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lenses
length
c^44
provide
for
every
interchanEea
the
right
picture
ble
focal
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you
your
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like
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Hard-coated
easy-to-read
aperture
system
taking.
the
retaining
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improved,
may
take full
C44
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those
may
settings,
of
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sun from
rings
Argus
not
be included
interchangeable
advantage
Camera.
C44
35mm
lenses
feature
on
the world's
interchange
and
color-corrected,
depth
"universal"
lens
striking
for
products
minor
changes
of field
and
hoods
the lens,
fi-lters
in
them
the Argus
settings
Argus
Cintagon
of
the
versatility
Wide
Angle
rigid,
bayonet-type
most
expensive
quickly
they
"click
scales,
Color-matic
for
simplified
keep
the
direct
and
and
are
in
this instruction
also
supplementary
constantly
appearance
and
and
also
cameras.
easily.
boast
stop,,
rays
serve
being
of
the
book.
Lenses
built, into
100mm
mounts
picture
of
as
lenses.
product
let

35mm Wide Angle
because of its
Cintagon lens
It
lens.
slides and
step back from
SOmm
lens is
capable
situations.
you
to take
with
. . .
by existing light is
covers 87 % more
you
lets
just
is
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of handling
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pictures
modern
extremely
your
large maximum
Lens-Very
great
include
more
subject.
a wide variety
even
under very
speed"
where
films,
the thing
lens-This fast,
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a snap!
useful for candid work
depth of field,
area
than
scenery
there
four-element
aperture
low
indoor
this
the standard
your
in
vacation
is little
room
Cintagon
picture-taking
of
of f:2.8 allows
light
conditions
photography
f:4.5
to
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out
bringing
focal length
without
ups"
pictures
wildlife
away
your
makes
standing close!
of distant subjects,
subject twice
candid
shots easier and
and sports events.
ISecause
you'll
Cintagon lens reaches
as close. Its
provides
it
it
use
permits
to
shoot
100mm
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enlarged
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light.
in use,
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carryrng
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lenses
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and a
align-
insertion
the lens
auto-
to the
to the
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shutter,
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dial so
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turn during
to
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rangefinder
right
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on lens
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to
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lock release,
left
rangefinder
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thumb
lift lens out.
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hand'
is
quarter-turn
a
SCALE
in left
mount are
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barrel
and
pushing
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dial and
hand. While
(counter-clockwise)
body lens
operation.
right
give
lens

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red dots
prepare
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the
lenses,
turn the rangefinder dial to bring the
in
the
any of the three lenses
red dots
up the
body lens mount
mount
opposite each other.
on the lens bayonet mount
to receive any
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rangefinder.
of field scale
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mount.
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mount
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securely
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depth
always
centered
lens barrel.
into
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turn
lens
freelY.
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and
and
will
read,
of the
go
to
is

Both
the
lenses
feature
settings that
in
bright sunlight.
Color-matic distance setting for universal
(The
focus.
sharply
with Kodachrome Daylight film,
with
films and with Plus-X,
and-white films
Like
lenses have a DEPTH
engraved on the lens barrel, showing at a
the
range of sharp
principal
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greater
telephoto
as
for each
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your
range of
subject
in wide
focal length decreases.
Angle
Wide
ARGUS
may be
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standard Cintagon lens,
sharp
focus in
subject
or use a smaller aperture.
lenses, because
and Telephoto
COLOR-MATIC aperture
with
used
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Wide
picture.)
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or
Supreme or similar black-
(ASA
32-80).
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focus in
front of and beyond
increases
angle
as
lenses
depth
average subjects
Angle
lens also
should be
yellow
Use
red
both accessory
FIELD
your
pictures.
you
get
farther
in normal . or
than
field
of
accessory
has
sharp
focused
markings
markings
color
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glance
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your
from
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also
increases
co!or-rnatic
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settings
and
depth-of-field
scale-
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cases
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C44
able
fingerprints
cleaning,
require
with
brush
wipe
and
designed
accessory
and
light touch),
gently
with
especially
lenses
scratches.
off the
blow
soft
protect
will
breathe
lens tissue.
for
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dust
lens surface,
on
your
them
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valu-
from
lens
a
use soft
rill
r'.t
3,.1
insert filter,
To
lens hood;
lens hood
screw
Series
accept
supplementary
keep
help to
your
lenses.
place
Vl
direct
grasp
aperture
filter
on again.
(L%'
lenses.
rays of the
ring
in front
Both accessory
diameter)
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sun
and unscrew
of lens,
and
lenses
and
filters
hoods
lens
from striking

argus
variable
viewfinder
power
The
completely
Viewfinder,
system,
tions
areas
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built-in
differences
the fields
finder
viewfinder
the lens
Variable
on
any
sory Shoe
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lens
within
magnification.)
you
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through
field
to the
featuring
gives you
in
field
"seen"
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adjustment.)
of view is
full
of view,
by
and 1o0mm
parallax
that would
of view
it
.
tilts
so
that
sees at
Power
camera
equipped
on
top.
set'one
dial for
are
using.
the viewfinder, providing
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your
from
the Variable
not
proportions
new Argus
a
unique
a
choice
your
35mm
adjustment
otherwise
of
the lenses
the lens
you
can
every
Viewfinder
the focal
(A
system
subject.
Then
Power
masked
of
Variable
precision
of
three magnifica-
corresponding
Telephoto
distance.
with
compose
the
Wide
compensates
system
precisely
see
may
an
of lenses
dial for
(This
Viewfinder.
down,
viewfinder.
Angle,
occur
and
The
be
Argus
length
the distance
is
the
your
but magnified
Power
optical
to
50mm
lenses.
between
the view
within
Argus
mounted.
Acces-
of
rotates
the
"paralpicture
the
A
for
the
what
the
right
The

flash
extension
trracket
To
take
Power Viewfinder is used, mount
flash
unit
Bracket. This
C44
by the
To
screw.
bottom of leather case and
way
out. Slip bracket
place
and
pictures
flash
on
new C44 Flash Extension
the
metal
case safety screw or by a tripod
attach bracket, loosen
hole in bracket
bracket
when
into
slot
over end of
the
is held in
camera
slide
in end
Variable
your
C44
place
screw on
part-
of case,
safety
-^.
screw. Slide camera back
and tighten. Mount
the
same way that
plug
and
Viewfinder.
Bracket
leather case, the case
removed
camera,
cord
on
from
as illustrated.
into
To
your
the case
flash
you
mount it
socket
use the
C44
safety screw
down onto
unit on bracket in
in Variable Power
Flash Extension
without
hold
to
screw,
on the camera,
using the
may
bracket on
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