Argus Camera Photo Exhibition

Argus Camera Photo Exhibition


This is an exhibition of photographs taken with Argus cameras. To submit photos, you must be a member of the Argus Collectors Group (ACG).


All images are the copyright of the photographer submitting them, and may not be reproduced without permission.
Click on the small photo to see a full-size version.

Category A: People (Color)

Photo: A1
Title: Self-portrait
Camera/lens: Argus c3 Matchmatic
Film: Kodak Gold 800
Notes:
[Photo A1]
Photo: A2
Title: Emergence
Camera/lens: Argus C44 std lens
Film: Fuji 100
Notes:
[Photo A2]
Photo: A3
Title: Solitude
Camera/lens: Argus C3 std lens
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Notes:
[Photo A3]
Photo: A4
Title: Jeremy
Camera/lens: Argus V-100
Film: Agfa 200
Notes: 1/300 @ F16 (using 'sunny 16' rule)
[Photo A4]
Photo: A5
Title: My friend Karl
Camera/lens: Argus AF 50mm f4.5 lens
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Notes:
[Photo A5]
Photo: A6
Title: Zoe in Rocking Chair
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes:
[Photo A6]
Photo: A7
Title: Red Socks
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Fuji Super HQ 100
Notes:
[Photo A7]
Photo: A8
Title: Be taller, Jeff.
Camera/lens: Argus C3 w/135 Soligor
Film: Kodak 400 print film
Notes:
[Photo A8]

Category B: People (Black and White)

Photo: B1
Title: Tongue
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Fuji Neopan 400
Notes:
[Photo B1]
Photo: B2
Title: Kay and Zoe
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Ilford Delta 100
Notes:
[Photo B2]
Photo: B3
Title: Bodie Island Light, 1871
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Photographer: Wesley Furr
Film: Kodak Select +
Notes: Bodie Island lighthouse, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Taken the summer of 1999, my first attempts at black & white photography.
[Photo B3]
Photo: B4
Title: Rosie
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Not stated
Notes: Exposed using 'sunny 16' rule.
[Photo B4]
Photo: B5
Title: Abby and Bert
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Not stated
Notes: Exposed using 'sunny 16' rule.
[Photo B5]
Photo: B6
Title: Street Musicans
Camera/lens: Argus C3 50mm Cintar
Film: Fujicolor
Photographer: James Surprenant
Notes: Taken in French Quarter, New Orleans, Feb 2003.
Converted to monochrome
[Photo B6]

Category C: Landscape (Color)

Photo: C1
Title: Green
Camera/lens: Argus C4
Film: Fuji Superia 200
Notes:
[Photo C1]
Photo: C2
Title: Sunset
Camera/lens: Argus Autronic 35
Film: Fuji Superia 100
Notes:
[Photo C2]
Photo: C3
Title: Woodpile
Camera/lens: Argus A2F
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Notes: Taken in the backyard of my office, after I had an elm tree cut down next to a large palm, with a stand of wild bamboo in the background. The lighting had a natural glow to it through the various hues of wood and foliage, and I "saw" the photo, grabbed the only loaded camera I had on hand, and snapped off a few shots.
[Photo C3]
Photo: C4
Title: Spring
Camera/lens: Argus C4
Film: Imation 100
Notes: Unedited and uncropped
[Photo C4]
Photo: C5
Title: Sunfish Sunset
Camera/lens: Argus C44 std lens
Film: Fuji 100
Notes: This is from my first roll shot with this camera. Shot at the Galveston Boat Club, Offats Bayou.
[Photo C5]
Photo: C6
Title: Fishing in Galveston
Camera/lens: Argus C44 std lens
Film: Fuji 100
Notes:
[Photo C6]
Photo: C7
Title: Romantic Couple
Camera/lens: Argus C44R std lens
Photographer: David McSparron
Film: Perutz PR100
Notes: Taken at Greenwich Point Park, Connecticut
[Photo C7]
Photo: C8
Title: Outer Banks Kayakers
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Photographer: Wesley Furr
Film: Kodak Gold 400
Notes: I took this on a beautiful October day while camping on the Outer Banks of North Carolina at the Frisco Woods campground.
[Photo C8]
Photo: C9
Title: Ocotillo in desert
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: 1/300 @ F16
[Photo C9]
Photo: C10
Title: Saguaro in desert
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: 1/300 @ F16
[Photo C10]
Photo: C11
Title: Ol' Bucket
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic std lens
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes:
[Photo C11]
Photo: C12
Title: The neighborhood
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic std lens
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: I saw this house with the trees in bloom ...had the ol' Matchmatic...I couldn't resist
[Photo C12]
Photo: C13
Title: Icarus
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Fuji HQ 100
Notes:
[Photo C13]
Photo: C14
Title: Kabloom!
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Fuji Super HQ 100
Notes:
[Photo C14]
Photo: C15
Title: English Canal Scene
Camera/lens: Argus 21 Markfinder
Photographer: David McSparron
Film: Tudor 200
Notes: A boat glides under a bridge on the Coventry canal. Taken on an overcast day.
[Photo C15]
Photo: C16
Title: Oakey at Red Rocks.
Camera/lens: Argus C3 with 135 Soligor lens
Film: Kodak 400 print film
Notes:
[Photo C16]
Photo: C17
Title: Bug Light
Camera/lens: Argus C3 50mm Cintar
Photographer: James Surprenant
Film: Fujicolor
Notes: Portland, Maine, Aug 2002
[Photo C17]

