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www.orphancameras.com c.o,r,panionabre afq r\_ Li S The new Argus C44, with its built-in convenience and versatility, is America's finest 35mm camera and the perfect companion for every picture-taking assignment. The following pages describe the steps in picture-taking with the C44. Reading these instructions will assure complete success with your very first roll of film.
F functional parts To help you become familiar with your C44 Camera, the functional parts are indicated here for easy reference. Familiarity with these names before loading and operating the camera will help you become acquainted with it easily. BODY t E t { SM O UNT WINDOW VIEWFINDER K NO B RE W I ND DIAt RANGEFINDER ACCE S SS OHO RYE II{DEX FILMPTANE COUNTER EXPOSURE K NO B WI NDI NG 3 o -\.
www.orphancameras.com FLASH RONIZATION SETECTOR SYNCH VIEW ANDRA}IGEFINDER TAKE.UP SPOOT ROLLER SPROCKET FItMCOMPARTMENT FITTTR RETAITIER APERTURE RING LENS BARRE[ OEPTH OFFIEIDSCATE OISTANCE SCATE *"ii"tl$'u.s.
la*'( $c>adfing ? I Remove camera from unsnapping loosening screw case by flap front on and bottom. camera back by turn"open" ing locking device in Remove direction and sliding back off. Turn the wind knob until it stops, then rotate the take-up spool with your thumb so that the flat surface of the spool and the small roller are facing up, as in illustration.
!'1 www.orphancameras.com DO YOU P!.AN TO TAKE A TnlP? Or photograph some special event? If so, you s two of film, including some flash pictures. This \MiUacquaint you with your new can ment of spoiling an important picture through lack of familiarity. 4 5 Thread fiIm so that three perforations of film are under small roller, as in illustration. Perforations should be engaged on sprocket, which is connected to exposure counter.
unloading 7 Turn wind knob until it stops, press shutter release, and again turn wind knob until it stops. These two winds take up film leader and advance fresh film into position. Winding film also cocks the shutter, pr€venting double exposure. Since shutter will be cocked each time film is wound, be careful not to press shutter release before you are ready to take your first picture. The exposure counter dial must be set each time you reload.
r r www.orphancameras.com i 1 l r L c<>lor-n latic DIAI. settings @ While t}re C44 is a truly versatile camera, capable of meeting every photographic need, it can also be used like the simplest.camera. For outdoor snapshots just set it on "Color-matic," APERTURERING then wind film and snap the shutter for each picture without any further adjustments. ft's so simple, anyone in the family can take beautiful pictures with the C44.
t { and tt shutter aperture l speed settings The C44 Camera features a quick-action control center where aperture, shutter speed, focus, winding and shutter release controls are conveniently grouped for easy and rapid adjustment. You will want to adjust shutter speed and aperture settings according to the "speed" of your film, the amount of light available and the kind of subject you are "shooting.
l r www.orphancameras.com t | : , t I '"."rf SHUTTER APERTURE The amount lens while by the aperture Argus C44, you settings, ranging f:22, to f:stop the pointer through the is open is controlled (f:stop). In the setting have a wide choice of from the smallest opening, largest opening, twice as much light as the one. For example, f:5.6 admits admits preceding twice passing of light the shutter as much light between f:2.8. as f:8. The Each triangular f:5.
fo c u s i n g OUT OF FOCUS IN FOCUS The precision, superimposed imagetype rangefinder in your Argus C44 is coupled directly and permanently to the lens mount. The combined rangefinder-viewfinder allows you to compose your picture and focus through the same eyepiece. You automatically focus the lens for sharp pictures by turning the rangefinder dial until the double image in the small circular spot becomes a single image.
www.orphancameras.com depth of f$efid The aperture setting not only controls the amount of light "depth of field," that reaches the film, but also determines which is the range of sharp focus in front of and beyond the subject focused upon. The illustrations on this page show you the difference in range of sharp focus when the smallest and largest apertures are used at the same distance settings. The camera in the illustration is focused on 8 feet.
beautiful colc>n transparencie Sunlight shining directly on the picture subject from behind the photographer is generally the best lighting for outdoor color pictures . . . and the best time of day is mid-morning or mid-afternoon. The lower angle of mortting or afternoon sun enhances scenic shots with longer dramatic shadows. Directly overhead, the sun causes shadows to be uninteresting and very black. They can be troublesome when shooting pictures of people.
www.orphancameras.com Scenic shots like this one mahe excellent subjects for color slides. Use a blue flashbulb to lighten the shadow side of a back-lighted subject. A lisht-colored subject against a dark background always makes q,n effectiueshot. FILM Shutter Speed BrightSun HazySun Bright Cloudy C l o u dDy u l l Daylight SuperAnscochrome f :5.6 Daylight Ektachrome Daylight Anscochrome f :2.8 (Hill, ) between 4&5.
