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Argus Argoflex 40 |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in USA from (Circa) 1951 to (Circa) 1953.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 30013
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Chronology of cameras Argus
Argus is known for its Argus C3 and a variety of other 35mm cameras, but it was also a manufacturer of more or less advanced Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) cameras. These cameras, which use 620 film and produce 6 x 6 cm negatives, are typically made of plastic, except for two models made of metal.
Some models have a linkage between the taking lens and the viewing lens, providing a true reflex focusing. Many are fixed-focus, while others have a distance adjustment without an impact in the viewfinder. The shutters on these cameras are modest.
On July 29, 1949, Leonard A. Wilkinson, an inventor, and Argus Cameras, Inc. filed patent No. 2,664,799 for a coupling system of shutter cocking and film advance to prevent double exposures. The patent sketches depict a TLR.
| Models | Years | Made of | Lens | Shutter | Sale price | ||
| Argoflex E |  |
1940-49 | Bakelite | 4.5/75 | Argus 1/10 to 1/200, B, T | Basic Argoflex model with coupled lenses. | $61.12 (1949) |
| Argoflex EF | 1949-51 | Metal | Varex 4.5/75 | 1/10 to 1/200, B, T synchro |
Coupled lenses | $74.75 (1949) | |
| Argoflex EM |  |
1949 | Metal | Varex 4.5/75 | 1/10 to 1/200, B, T | Like the Argoflex EF, but without flash synchronization; coupled lenses | $64.40 (1949) |
| Argoflex Seventy-five |  |
1949-57 | Plastic | f/13 | synchro | Fixfocus | $14.89 (1950) |
| Argoflex 40 | 1951-53 | Plastic | f/4.5 | 1/25 to 1/150, B synchro |
Fixfocus Upgraded version of the Argoflex Seventy-Five |
$39.95 (1951) | |
| Argus Seventy-five |  |
1955-58 | Plastic | f/13 | I, T | Fixfocus | $14.95 (1956) |
| Argus Super Seventy-five |  |
1955-58 | Plastic | Lumar 8/65 | I, T Synchro |
Similar to the Argoflex Seventy-Five, but with distance adjustment. |
$22.50 (1956) |
| Argus 75 |  |
1958-64 | Plastic | Lumar /75 | I, T | Fixfocus, Brown | |
| Argus 40 |  |
c.1955 | Plastic | 4.5/75 | 1/25 to 1/150, B | Features similar to those of the Super Seventy-Five. | $37.95 (1955) |
The Argoflex Seventy-Five and Argoflex 40 are budget versions of the Argoflex E and EF. Being fixed-focus, there is no longer any coupling between the two lenses.
The Argoflex 40 has a better lens than the Argoflex Seventy-Five, and the difference comes at a price.
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