Category D: Landscape (Black and White)

Photo: D1
Title: Foggy Road
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Fuji Neopan 400
Notes:
[Photo D1]
Photo: D2
Title: Foggy Supports
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Fuji Neopan 400
Notes:
[Photo D2]
Photo: D3
Title: On Stockton Street
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Photographer: Robert Traina
Film: Kodak Plus-X
Notes: It is a quiet Sunday morning in Santa Clara, California, as Caltrain #242, pulling a complement of four gallery cars, cruises past the College Park station on its way to San Jose.
[Photo D3]
Photo: D4
Title: Sunrise, Frost and Fog
Camera/lens: Argoflex E
Film: Kodak Tri-X
Notes:
[Photo D4]
Photo: D5
Title: Train tracks
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Tele-Sandmar 100mm lens
Film: Kodak Select 400
Notes: Taken in light drizzle and fog in rural Minnesota.
[Photo D5]
Photo: D6
Title: Silos
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Ilford Delta 100
Notes:
[Photo D6]
Photo: D7
Title: Abandoned House
Camera/lens: Argus C3 50mm Cintar
Photographer: James Surprenant
Film: Kodak Tri-X
Notes: Taken on the Virginia/Maryland border
[Photo D7]

Category E: Open (Color)

Photo: E1
Title: Yellow flowers
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Fuji Superia 200
Notes:
[Photo E1]
Photo: E2
Title: Hole in Roof
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Fuji Superia 200
Notes:
[Photo E2]
Photo: E3
Title: Ducktape forever!
Camera/lens: Argus C44 with 35mm lens (1/250th at f16)
Film: Fuji 100
Notes: Was at an airshow and saw this lonely little thing, all forlorn and forgotten, sitting in an open hanger. I guess it is being refurbished. The windows are all covered in ducktape, possibly for masking.
[Photo E3]
Photo: E4
Title: Zero Detail
Camera/lens: Argus C44 std lens
Film: Fuji 100
Notes: Shot this at the Galveston Flight Museum. This is a fake Japanese Zero, used in the movie Tora Tora. Taken using "Sunny 16" rule.
[Photo E4]
Photo: E5
Title: Farm Machine
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: I took the picture on a photo shoot with my photography club. I used a handheld Kalimar meter for the EV settings.
[Photo E5]
Photo: E6
Title: Sanford and Son
Camera/lens: Argus C3 Matchmatic
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: I took the picture on a photo shoot with my photography club. I used a handheld Kalimar meter for the EV settings.
[Photo E6]
Photo: E7
Title: Penguin
Camera/lens: Argus CC
Film: Agfa 100
Notes: Exposed using 'sunny 16' rule: 1/150f16
[Photo E7]
Photo: E8
Title: Monkey Bars
Camera/lens: Argus V-100
Film: Agfa 200
Notes: 1/300 @ F16 (using 'sunny 16' rule)
[Photo E8]
Photo: E9
Title: Mick the dog
Camera/lens: Argus C44 35mm lens
Film: Polaroid
Notes:
[Photo E9]
Photo: E10
Title: Old Tractor
Camera/lens: Argus C44 100mm Steinheil Cintagon lens
Film: Kodak 200
Notes:
[Photo E10]
Photo: E11
Title: 1946 Aeronca
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: 1/200 @ F16
[Photo E11]
Photo: E12
Title: The Beech from a distance
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Kodak Gold 100
Notes: 1/200 @ F16
[Photo E12]
Photo: E13
Title: Sentinel Of The Lilypads
Camera/lens: Argus FA
Photographer: Charles Spickard
Film: Target 100
Notes: 1/150 @ F11, camera was on a tripod and focused at "near" (6-15 ft)
[Photo E13]
Photo: E14
Title: Tools of Summer
Camera/lens: Argus FA
Photographer: Charles Spickard
Film: Target 100
