Argus argoflex 75 film

The argus argoflex forty is one of the very best of the pseudo tlr 6x6 box cameras, and the best one ive used so far. All you have to do is compose and press the shutter. Argus, argoflex seventyfive 75 tlr 1950s antique 620 film. Become part of our fun community, share your fantastic photos with friends and read the latest photography tips, news and features. The argus argoflex forty is a surprise and a delight. Harley earl design featuring auto film stop and counter which proved faulty and caused the camera to be recalled from the market. The argus 75 is a twin lens reflex tlr bakelite camera, with a set focus, a set aperture around f and a set shutter speed around 160th of a second. Oct 26, 2015 this an argus seventyfive originally called the argoflex seventyfive which is an inexpensive plastic bodied box camera made by argus out of ann arbor, mi.

My little argoflex 75 is currently sitting in a drawer with a halffinished roll of velvia jammed. Argus argoflex instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual. Argoflex 40, then they changed the name to argus 40, but it was the same camera. The argus seventyfive was manufactured from to the flash is also in great condition.

Vintage argus argoflex seventyfive 75 620 film camera in leather case. Its basically a box camera in twinlens reflex guise, but it has a good, coated anastigmat lens thats sharp from corner to corner. Unfollow argus camera 75 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The argoflex e would be argus only prewar tlr, and would eventually be replaced by the argoflex ii, em, and ef models in 1948 which replaced the bakelite body with a completely new solid metal body and added several new features. I have the argoflex 75, too, but havent worked with it much. Argoflex 75 argus camera, vintage argus argoflex e film, argoflex camera w leather case, assorted lot of 3 vintage, vintage argus argoflex seventy five. Please look at the photos as they are a part of the description. Later models replaced the words with the number 75. The bakelite camera had a pair of 3element argus varex 75mm f4. Please contact a keh photography expert to discuss similar options. It is a bakelitebodied camera with gearcoupled taking and viewing lenses, and actually very similar to the voigtlander focusing brilliant tlr. Argus argoflex seventyfive 75 twin lens camera with 75mm.

After that came a downgrade that looked just like this camera except for the lens, called the argus super seventyfive. Argoflex represents a modern development of the twinlens type of camera. It was the end of a long line of argoflexes that began with full featured tlrs with variable apertures, shutter speeds and focus ranges and ended with the argoflex 75. Craigslist search, craigslist is no longer supported. Its easy to carry and use, and its lens returns images of pleasing contrast and tonality with good sharpness.

Yep, the super 75 is one of the best low end cameras in my stable. Its a simple, inexpensive, yet reliable little box camera that you would hang around your neck, look down into the large, clear viewfinder, and snap photos at waist level, keeping the. Yep, the super75 is one of the best low end cameras in my stable. The argus 75 is a fun little bakelite wonder from ann arborbased argus.

Dec 30, 2019 the argoflex seventyfive was made by argus in 1949 until 1964, and there were two versions. The argoflex seventyfive and argus seventyfive were two name variants of the same model of pseudo tlr, produced by argus in the usa, beginning in 1949 the main body was molded from plastic perhaps bakelite, while the film door is a painted metal casting. Although it resembles a twin lens reflex, it is still a box camera in that the camera has a fixed focus, and there isnt actually a viewing lens like on a tlr. Antique argus argoflex model e film camera 75 mm twin. This an argus seventyfive originally called the argoflex seventyfive which is an inexpensive plastic bodied box camera made by argus out of ann arbor, mi. I was expecting blurry, vignetted photos, but nope. Lot 5 film cameras konica s2 yashica ic ansco readyflash argus. Argus was an american maker of cameras and photographic products, founded in 1936 in ann arbor, michigan. Antique argus argoflex model e film camera 75 mm twin lens. Discover a huge range of cameras, lenses, accessories and films to experiment with. This particular e is actually the later model of the first argoflex e, with a coated lens instead of the earlier uncoated version. Luckily you can buy 120 film cut and respooled in 620.

The main body was molded from plastic perhaps bakelite, while the film door is a painted metal casting. Take the camera, load it with iso film, go outside during the day and shoot away. Ag argus, argoflex seventyfive 75 camera in really nice condition for its age from 1950s. Argus also offered two higherspecification variations on the seventyfive, adding a focusable lens.

