Argus - Fine American Cameras -- Errata and Addenda
Updates after publication of the book Argus - Fine American Cameras
Copyright Robert E. Kelly, Charles Ronald Norwood, Michael J. Reitsma and Phillip G. Sterritt.
Last updated 10/10/2024.
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Inevitably in any published book, errors of commission and omission are found after the ink has dried. And we intend to keep studying all the topics in this book, as well as new ones, and adding to our store of knowledge. To the end of keeping the reader apprised of such discoveries, we are publishing this webpage which we will maintain.
Ross Orr provided us with this image from the September 1935 issue of 'The New Photo-Miniature' magazine, which has this ad announcing the Model A. This was earlier than the oldest such ad we knew about before.return to Sections and Chapters listing
Chapter 2: C Series Cameras: Model C, C2, C3, Match-Matic C3
Errata:
Accessory Lenses
The viewfinder shown in the top picture on page 64 was not the original finder for the Sandmar 100mm Tru-Telephoto. The Sandmar Tele-Viewer viewfinder shown here was supplied by Geiss-America. C3s of that vintage didn't have accessory shoes, so add-on accessory shoes were provided, whhich are more rare than the finders themselves.return to Sections and Chapters listing
Chapter 23: Argus During World War II
Addenda:
From the back cover of the book "Margaret Bourke-White A Photographer's Life", by Emily Keller. The soldier's camera, on closer inspection, is an Argus CC (Colorcamera)return to Sections and Chapters listing