Notes: 1/150 @ F11, camera was on tripod.
[Photo E14]
Photo: E15
Title: Flowers for Sale
Camera/lens: Argus model 21 Markfinder
Photographer: David McSparron
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Notes: 1/100 @ F8-11. Taken in Coventry, England.
[Photo E15]
Photo: E16
Title: Sea Foam
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Notes: 1/300 @ F16 on a foggy day
[Photo E16]
Photo: E17
Title: Dive, dive, dive!
Camera/lens: Argus 21 Markfinder
Photographer: David McSparron
Film: Tudor 200
Notes: Three swimmers caught in mid-air at an inter-city swim competition in Coventry, England. 1/50 @ F5.6
[Photo E17]
Photo: E18
Title: January 19, 2000 lunar eclipse
Camera/lens: Argus 1957 vintage C3, 135 mm Soligor lens.
Film: Kodak 400 print film.
Notes: 'Sunny 16' rule to start, umbral images f8 approximately 4 seconds.
[Photo E18]
Photo: E19
Title: Hunt for the eclipse.
Camera/lens: Argus C44R, 100 mm tele lens.
Film: Kodak 400 print film
Notes: 'Sunny 16 rule' pushed a couple of stops. In the photo, what we took to the mountains, left to right: C4 modified with 135 mm Cintagon and standalone tripod; homemade triple tripod from 2x4's and C-clamps with C3 w/135 mm Soligor; C3 w/ 100 mm Sandmar; C2 w/ 100 mm Sandmar. C3 standard with 135 mm Soligor and stand-alone tripod. Not in photo: six pack of Boulder Single Track, single cable release used sequentially.
[Photo E19]
Photo: E20
Title: Walgreens Drugs
Camera/lens: Argus C4 50mm Cintar
Photographer: James Surprenant
Film: Kodak 100
Notes: Taken on Canal St. New Orleans at dusk. Handheld, exposure unrecorded.
[Photo E20]

Category F: Open (Black and White)

Photo: F1
Title: Black and White Church
Camera/lens: Argus A2B
Film: Fuji Neopan 400
Notes:
[Photo F1]
Photo: F2
Title: Kids, Beer, Z28
Camera/lens: Argoflex E
Film: Kodak Tri-X
Notes: This was a local accident where a carload of teenagers failed to make a curve after leaving a party. Their friends and family built the shrine.
[Photo F2]
Photo: F3
Title: Air Predator
Camera/lens: Argus C44 std lens
Film: Fuji 100
Notes: Shot at F16 on a sunny day. This is actually just a hollow shell that greets visitors to the Lonestar Flight Museum in Galveston.
[Photo F3]
Photo: F4
Title: Hemingway 1
Camera/lens: Argus C3 50mm Cintar lens
Film: Kodak Select 400
Notes: This was taken at the Ernest Hemingway home in Key West, Florida late in the day as the afternoon sun set on this side of the house.
[Photo F4]
Photo: F5
Title: VW
Camera/lens: Argoflex E
Film: Kodak Tri-X
Notes:
[Photo F5]
Photo: F6
Title: Old Car
Camera/lens: Argoflex E
Film: Kodak Tri-X
Notes:
[Photo F6]
Photo: F7
Title: Ocracoke Light
Camera/lens: Argus C3
Photographer: Wesley Furr
Film: Kodak Select +
Notes: Ocracoke island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, as photographed in July of 1999.
[Photo F7]
Photo: F8
Title: Mick the Dog 2
Camera/lens: Argus 21
Film: Kodak C41 black and white
Notes: Mickey is waiting for me to throw the ball.
[Photo F8]
Photo: F9
Title: Cottage Door
Camera/lens: Argus 21 Markfinder
Photographer: David McSparron
Film: Tudor 200
Notes: Spotted this interesting door and accoutrements while out for a walk. Color photo converted to black and white.
[Photo F9]
Photo: F10
Title: Turks Head Building
Camera/lens: Argus C4 with Geiss modified 45mm f1.9
Photographer: James Surprenant
Film: Efke 50
Notes: Providence, Rhode Island. Exposed with 'sunny 16' rule.
[Photo F10]


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