-

tings"

for

your

convenience in making quick

adjustments

for

all

average

scenes

in

brigbt

sunlight_

Each

of

these

three seuings is s

hown

in

co

l

ored

markings

on

the

camera

.

SET

ALL

THREE

DIALS

ON

YELLOW

(as shown at left) when using

Kodachrome color film.

SET

ALL

THREE

DIALS

ON

RED

when using Ektachrome or Ansco-

chrome color film and when using

Plus

X or Supreme black-and-

white film.

For

handy

reference

COLOR-MATIC

set-

tings are listed inside

the

cover

of

your

C3

carrying case.

Cock

shutter

by

push

i

ng

down

Shutter

Cocking

Lever

as

indicated

by

the

dotted

lines

in

the

illustration.

You

are

now

ready

to

take

your

picture.

9

10

After each

picture

is

taken,

make

it

a practice

to

wind

the

film immediately so

the

camera will be

ready

for

the

Film

Catch,

and

turn

Winding

Knob

about

a

quarter

of

a

turn.

Release

Film

Catch

and

continue

to

wind as

far as

Knob

will

turn

without

forcing.

Once

you've

wound

the

film,

the

Count~r

Dial

tells you

the

number

of

the

picture you

have

taken.

Be

sure

to

cock the Shutter

before

taking

the

The

Shutter

Speed

Dial

controls

the

length

of

time

the

Shutter

will

be

open

to

light.

To

adjust

the

Shutter,

turn

Shutter

Speed

Dial

counter-clockwise

(to

the

left)

until

desired

shutter

speed is opposite index

mal

·k.

The

extl·a tension when

setting

Speed

Dial

at

10 is a normal condition.

The

Bulb

and

Instantaneou

s

Setting

must

be

at

"I"

when

using s

hutter

speeds

on

the

Speed

Dial.

For

exposure longer

than

1/ 10 second,

turn

knurled

base

of

Shuttel· Release

clockwise U

turn

until

"B"

is opposite

white

dot.

When

set

at

"B",

pressure

on

the

Shutter

Release

opens

the

Shuttel·,

and

it

remains open

until

pressure is released.

When

thus

set,

the

camera

must

be

on

a

tripod

or

other

stea\ly

support.

u

Smallest opening is

pro-

vided

at

f:16.

Turnint

dial

clockwise

to

atop

number

0rens

lens

for twice as

muc

exposure

as

at

each

l.revious

setting

(exce'ht f: .5, which

adds

only

aU

~ain

as m.

uch

as

at

f:4). urBing dial

in

opposite

direction

cuts

exposure

in

balf

at

each

f-stop.

Settings

in

this

chart

are

for

average

subj_cts

at

.hutter

speed

shown.

Open

lens

one half

.top

more for

very darkly colored .ubjectl;

clOie

I

....

on.

half .top for very light

svbi.ct ••

12

The lens setting determines the size

of

the opening through

which

the light passes when the

shutter

is

open

. Adiustments

are

made

by

tuming the Aperture Dial to bring the correct f-stop

number opposite the I

ndex

mark. (in-between settings can also

be

used

I.

L~

~~

or

I-stop

OUTDOOR

EXPOSURE

GUIDE

SHUTTER

BRIGHT

HAZ

Y

CL

OUDY

CL

OU

DY

(F

O R

AV

E

RAG

E SUBJECTS) S

PEED

SU

N S

UN

BRIGHT DULL

Ekt

a

ch

rame Dayli

ght

100

f:8 f:5.6 f

:4

f:4,

shutter

Ans

cachrome D

ay

light

sp

ee

d

of

50

Ek

t

achrome

Type F* betw een between I f:3.

5,

sh

utter

Ans

cachrome Flash Type *

100

f:3.5

5

.6

& 8 4 &

5.

6 sp

ee

d

of

50

(*with

85C

·type filte

r)

Kod

ac

hrome Da y

li

ght

(or

indao

r ty

pe

with

SO

bet

wee

n

bet

wee

n f:3.5 f:3.5, shutt

er

carrection filt e

r)

5.

6 & 8 4 &

5.6

sp

ee

d

af

25

Sup

er

100

f:

16

f:

11

f:8 f:5.6

An

scochrame D

ay

light

Ko

dak

Tri·X

300

f:16 f:

11

f:8 f:5.6

Ans

co Ultra Sp

ee

d Pa n

Kodak

Plus·X

100

f:

16

f: 1 1 f:8 f:5.6

Ansco

Supreme

100

f:

11

f

:8

f:5.6 f:4

Kodak

Panatom

ic

·X

SO

f:

11

f:8 f:5.6 f:4

The

Argus C3 is e

quipp

ed with a

built-in

rangcfinder

which is

COli

pled to

th

e Lens.