A piece of photographic history the argus seventy five aka argoflex 75 w case fixed focus 1950s 60s in very good condition. Apr 09, 2018 the argoflex e would be argus only prewar tlr, and would eventually be replaced by the argoflex ii, em, and ef models in 1948 which replaced the bakelite body with a completely new solid metal body and added several new features. A few years later they lost the super, and it was just the argus seventyfive. Oddly, argus describes the camera in the owners manual as a modified twin lens type, with a builtin flasha big negatory on both claims. I had a great time with it and a roll of expired verichrome pan. Argus argoflex forty kodak verichrome pan expired 61980 2019. The argoflex seventyfive and argus seventyfive were two name variants of the same model of pseudo tlr, produced by argus in the usa, beginning in 1949. Argus 75 instruction manual, user manual, free instruction. Jul 04, 2018 the argus argoflex forty is one of the very best of the pseudo tlr 6x6 box cameras, and the best one ive used so far.

The argoflex seventyfive and argus seventyfive were bakeliteplastic pseudo tlr made by argus in the usa, with variations, between 19491964. Argus, argoflex seventyfive 75 tlr 1950s antique 620 film camera. Junkyard photos with 1950s argus argoflex seventyfive film. I remember shooting the inside of frogs for my 8 grade science project, it was better than having to cut the poor little guys up. The argoflex e and 120 film argus located right here in ann arbor, mi started producing a twins lens reflex camera before wwii, and the first model was the argoflex e 194042. It shows you the picture before you take it, and incorporates many refinements which make picturetaking easier, and good results more certain. Produced from about 19491964, the camera takes 620 film. The front panel and viewfinder hood are in a contrasting satinfinish metal. Lot of 5 vintage argus argoflex seventyfive 75 tlr film. Argus originated as a subsidiary of the international radio corporation irc, founded by charles verschoor. The argus 75 film camera and flash bulbs soon turned into my fathers maymiasekor 35 mm manual film camera and flash which i learned how to shoot slides, macro photography and use of a tripod. It shows you the picture before you take it, and incorporates many refinements which make picturetaking easier, and.

Its also more easily used than most 620 cameras given that it can take 120 film with the spool edges cut off. Links argus camera timeline, photos taken with argoflex on, various argoflex cameras on the argus collectors group site, argus argoflex seventyfive at sylvain halgands, argus. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual. The argus argoflex seventyfive alys vintage camera alley. Its bestknown product was the c3 rangefinder camera, which enjoyed a 27year production run and became one of the topselling. Apr 24, 2011 the argoflex 75 was produced between 19491958. The supply carrier is just too small for a 120 spool and the takeup carrier has a cylindrical pin too thin for the 120 end hole and with a 1mm shoulder that prevents.

This little gem is from 1950, and the model production years for the forty ranged from 19501954. Antique argus argoflex model e film camera 75 mm twin lens with box and case. Oct 09, 2019 the argus argoflex forty is a surprise and a delight. Restoring an argoflex em by david gaon the argus collectors. The argoflex em early and later variants and argoflex ef came designed to accept 620 spools only and were fitted with 620 film spool carriers at the supply and takeup sides. Argus argoflex seventy five alys vintage camera alley. The argus 75, also marketed as the argus seventyfive and the argoflex seventyfive, is a bakelite pseudo tlr made by the argus company between 1949 and 1964. To recap the argoflex seventy five, the argus seventy five, and the argus 75 have interchangeable parts but the paint design plus name was changed on the. The argus seventyfive was followed by the argus 75 numbers not script, which was manufactured between 1958 and 1964 in a lighter brown color but the same exact camera. Comes with a leather case and also a argus detachable flash you just have to get bulbs. Shows a mild amount of usage wear with minor scratches on camera body. It has a shuttercocking feature that prevents double exposures which was useful if you were one of those families that had at least two christmases, halloweens, or whatever on one roll of film 12 exposures. Poor little thing does appear to have been dropped a few times and then glued back together.

Argus argoflex seventyfive 75 twin lens camera with 75mm lumar lens, argus 76 flash unit this product is currently out of stock. See more ideas about twin lens reflex camera, camera and vintage cameras. A cloth neckstrap is permanently attached to the top of the. The argus argoflex e was a gearedlens tlr made from 1940 to 1948, with production interrupted when argus diverted its resources to wwii military contracts. Jan 30, 2009 the argus 75 is a fun little bakelite wonder from ann arborbased argus. Photos shot in a denverarea junkyard with a 1949 argus 75 film camera and portrait lens. Camera was note tested with film, for that reason it is sold as is. The argoflex e was the first of a fairly long line of argoflexes, which actually eventually devolved into cheap plastic boxlike cameras in the last models 75, 40, not unlike oversized kodak duaflexes. None some cameras date stamped inside in the bay where the film goes, in format yymm, where yy is year and mm is month. It uses a 620 defunct film type, meaning you cant buy film for it. Mar 03, 2006 yeah, my argus super 75 surprised me like that. Used normal wear, this is a vintage 1960 argus argoflex seventy five film camera. It is a bakelitebodied camera with gearcoupled taking and viewing lenses, and. I happen to have one of each of the first two versions.