Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα Argus A2. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα Argus A2. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
Παρασκευή 12 Μαΐου 2017
Τρίτη 2 Μαΐου 2017
Argus A2b, small and pretty
This is a small bakelite camera made by Argus in the USA. My camera is the A2b model that is manufactured after the WWII - there are pre-war and post-war models.
There are shutter speeds of 1/25th, 50th, 100th, and 150th plus B and T.
(Bulb - holding the shutter button the blades stay open and Time - one
click leaves the shutter open the second click closes the shutter
blades).
The lens is a 50mm f4.5 retractable. It pops out by turning, that is the position for objects from 18ft to eternity. By turning the lens some more the lens extends to a fixed position, for objects 8 to 18 ft.
There is also an extiction meter on the top of the camera that is not working. The meter helped the owner to judge the correct exposure settings.
The shutter lever lies on the front of the lens and as the lens body rotates easily it is very easy moved when clicking the shutter resulting in shaken photos.
I used a Fuji 200 ASA for testing the camera. I got many shaken pictures and some blurred ones as the position of the lens for close focus did not worked well. Furthermore at open apertures the lens is very soft.
Here are some samples
The lens is a 50mm f4.5 retractable. It pops out by turning, that is the position for objects from 18ft to eternity. By turning the lens some more the lens extends to a fixed position, for objects 8 to 18 ft.
There is also an extiction meter on the top of the camera that is not working. The meter helped the owner to judge the correct exposure settings.
The shutter lever lies on the front of the lens and as the lens body rotates easily it is very easy moved when clicking the shutter resulting in shaken photos.
I used a Fuji 200 ASA for testing the camera. I got many shaken pictures and some blurred ones as the position of the lens for close focus did not worked well. Furthermore at open apertures the lens is very soft.
Here are some samples
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| an airplane at f11 |
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| Out of focus stairs with the close focus setting |
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| Out of focus moto with the close focus setting |
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| At night |
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| I pressed the shutter three times here 1/150th and f16 |
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| At low shutter speeds |
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| Church with the close focus setting |
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| Chairs with the close focus setting |
Τετάρτη 17 Οκτωβρίου 2012
Argus A2 camera
The Argus A camera is the first 35mm camera made in the USA, by Argus, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mine looks like the A2B model manufactured between 1945 and 1950. I cannot locate the serial number to be sure. I bought it from an antique shop for 15 euros.
It is a manual exposure camera with a built in extinction meter which I couldn't figure out how it works. It has a fixed 50mm collapsible lens. After extending the lens, focusing is done by turning the lens barrel until a click is heard.
If I come to understand how the film advances I will give the camera a try.
Mine looks like the A2B model manufactured between 1945 and 1950. I cannot locate the serial number to be sure. I bought it from an antique shop for 15 euros.
It is a manual exposure camera with a built in extinction meter which I couldn't figure out how it works. It has a fixed 50mm collapsible lens. After extending the lens, focusing is done by turning the lens barrel until a click is heard.
If I come to understand how the film advances I will give the camera a try.
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