To

fo

cus

th

e c

am

e

ra

, look

through

the

right-hand

eyep

iece on

the

back

of

th

e

camera

and

turn

the

knurl

ed

Rangefind

er

Dial

with yo

ur

fin

ger

until

you

see

only

on

e clear

ima

ge. (see illus

tration

at

right)

Th

e

bottom

half

of

th

e

"s

plit

image

" is yellow

to

help

you

see

the

line al

ong

which

you

r s

ubject

will

be

divid

ed when

th

e

camera

is

not

in

focus.

Note:

It

is

also possible to

"g

uess focus"

by

estimating the distance

and

setting this figure

on

the

knurled Ronge-

finder Dial

opposite

the

index

mark.

Subject

out

of

focus

13

Subject

correctly focused

14

Fo

r

eve

ry differe

nt

lens a

nd

focus

settin

g t

her

e

is a range of dist ance

within

which y

our

pic

tur

es

a

pp

ea

r

in

sha

rp

Cocus.

Th

e "de

pth

of

fi

eld" t able

ind

ic

at

es

th

at range

Fo

r exa

mp

le ' Wi

th

yo

ur

C3

f

oc

used on

15

fe

et

, a

nd

the

Lens set at

f:

8,

a

ll

s

ub

j

ec

ts be

tw

een 8'

8"

a

nd

56' 7"

wi

ll

a

pp

ear sha

rp

.

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rrin

g to

th

e t able,

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::l

ca

n rea

di

ly dete

rmin

e

th

e de

pth

of

fi

e

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for

an

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based

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002

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11/500

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~all.ngth-SOmm

11.9685")

I

When

Winding

Knob

stops

turning

before

the

Counter

Dial

reaches

the

number,

you

have

taken

all

the

pictures

on

th

e roll. Before

removing

fihn, first

rewind

the

film

with

Rewind

Knob

on

bottom

of

camera.

Continue

to

rewind

film

into

cartridge

until

Counter

Dial

s

tops

turning.

One

or

two

extra

full

turns

will

insure

complete

film

return

into

the

cartridge.

Then

open

back

of

camera,

as

in

loading,

and

remove

film

cartridge.

Notf!:

Color

films

should

be

processed

as

soon

as

possible

after

exposure.

Take

all

types

of

film

to

your

Argus

Dealer

for

developing

and

printing.

16

Unscrew

the

bottom

cap

of

the

flash

gun

and

in

se

rt

two

size

C

photofla

sh

bat-

teries.

Be

sure

the

batteries

are

fresh.

To

attach

flash

gun

to

your

C3,

simply

plug

it

into

the

side

of

the

camera.

Cau-

tion:

Do

not

have

a flash

bulb

in

the

gun

when

at-

taching

it

to

the

camera.

After

attaching

flash glln

to

your

C3,

in

se

rt

a flash

bulb,

pushing

it

in

as

far

as

it

will go.

Pressing

red

buttonattopofgunejects

bu

lbs

automatically.

It'

s

just

as

easy

to

take

flash

pictures

-

indoors,

at

night

,

or

undel

'

any

poor

light-

ing

conditions-as

it

is

to

tak

e

outdoor

pictures

in

bright

s

unlight.

On

the

opposite

page

you

wiII

find

complete

in

s

tructions

for

flash

exposure

settings.

"'a.6

Bxpo.ure

Guide

lor

Guid

e

number

s

are

given

in

the

table

below

for

comb

ination

s

of

popular

films

an

d fla s

hbulb

s.

By

di

v

iding

th

e a

ppropriate

guide

number

by

th

e

number

of

feet between yo

ur

cam

era

and

the

pic.

tu

re

s

ubje

ct,

you

obtain

the

correct

l

ens

opening.

EXAMPLE:

For

Ektachrom

e Type F

and

Sylvania

Bant

am 8 flas

hhulb

s,

th

e g

uid

e

numb

er

is 80.

With

a s

ubj

ect

at

10

feet,

divide

80

by

10

,

which

e

quals

8. Set

th

e

len

s

opening

at

f:8.

,

alld

Your C3 is

automatically

sync

hroniz

ed

for

Sylvania

bayonet.base

bulb

s

and

for

electronic

flash

with

"X"

delay.

Use

a s

hutter

speed

of

1/25

sec

ond

(

marked

in

green

on

the

s

hutter

speed

dial)

w

ith

AL

L

flas

hbulb

s.

With

elec

troni

c flash

unit

s,

any

s

hutt

er speed

be

tween

1/25

and

1/300

ma

y

be

used.

FILM

~

flASHBULB

~

• 82B-type filter required.

..

B 1 C-type filter required.

M2-type

flashbulbs

require a

special refledar. Guide

numbers

are supplied by

film

and bulb

manufadurers.

GUIDE

NUMBERS

FOR

ELECTRONIC

RASH

UNITS

ARE

FURNISHED

BY

THE

UNIT'S

MANUFACTURER.

