C3 Brick

Artorius

Artorius

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I've got one to give away FREE, it belonged to my dad and I. You pay the postage. It still functions, but I would bet it needs a CLA.
I've too, many Leicas, and don't use this camera anymore. I would like that whoever wants it would use it.
Want pics, let me know'.

FREE, for the price of postage.

PM me if interested.
 
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Leighgion said:
I can't help but wonder who you'd get to do a CLA on a C3?
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Given the amount of instructions out there from people like Rick Oleson and the Argus Collector's Group, who needs to get someone to do it?

I'd love it, but I'm in the UK and I know how much they weigh - postage would be a small fortune. Besides, I have too many cameras already...

Go on, you know you want it - they're great fun especially if you are a little masochistic!

Adrian
 
Leighgion said:
I can't help but wonder who you'd get to do a CLA on a C3?
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Between Rick Olsen's site and an Army manual on the Argus Group site, I had all the information needed to clean and lube my father-in-law's C3. They are great cameras to learn on, since once you open the front cover, everything is layed out so you can see it.
 
Hurrah! I was wondering whether I ought to take it, and pass it on to a friend who wouldn't use it, just to save it getting binned. But you were obviously way ahead of me!

Does Blake know how awkward they are? If not, I guess he soon will!

Adrian
 
Muggins said:
Hurrah! I was wondering whether I ought to take it, and pass it on to a friend who wouldn't use it, just to save it getting binned. But you were obviously way ahead of me!

Does Blake know how awkward they are? If not, I guess he soon will!

Adrian
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Ha! Blake didn't _really_ know until he got his hands on this little pup! A heavy little beast, aren't they? ;-)

I'm actually looking forward to giving this little brick a spin after I clean it up a bit. I'll take some before-and-after pics so you can see what I'm doing. I'm a big fan of using vintage cameras and this one fills a very important "hole" in my collection.

Thanks again, Art, for the great opportunity!
Blake
 
Blake Werts said:
Ha! Blake didn't _really_ know until he got his hands on this little pup! A heavy little beast, aren't they? ;-)

I'm actually looking forward to giving this little brick a spin after I clean it up a bit. I'll take some before-and-after pics so you can see what I'm doing. I'm a big fan of using vintage cameras and this one fills a very important "hole" in my collection.

Thanks again, Art, for the great opportunity!
Blake
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Just wondering how the Brick is doing. Have you cleaned it up and using it yet?
 
I bought one a year ago with a case and a General Electric meter for six dollars.
I worked beautifully but was a bit stiff so it is now in a million pieces getting cleaned.
Easy to take apart and fairly basic inside.
Not sure how to put the focus gear back on the correct tooth but I am sure it will become obvious soon, nice camera and I have some great results from it.
Here is a snap of it on the Oregon coast about a week after I bought it.
I was trying to take a two-legged tripod but as I was using another rangefinder I did not get it spot on (they do have their limitations).

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Artorius said:
Just wondering how the Brick is doing. Have you cleaned it up and using it yet?
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Between a quick vacation, a tight work schedule, AND the fact that Spring is trying to settle in on us here in the Carolinas (read as LOTS of yard work!), I just haven't been able to start the "project" yet.

... it is certainly on the list, though!
 
Just out of interest, does Ann Arbor sit on a Bakelite mine or something?

A local charity shop here in the UK has an Argus TLR-lookalike box camera , and Argus Seventy-Five I think, and it weighs as ton! In my very limited experience - it's only the third Argus I've ever seen in the flesh, they are uncommon here - they are right up there with Nikons in terms of doorstopability!

Adrian
 
Not just the Seventy-Five, most of the Argus Cameras are heavy. That is the other reason the C-3 is called the "Brick". The A is pretty light, but it is very small. The founder of Argus originally manufactured radios, in the days before television. Since radio sales were seasonal, mostly winter time, he wanted something to keep the bakalite factory busy during the months when radio sales were slow. He just happened to be lucky or smart enough to choose the 35mm format for the Argus A, right about the same time that 35mm was gaining in popularity. Bakalte kept manufacturing costs down, so he could sell a lot cheaper than a camera made of brass and steel.
 
Thanks for that, Pompiere - makes sense to me. I recall seeing someone's pic of a bakelite box camera that appeared to have been modelled on a 1930s radio, though for the life of me I can't remember what it was called - I dread to think how you would have carried an Argus radio, if that was the case!

When one has a brick, one does not need a hammer...

Adrian
 
My first real camera was an Argus A4 a simple guess the distance camera, followed by a C3. I had a wide angle and telephoto lens set for it. I dearly wish I had kept the whole set. A few years ago I bought one on ebay to replace the one long gone. They were a lovely little serious looking camera.
 
Hi. just joined RF forum and acquired my first Argus C3 this week. Living in the UK I had never heard of this camera until I saw one on E.bay, I liked the look of it and bought it.
I shall shoot my first roll of film this weekend and can't wait to see the results. I'll let you know how I get on.
 
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