ARGUS C44

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>I dug up some older images that I got with an old Argus C44 camera in Pensacola, Florida.</p><div></div>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Here is a photo of one of our daughters.</p><div></div>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Here is a smaller file image.</p><div></div>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Here is also a smaller image so it posts well here.</p><div></div>

[Mike Gammill]

Nice work. Great to see an Argus being put to good use. And if you have a few extra images consider posting to the

Ckassic Manual Cameras Weekend thread.

[SCL]

<p>Very impressive. The "bricks" with their Cintagon lenses always deliver when used in the proper hands. Clearly you qualify. It's been a while since we've seen your daughter/s in your photos...nice to see them again. Thanks for sharing.</p>

[pensacolaphoto]

Thank you, Mike and Stephen. I am missing B@W film photography.

[rick_drawbridge]

<p>Nice work, <strong>Raid</strong>, very atmospheric. The C44 was definitely an improvement over the C3 but it doesn't seem to have acquired the same iconic status. I really like the last "Joe Patti's" image; it has a really timeless, nostalgic quality. Please post further images when you have them.</p>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Thanks, Rick. Here is another photo from that morning.</p><div></div>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>This is another version of the same image above.</p><div></div>

[rick_drawbridge]

<p>Nice, very nice...</p>

[pensacolaphoto]

Thank you Rick.

[gnashings]

<p>lovely stuff, well done, and thank you for the post!</p>

[Julio Fernandez]

<p>Excellent captures of a subject close to my heart, and a very good use of the Argus.</p>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Thanks, Peter and Julio. I am tempted to go back to film cameras.</p>

[ken_jeanette1]

<p>Excellent work. I particularly like that sepia boat. Very retro. C44 was a good little camera. I'd warn against trying to use any of the interchangeable lenses. Maybe it was just my ham handedness, but I totally messed up my C44R trying to change a lens.</p>

[david_tellet]

<p>One of my favorite cameras - I find the rangefinder snaps to focus really well, and I, unlike a lot of people, love the mechanical snap of that shutter. <br>

Love the fog and atmosphere - shows the lens is still very capable.</p>

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[rick_drawbridge]

<p><strong>Ken</strong>, sorry to hear about your misfortune when swapping lenses. I did a post ages ago in which I outlined the procedure, if anyone else needs help...</p>

<p>http://www.photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00ZJRy</p>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Hi Ken,<br>

Changing lenses on the C44 can be problematic. I know. Thanks.</p>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Hi David,<br>

The C44 or C3 are great cameras for capturing a vintage looking image. </p>

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>Thanks, Rick. This is very useful to me. I will review it.</p>

[paul_noble]

<blockquote>

<p>Nice work, <strong>Raid</strong>, very atmospheric. The C44 was definitely an improvement over the C3 but it doesn't seem to have acquired the same iconic status</p>

</blockquote>

<p>I think the reason that the C44 is not as well known outside of Argus collector circles, is twofold. First, the C3 was in production from 1939 till 1966, while the C44 was only in production for a few years in the late fifties. Secondly, the C44 was considerably more expensive than the C3. Not Leica-expensive, but probably twice the price of a C3.</p>

<p>Because of the lower price and longer production life, many more people can claim that the C3 was their first "real" camera.</p>

 

[pensacolaphoto]

<p>I enjoy using the C44 more than the C3. Both are quite inexpensive these days. </p>