| Argus RF Forum for Argus RF nuts. The American made Argus C-3 may be the most prolific rangefinder, with over 3 million cameras produced! While American RF nutz of the 1950's may have yearned for a Leica, Zeiss, Canon or Nikon, most of them used an Argus ! |
 |
Sunday Morning Argus |
 |
11-07-2011
|
#1
|
|
PF McFarland
farlymac is offline
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 2,248
|
Sunday Morning Argus
I had another birthday recently, and since a good friend of mine gave me a set of Sandmars, I decided that was the day to shoot them. Luckily the weather cooperated. Well, except for the heavy frost that morning, which made it too cold for my fingers to handle a lens change on the C-3, so I just shot the 35mm.
Location was Roanoke, VA, where the main north-south route of Williamson Road crosses the Norfolk Southern (NS, ex N&W) tracks downtown. Film was Kodak 100 T-Max, and I used a Tiffen Series V yellow filter. Below are some samples.
Wells Fargo Bank Tower 3 by br1078phot, on Flickr
Williamson Road View 5 by br1078phot, on Flickr
After Sunday Brunch by br1078phot, on Flickr
The rest of the set is at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157628076162912/
PF |
|
|
|
|
11-07-2011
|
#2
|
|
Registered User
Austintatious is offline
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Austin, Texas USA
Posts: 243
|
A really nice set of images there Phill. I have only the one lens that came with my C-3,
but I need to take it out for a spin around town. Thanks for the inspiration !
Charles
__________________
My gallery
RF's : Bessa-R, Kiev 4AM ,FED II, Yashica Lynx 14,Yashica GT, Yashica Lynx 5000 , Olympus XA, Argus C-3
Other :Minolta XD-11, Yashica FX3 super2000, Yashica-Mat 124G, Rolleicord Va
Digital :Nikon D50, Canon A620, Panasonic FZ1v2
|
|
|
|
|
11-08-2011
|
#3
|
|
PF McFarland
farlymac is offline
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 2,248
|
They are a fun camera to have, even if you have to watch out for the shutter lever. I really need to open this one up and clean the viewfinder, but it's the only one I am comfortable with the speeds right now. I've got a half dozen of the beasts, but only this one works properly.
PF
|
|
|
|
|
11-08-2011
|
#4
|
|
Registered User
Mr_Flibble is offline
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: The Lowlands
Age: 36
Posts: 2,491
|
Excellent work with the Argus. I love the look of that first one.
The result with the 35mm look very crisp indeed.
I've not actually considered investing in other lenses then the standard 50mm Cintar, but now I'll be keeping an eye out for some 
__________________
Rick - "If you're gonna shoot, shoot! Don't Talk"
Loaded with film: Signet 35
Latest Toys: Wirgin Edinex, Welta Weltax
Latest Activity: Testing a Plaubel Makina
My Blog/Galleries
|
|
|
|
|
11-08-2011
|
#5
|
|
Registered User
robin a is offline
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pace,Florida
Age: 64
Posts: 778
|
Nice old cameras,good glass...............
Great shots !
Robin
|
|
|
|
|
11-08-2011
|
#6
|
|
Registered User
hipsterdufus is offline
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 777
|
Great stuff. The yellow filter really helped keep the sky very natural looking. One of my favorite lenses. Nice blend of sharpness and vintage feel. Keep up the good work.
|
|
|
|
|
11-08-2011
|
#7
|
|
PF McFarland
farlymac is offline
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 2,248
|
Thanks, all. I wonder if anyone ever made an adapter for Argus-to-LTM?
PF
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Hybrid Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:12. |
|
|