Flashbulbs

occasionally

shatler. and

to

ovoid

passible

danger. a pro-

tective

shield

may be

used

over

the

face of

the

refledar.

NEVER

USE

FLASH

IN

AN

EXPLOSIVE

ATMOSPHERE

18

The

C3 Telephoto Lens is a

truly

candid lens.

It

cuts

distance in

half

so

that

you can

take

close-ups from

far away when your subjects are

natural

and

relaxed.

You'll find

it

ideal, too, for true-perspective

portraits,

wild-life close-ups.

The

Telephoto Lens is a color-corrected, four

element 100mm f:4.5 lens,

and

is easily installed.

It

couples automatically

to

rangefinder

and

has

smooth

helical focusing, a built-in sunshade

and

filter holder,

and

many

other

precision features.

These

three

pictures

were

made

with

the

C3

camera

at

the same

distance

fram

the subject

The

C3

Wide

Angle

Lens

gives

you

broader

and

taller

pictures-the

area

photographed

is

actually

87%

greater.

It's

ideal for

group

shots

and

sports

scenes,

indoors

or

out,

and

wherever

there

is

no

room

to

step

back

from

your

subject.

Features

include

a color-corrected

35mm

f:4.5 lens;

automatic

rangefinder coupling; click

stop

lens settings;

depth

of

field scale;

handy

slip-on viewfinder;

sunshade

and

filter

holder;

and

a

host

of

others.

19

20

Removing

tI,e

Lens

Th

e C

int

ar f :3

.5

Lens is re

movabl

e to pe

rmit

use of

th

e

C3

W

id

e Angle a

nd

Tele

photo

Lenses.

I

UNSCREW

CAP

FRO

M

THE

IDLER

GEAR

which co

upl

es

th

e

ran

gefi

nd

er

di

al to

th

e fo cus

in

g

lens mo

unt.

(

If

yo

ur

C3

is an

old

er

mod

el,

it

may

be necessary to

turn

th

e

ran

gefinder

dial

to 3 feet

to

un

screw

th

e large size cap.)

2

REMOVE

THE

IDLER

GE

AR

by

lif

t

ing

it

straig

ht

up.

3 GRAS

PI

NG

THE

LE

NS C

OLLAR

, UNSC

REW

T

HE

LENS

(co

un

tercloc

kwi

se)

FROM

THE

CAMERA F

RO

NT

PL

A

TE.

If

the

lens

ha

s

not

been removed for a

lon

g pe

riod

of

tim

e,

it

may

take a little e

xtra

effort to

un

sc

rew

it

.

Do

not

loosen or re

mo

ve

any

of

th

e asse

mbl

y scr

ews

in

th

e

lens

mo

u

nt.

Avo

id

any poss

ibl

e damage to s

hutter

after lens is

re

mo

ved.

To

avo

id

injur

y to

th

e

ran

gefinde

r,

never

turn

th

e

ra

ngefin

der

dial

into

th

e

ar

ea designated by

th

e

wo

rd

s RANGE FIN

DER

engraved

on

the dial.

R e

pl

aci

ng

tI

,e

Le

ns

I SC

REW

THE

CI

NT

AR

LE

NS IN

TO

THE

CAM.

ER

A,

turnin

g to

th

e

ri

g

ht

(clockwis

e)

past

th

e

resistance p

oi

nt

until

th

e lens is SEA

TED

FIR

ML Y. C

HE

CK that

th

e lens is seated firmly

by rota

tin

g the

fo

cusing mo

unt

a

nd

making ce

r·

tain

th

at

th

e

fo

cusing

mount

is

mo

ving

in

a

nd

out.

Be

ce

rt

a

in

th

e lens is

not

un

screwing

fr

om

th

e came

ra

bod

y.

2 TURN

THE

LE

NS

COLLAR

until

the

first ge

ar

tooth

on

the

left s

id

e of

the

row

of t

eet

h is

in

a

po

sition to engage the

idl

er gear.

3 S

ET

THE

R

ANG

EFI

NDER

DIAL

AT IN

FI

N

IT

Y,

THE

N

DROP

IN

THE

ID

L

ER

GEAR. Move

th

e

rangefinder dial

ba

ck a

nd

forth

a

nd

make c

ert

a

in

th

at

it

s

top

s exac

tly

at

infinit

y.

Thi

s is esse

nti

al

for

prop

er focus

in

g.

If

the dial does

not

s

top

at

infinit

y,

lift

th

e

idl

er gear

up

slig

htl

y

and

mo

ve

the rangefinder

di

al to

th

e

prop

er

po

s

ition

, tak·

in

g c

ar

e

not

to

mov

e

th

e lens

mount

.

4 SC

REW

ON

THE

IDLER

G

EAR

CAP.

(If

y

our

C3

is an

old

er

mod

el,

mo

ve the rangefinder

dial

to

th

e 3·fo

ot

ma

rk

to do

thi

s.)

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