Modern photos and \ /hite black film, and white black coupled the fine lenses of with your Argus C44, will produce perfect photographic composition the shutter always results Try framing the pictures before of more some nearby human place emphasis Pictures modern Action interest.
www.orphancameras.com Shoot "head-on" to stop action Frame your picture for a feeling of depth Use filters for dramatic cloud effects FILM Shutter Speed B r i g hSt u n HazySun Cloudy Bright C l o u dD yull KodakTri-X AnscoUltraSpeed Pan Kodak Plus-X f :5.6 Ansco Supreme Kodak Panatomic-X 0 p e nt h e l e n so n es t o pm o r ef o r d a r k s u b j e c t s ; c l o steh e l e n so n es t o pf o r l i g h t s u b j e c t s .
attaching gun flash 4 rgus C44 fash rnit is designed to actommodate two size "C" 1'photoflash batteries or I r B-C power unit. To 1install batteries, remove [ ;he back of the battery !ii^r" by grasping it at ,iihe sides and pulling ;lirectly outward. : ',1 ., I' When inserting batter- Be sure flash unit ies, be sure to position not the left-hand in and cell top-up the right-hand top-down.
www.orphancameras.com C' The side-to-side move- of the flash synJment selector to chronization + -'(M" (20 millisecond de"X" (zero delay) lay) or -permits use of several types of flash equip- at various shutter _ment speeds. (Consult on page 20). Guide Any midget-base flash Iamp may be used. Align studs on base of lamp with slots in reflector socket and push lamp in as far as it wilt go while supporting batother tery case with hand. Do not turn lamp after insertion.
pointers on flash phcltography Flash pictures with C44 the new Argus are easy, sure and excitingly lifelike. Flash "brings permitting indoors," the sunlight pictures anywhere, anytime, regardless of existing conditions. flash picmake wonderful Family activities tures. You will treasure shots of evening parties and holiday dinners. Outactivities, 7 A bayonet terminal is provided for multiple flash extension when using a B-C unit.
www.orphancameras.com Guide numbers are given in the chart below for popular dividing the guide number by the number of feet between you obtain the conect aperture setting (f:stop). Guide guides to correct exposure and may be changed to suit films and flash lamps. E your camera and subjec numbers are intended 2 individual requirement For Ektachrorne Type F and Press 25 flash lamp at LILO0 shutter spee EXAfrTPLE: the chart shows 110 as the guide number.
interchangeabte lenses fnstantly interchangeable Argus Cintagon lenses provide the right focal length for every picture and let you take full advantage of the versatility built into your C44 camera. With Argus C44 35 mm Wide Angle and 100 mm Telephoto Lenses added to your camera kit, you won't miss a single photographic opportunity! The standard 50 mm lens and both accessory lenses are hard coated and color-corrected, assuring you professionatly sharp black-and-white negatives and brilliant color slides.
www.orphancameras.com 50 mm Srondord Lens This fast, four element Cintagon lens is capable of handling a wide variety of picture-taking situations. Its large maximum aperture of f:2.8 allows you to take pictures even under very low light conditions. This "fast" lens and "high speed" films make photography indoors by existing light a real possibility. 35 mm Wide Angle Lens Very useful for snapshot work because of its extremely great depth of field, this f:4.
interchangeable lenses, cont. The ease with which the Argus C44 lenses are interchanged wiU an.aze you. A push of a button and a twist of the wrist remove the lens . - the simple alignment of red dots, insertion of lens, and another twist of the wrist locks the lens securely in place. It's automatically coupled to the rangefinder. i:f,, \.:}". To protect the delicate mechanism of the shutter, NEVER LEAvE cAMERA WITHOUT A LENS OR COVER ON IT. AIso avoid changing lenses in bright sunlight.
www.orphancameras.com 'il INSTATLATION To prepare the body lens mount to receive any of the three lenses, turn the rangefinder dial to bring the red dots in the mount opposite each other. Then prepare the lens barrel for installation by turning the black distance scale to infinity (o"), aligning the two red dots in the base of the lens barrel. (See illustration). Insert lens barrel carefully into the body lens mount, fitting the notch on the black ring over thb square projection in the body lens mount.
vari mb$ffi p(}\/Ver argus vievvfi nder system of the new Argus Variable gives you a choice of three magnifications "seen" with the areas of the field of view, corresponding your 35mm wide Angle, 50mm standard, and 100mm Telephoto Lenses. A built-in parallax adjustment The precision optical Power Viewfinder for differences that would otherwise occur between the fields of view of the lenses and viewfinder .
www.orphancameras.com with the 5omm Stondsrd Lens . Set the small dial on the left side of the unit so that the "focal length" number "50" is opposite the white dot. The larger dial on the right side is for parallax correction. Set it at the distance indicated on the distance scale after the camera has been focused. whh rhe 35mm Wlde Angle Lens. . . Set the "35" and the larger dial to small dial to the distance you are from your sub3'ect. The infinity setting 1.
specifications PICTURE SIZE: Lo x LK6' transparencies in 2" x 2" mounts; or 3r{' x 4Lk' standard black and white prints. FILI$ SIZE:35mm, roll cartridge. [ENS: 50mm (2') Argus Cintagon f:2.8 colorcorrected, coated anastigmat; diaphragm openings from f:22; rangefinder-coupled automatic focusing, 3 ft. to infinity; hyperfocal distance: 57' 8o at f:2.8; field covered: 27o x 40o angular at infinity; resolving power: L2A Hnes per millimeter at center of field.
www.orphancameras.com Your Argus C44 is a precision optical instrument, and with reasonable care and occasional cleaning wiil operate perfectly for a lifetime. To keep your C44 in perfect working order, protect it from prolonged exposure to sunlight and high temperatures. Don't store the carnera in your car's glove compartment, which gets very hot in summer, and try to avoid sudden chanpes in temperature which result in the formation of condensation on the lens.
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