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Built in the small town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Argus 'C3' was America's most successful rangefinder camera, produced in large numbers from 1939 to 1966. The earliest Argus 'C3s' were often described as the 'Model T' cameras - because they were available in any color as long as it was black. Later the C3 was mainly known as "The Brick" (brick) because of its sleek rectangular shape and heavy weight. From the first 'C3' from 1939 to the last 'C3' from 1966, the construction form was hardly changed, but by constantly changing the shutter mechanism and range thereof, many variants were created. Because Argus had handled the serial numbers on his cameras quite carelessly, it is now difficult to determine in which year he was produced. But from the much information that 'Argus fans' have put on the internet it appears that this Argus 'C3', with the seven shutter speed range, black shutter release button, film memory disc in ASA values (on the back), coated Cintar f3.5 / 50 mm lens and the two flash synchronization connections, from a post-war production period from 1950-1954.
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