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Page 1: ...INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION Ann Arbor Michigan U S A ...

Page 2: ...s broken through misuse or cameras which have been abused I NOTICE TO ARGUS CAMERA OWNERS In order that you might insure you r camera against defective material and work manship for 90 days after shipment it is necessary that you fill out the registration card supplied with your camera and return it to our factory within 15 days after pur chase When writing the factory please men tion the model an...

Page 3: ...y these empty maga zines The ARGUS camera is so constructed that all types of daylight loading 35 mm magazines may be used 4 f I 1 Daylight loading cartridges are usually filled WIth 36 exposures of 35 mm double perforated film The new Agfa 18 exposure daylight loading magazine is designed es pecially for use with the ARGUS Camera This film is supplied with a paper leader ana trailer which forms a...

Page 4: ... as it will go Drop the film cartridge into this end of the camera body with the film lay ing over the toothed sprocket 24 Snap rewind knob back in place 3 Hold the cartridge in place with the right thumb and draw enough film or paper leader from the cartridge until it extends about one inch beyond the opposite end of the camera 4 Insert the free end of the film or about one inch of paper through ...

Page 5: ...he counter dial is held in place by a friction arrangement and a fi rm pressure is necessary to set the dial 8 After the first picture is taken the film should be advanced at once to form a habit of preventing double exposure or blank frames When the film is advanced one frame the counter dial advances nearly a u ll rev olution and will stop opposite figure I Il1dlcatll1g the number of exposures m...

Page 6: ...r double weight glossy semi matt or silk finish in soft medium or hard It is cut to the size illustrated with allowance for an eighth of an inch border around picture made specific ally for use in Argus printers Both the Argus Automatic printer and the Argus Electromatic illustrated on fol lowing page operate on llO 120 volt AC or DC and handle strip film or single negatives ...

Page 7: ...ection of the embossed arrow until the winding knob 8 stops rotating Never open the camera back until the film has been rewound CAUT ION When winding or rewinding the fi lm be sure that its movement is not restrained by pressing the hand against the free moving knob Do not attempt to force the film after the counter dial has stopped or the fu ll number of exposures are reached Attempting to get mo...

Page 8: ...cted light from the sub ject If the degree of brightness of the subject varies considerably or a rendering of shadow detail is desired it is advisable to aim the camera at the shaded parts and approach as near as possible to them When photographing in bright sunlight the top of the camera should be shaded with the hand TO OBTAIN A READING 1 Hold the camera as illustrated figure 3 with the forefing...

Page 9: ...ing f raction of seconds 1 200 1 100 1 50 1 25 1 5 1 2 and I second An exposure of 1 5 r 1 2 a second may be accomplished by using the bulb setting on the shutter Of course a tripod must be used to steady the camera for an exposure of 1 5 of a second or slower Learn to depend upon your ex posure meter readings In general manufac turers Weston ratings of film change fre quently and it is advisable ...

Page 10: ... is depressed and closes as the pressure is released When either a 8 or T setting is used the camera must be held on a tripod 14 SETTING THE DIAPHRAGM The iris diaphragm regulates the amount of light passing through the lens and is as imp jrtant an adjustment as the shutter The diaphragm is regulated by the pointer lever 16 The diaphragm size is found on the diaphragm plate 12 and they are indicat...

Page 11: ...e first picture has oeen taken advance the film to the next exposure at once ARGUS ACCESSORIES The shutter plunger 18 may be removed j f r 0 j f 7 I ns barrel by JOscrewin d knu rled sectIOn rom Ie reiea e socket 17 An Argus wire cable release may be substituted A cable release is desirable when making time exposures or using a slow shutter speed Argus filters of the slip on type will fit the filt...

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