Bebe babe embraces Argus C3

[tom_halfhill]

For some reason the Argus C3 is becoming a favorite of fashionistas. Several

months ago I posted a photo in this forum of an Argus C3 hanging on a mannequin

in a clothing-store window. Now I've found a poster in a Bebe window of a

fashion babe using an Argus C3. What's up with that?

 

(She is probably wondering, "Where the heck is the LCD?")<div></div>

[Andy Collins]

She appears to be wondering, "How the hell do you focus this thing?" It's cool to see classics popping up more and more.

[Charles_Webster]

Nice to see an old "brick" out and about. People have stopped me on the street while shooting w/ the C3 saying "Is that an old Leica?" It just looks stylishly old.

 

Thanks for sharing this

 

<Chas>

[john_shriver]

I think she's wondering "why can't I see anything". She needs to move her eye behind the viewfinder window on the back!

[waite_watson]

The sad part is that the 'photographer' who took the picture has no idea how to use a C3 either.

[luis triguez]

Charles,

 

(People have stopped me on the street while shooting w/ the C3 saying "Is that an old Leica?)

 

I wonder if that people really now how a Leica looks like?

[tony_lockerbie]

She seems to be struggling with the finger assisted auto-focus, and those things take an age to download to the memory card!

 

Next time I'm out with an old cluncker I'll just tell them it's retro chic.

 

Tony

[doug grosjean]

I'm guessing the C3 popped up because you can buy them incredibly cheap, but they look old & retro & expensive.

 

Yes, I have one. I like it, and it actually does take nice shots. I paid too much for mine, like $10-15 at a garage sale, with fungus. But the unit is so simple that I took the lens apart, cleaned it, re-assembled, and all is well. Wild that an owner can even do that..!

[jeff bishop]

Here in Philadelphia, there's also a large poster (3x4 feet I'm guessing) at a bus stop using the C3 to help advertise current fashion. This too is for Bebe.

[ken_jeanette1]

She probably drove up in a Ford Model T, and snacks on Classic Coke in the hourglass bottles. Makes me want to get a C3 again

[rustys pics]

The Movie "Sky Captain and the World of TOmorrow" featured an Argus C3 very prominently. Too bad the film wasn't more of a hit as I loved the Deco Moderne sets.