INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
OPERATING
•
argus
W
Model K
ClIMERlI
•
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CORPORATION
Ann
Arbor
.
Michigan.
U.S.A.
ARGUS SERVI
CE
POLICY AND GUARANTEE
The
ARGUS Camera is g
uarant
eed against
defective material
and
workman
ship for 90
days after shipm ent.
This guarantee
is lim-
it
ed
to th
e re
turn
of the camera to the fac-
tor
y with
transportation
charges prepaid ,
where
any
defect s will be corrected
and
the
camera returned
with transportat
ion charges
pr
epaid .
I n order
that A RG
US
owners may be as-
sured of low
upkeep cost
of
our cameras
after expiration
of the above guarantee, the
facto
ry w
ill
put
in
fir
st cla
ss
condition
any
ARGUS
Model "K" Camera shipped
to
the m, wit h
transportation
charg
es
prepaid
to th
e owner
for the s
um
of
2.00.
Thi
s
po
li
cy is e
ffe
ctive fo r one
year
from
date
of
pur
chase.
Thi
s doe s n
ot
cover replacement
of
camera cases broken
through
misu
se
or
cameras which have been abused.
NOTICE TO ARGUS CAMERA OWNERS
In
order
that
you mig
ht
insure
yo
ur
camera
against defective m
aterial and work-
manship
for
90
days
after
shipment,
it
is
necessary
that you fill
out
the registration
card
supplied with
your
camera and
return
it
to
our facto ry within
15
day
s a
fter
pur-
chase.
When
writing
the
facto ry, please
mention
th
e model
and seri
al
number
of
yo
ur
camera.
ARGUS INSTRUCTIONS
FI
GURE
I
I.
Cartridge
Chambe r
Cover
5.
Focusing
Rin
g
2.. Sh
utter
Lever 6. Count
er
Dia
l
3· Shu
tter
Speed
Ring
7.
W in
ding
Knob
4.
Cab le Rel ease
Socket
8. E xposure
Meter
Exit
9. V i
ew
Finder Wi
ndow
IMPORTANT
Th
e Argus candid camera is a
preCISIOn
ins
trument.
The
ultim
ate
success
of
pictures
made with a miniature
camera
depends
largely upon the intelligent
use of the cam
era
and
the
careful handling of
35
mm
. negatives.
This instruction
book should be read care-
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fully
and
the user should be
familiar
with
every
part
of
the
camera
together
with an
understanding
of
its function. I t
is
recom-
mended
that
the descriptions relative
to
ex-
posure
and
the
general handling of the cam-
era
be
studied carefully before loading the
camera with film.
There
are
many
excellent
35
mm. films on
the market. Some films are best when used
outdoors, and
others
are more
suitab
le
for
indoor
or
night
photography.
The
slower
or
medium speed films are noted
for
fine grain
and
full color renditions.
The
faster
films
have a slightly
larger grain size with less color
rendition,
but
are ideal
for
use in night pho-
tography
or
whenever light
conditions
are
unsatisfactory.
35
mm. film
may
be purchased
either
in
daylight loading 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
lengths which assists
greatly
in
darkroom
loading
into
cartridges.
Eastman
or
Agfa
Cartridges are ideal
for
loading with
bulk
film.
Your
local
photo
finisher should be able
to
supply these
empty
magazines.
The
ARGUS
camera
is
so
constructed
that
all
types of
daylight
loading
35
mm. magazines
may
be used.
Daylight
loading cartridges
are
usually fil-
led with 36 exposures
of
35
mm. double
per-
forated
film.
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The
success
of
miniature
negatives depends
large ly upon fine grain
development
and
careful handling. Careful developing in such
solutions as
ARGUS
AR-I will result in beau-
tiful grainless negatives.
If
fine grain develop-
ing
is
not
available locally forward
your
films
to
one
of
the
many
laboratories which spec-
ialize in
wnrk of
this
type.
LOADING
THE
CAMERA
I t
is
always advisable to load
the
camera
in subdued light.
Never
expose the
cartridge
to
bright
sunlight.
Open the back
by
pushing
the
catch
but-
ton (18, Fig. 3) up,
and
pulling
it
open
by
means of the
button
on the end.
Figure 2 shows a
standard
35
mm. day-
light loading
cartridge
being inserted
into
the
camera.
This
is
accomplished
by
pulling
off
the
cartridge
chamber
cover
(I,
Fig. I),
and
dropping
in the
cartridge
with the
round
spacer bushing up.
The
projecting end
of
the film should be held back
in
the opposite
direction from which
the
film
is
wound, as
shown,
so
that
when
the
cartridge
is
in the
case, the end will
not
be hidden behind
the
cartridge. Drop
the cartridge down
over
the
rewind shaft (12) engaging the slot on the
shaft
with the tongue
in
the
cartridge
and
compressing the
cartridge
ejector
spring. Re-
place the
cartridge
chamber
cover
taking
care
that
the round spacer bushing on
the
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