Nor did he enjoy a particularly long tenure as the head of the company he founded. The promotional copy explains:Īrgus’ founder, Charles Verschoor, did not establish an empire, as did George Eastman. You might also want to check the local bookstore for a copy of Argomania: A Look At Argus Cameras And The Company That Made Them by Henry Gambino. Speaking of photos, you can see some shots of the camera and from the cameras in the Argus Rangefinders Group on Flickr. There are a TON of very cool Argus camera advertisements (I learned that Galileo was a 17th century Argus and am definitely going to get an Argus A to take to the next World’s Fair), some detail shots of the cameras on his projects page and the results of a Spring Fever Argus photo contest over at Alexander Rawles. Mark also took visit to the Argus Museum located at the old Argus Factory in Ann Arbor and (go figure) he took some photos. You can get a quicker overview of the Argus line over at Mark’s Argus Cameras Page. If you are interested in repairing, collecting or just learning more about any of the Argus camera models and their accessories, look no further than the Argus Collectors Group. Building on the astounding sellout success of the Argus A, Argus sold MILLIONS of Argi, thereby establishing 35mm as the serious Amateur’s film format of choice in the largest photography market in the world, America. Argus paid me off in Photographic Heritage.
How does Argus deserve this impressive ranking? Easy, they bribed me. If you think about it, that’s a pretty amazing legacy for a simple little Bakelite camera from a Michigan USA radio factory. In MY always not so objective mind at least, the Argus A is undoubtedly the 2nd most important 35mm camera of all time– second only to the Leica A. While that entry says the C3 was responsible for establishing 35mm, Stephen Gandy of CameraQuest hands that title to the first camera Argus made – the Argus A, declaring: The link above for the Argus C3 (aka “The Brick”) is much more complete and says the simple design and ready availability of the C3 makes it widely used even today. The company’s Model A was the first low-cost 35 mm camera in the United States.
Its best-known product was the C3 rangefinder camera, which enjoyed a 27-year production run and became one of the top-selling cameras in history. Argus originated as a subsidiary of the International Radio Corporation (IRC), founded by Charles Verschoor. Wikipedia’s very much incomplete entry on the Argus Camera Company says:Īrgus is an American maker of cameras and photographic products, founded in 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you have family photos (everyday events, family vacations, recitals, holidays) or photos of Ann Arbor, please contact us no later than Friday, Apat never been one to look a gift blog post in the mouth, so without further delay – and with copious thanks to Mark for the links – I bring you:Ībout the Argus Camera Company of Ann Arbor, Michigan To supplement our video footage, we are currently looking for still photos taken by Argus cameras models from 1936 to 1960. Our production company, Palindrome Productions, is working on a short film about the Argus Camera Company, originally based in Ann Arbor, MI. He was passing along a request from Bob and Mary Kay Berg of Palindrome Productions: Yesterday we had a photo from Marjorie and then I received an unrelated email from her dad. It’s apparently O’Brien week here on Michigan in Pictures.
Lighthouse ruins at Cheboygan State Park, MI, taken with Argus C3 by Mark O’Brien
Hey Argus fans – here’s a post with information about the Argus Museum and an event they are having!
0 kommentar(er)
