INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CORPORATION
Ann
Arbor, Michigan,
U.S.A.
ARGUS SERVICE POLICY AND GUARANTEE
The
ARGUS
Camera
is guaranteed against
defective material
and
workm anship for
90
days
after
shipment.
Thi
s guarantee
is
lim-
Ited to
th
e re
turn
of the cam
era
to
the
fac
tory
with transportation charges prepaid,
where any defects will
be
corrected
and the
camera returned with
tran
sportation charg
es
prepaid.
In order
that
ARGUS owner s may
be
assured
of
low up keep cost
of
our
cameras,
aft
er
expiration
of
the above guarantee, the
factory
will
put
in
first class condition
any
ARGUS
Ca mera shipped to them, with
transportat
ion charges prepaid, and re
turn
it prepa id
to
the owner for the sum
of
$1.00.
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rhis
poJrcy-
n-e4kctive
for
Qne
year
from
date
of
purchase.
This
doe s I
lClt
cover
- t -
placement
of
ca mera cases broken through
misuse
or cameras which ha
ve
been abused.
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NOTICE TO ARGUS CAMERA OWNERS
In
order
that
yo u
mi
ght insure you r
camera aga
in
st defect i
ve
material and work-
manship for
90
days
after
shipment, it
is
necessary that yo u
fill
out
th e registration
card supp
li
ed with yo
ur
camera
and
return
it to
our
factory
within
15
days
after
pur-
chas
e.
When writin g the factory, please men-
tion the model and
serial number
of
your
camera.
ARGUS INSTRUCTIONS
FIGU
RE
1
1.
Camera
body
II.
Shutter
speed
ind
icator
2.
Counter
dial
1
2.
Diaphragh
plate
3.
Counter
dial
indicator
13.
Tripod
socket
4.
Counter
dial
release 14.
Filter
mount
5.
View
finder
15.
Lens
6. Sliding calcul
ator
16.
Diaphra
gm
point
er
7.
Speed
plate
17.
Cab
le
release
socket
8.
Winding knob
18.
Shutter
plun
ger
9.
Locking lu
g 19.
Rewind
knob
10. Lens lo
cking plate
20.
Focus
indicator
21.
Focusing
ring
IMPORTANT
The
Argus candid camera is a
preCISIOn
,
ins
trum
ent.
The
ultimate success
of
your
pic-
3
tures made with a mIniature camera depend
largely upon
the
intelligent u
se
of
the
camera
and
the
carefu l handling
of
your
35
mm . negatives.
This
instruction book
shou
ld
be read carefully and the
~ser
should
be fami
li
ar with
every
part
of
the
camera
together with an
und
ersta nding of its func-
tion .
It
is
recommended
that
the descriptions
relative
to
exposure calculating and the gen-
eral handling
of
the
camera be
stud
ied care-
fu
ll
y before loading the camera with film.
There
are
many
excellent
35
mm. films
on the market. Some film s are best when
used
outdoors
and
others are more suitable
for induor
or
night photography.
The
slower
or
medium speed films are noted for fine
grain and full color renditions.
The
faster
Urns
have a slightly larger gra
in
size with
less
colo~o~a.l
use
-..i
n
night
photography
or
whenever light
con-
ditions are unsatisfactory.
35
mm. film
may
be purchased
either
in
daylight l
oad
ing cartridges,
or
in
bulk
lengths. Film
manufacturers
furnish bulk
film in lengths
from
25
foot
to
100
foot rolls.
Some films are notched
and
cut
into
36
exposure iengths which assists greatly in
darkroom
loading
into
cartridges.
Eastma
n
or
Agfa Cartridges are ideal for loading
with bulk film.
Your
local
photo
fil1lsher
should
be
able to s
upply
these
empty
maga-
zines.
The
ARGUS
camera is so co n
structed
that
all
types
of
daylight loading
35
mm.
magazines m
ay
be used.
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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 especially
for
use with the
ARGUS
Camera.
This
film is supplied with a
paper
leader
ana
trailer
which forms a light
tight
spool
and
eliminates
the
necessity
of
plush lined
lips
found
on
othe
r types
of
magazines.
This
improved construction eliminates
any
possi-
bility
of
film scratches.
The
new
shorter
length
of
film has
many
advantages
and
is
used exclusively
by
many
ARGUS
owners .
The
ARGUS
18
exposure car
tridg
e is loaded
with the very
popular
Agfa Supreme film
and
is available
at
your
local
ARGUS
dealer
or
film .supplier.
he-success
of
miniature negatives depends
largely
Lip
on fine g
rain
deveiopment and
careful handling. Carefu l developing in such
solutions as Defender
777
or
East
man
DK-20 will result in beautiful gra
in
less nega-
tives. If fine grain developing is
not
availab
le
locally forward
your
films ·to one
of
the
many
laboratories which specialize in work
of
this type.
LOADING
THE
ARGUS CAMERA
The
accompanying illu
strat
ion shows the
camera being loaded with a regular
36
ex-
posure daylight load
in
g magazin
e.
The same
general procedure
is
used when loading
ARGUS
Agfa
18
exposure maga zin
es.
De-
tailed loading instructions are furnished with
5
each roll
of
ARGUS
18
exposure films.
The
film in these ARGUS magazines
is
protected
from light by a paper leader
and
trailer,
but
when loading
or
changing the film it
is
always
advisable
to
do so in subdued light . Bright
sunlight should never be allowed
to
reach a
loaded magazine
of
any
type.
FIGURE
2
4.
Film
advance
button
8.
Winding
knob
19.
Rewind
knob
23.
Back
hinge
clip
24.
Film
sprocket
25.
Film
cartridge
26.
Winding
shaft
27.
Film
28.
Cartridge
retainer
29.
Pressure
pad
30.
Back
31. Lock
Catch
I.
Remove camera back (30) by grasping
the camera body
in
left hand and depressing
the lock clip which engages the lock catch
(31)
of
the camera back.
The
lock clip should
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be
depressed with the left thumb, while. the
clip
is
depressed grasp the leather
tab
of
the
camera back lock clip with the
thumb
and
forefinger of the right hand
and
pull firmly
away from the camera case.
2.
Pull
out
rewind knob (19) as
far
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 the slot
in
wind-
,..,
....-
ing
shaft
(26).
5.
Turn
winding knob (8)
in
direction
of
engraved arrow until the film
or
paper lies
flat on the camera film tracK. When loading
film
it
is best
to
engage the sprocket teeth
(24) befo
re
closing the camera back. When a
paper leader is used be sure
that
the leader
is
centered 'in the film track.
6.
Replace the camera back by first engaging the back hinge clip (23) in the groove
at
· the cartridge end
of
the camera body.
Hold the camera body
in
the left hand
and
depre
ss
the lock cl
ip
with the
thumb
. Care-
fully clo
se
the back by grasping the leather
tab
with the
thumb
and
forefinger of
the
right hand
and
snaping over the depressed
lock clip. Let the clip
ri
se
and
engage the
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