Argus C-33 User manual

contents

Functional

Parts.......

3,4

What

Makes

Picture....

Color-Matic

Settings...

. .

Setting

the

Shutter......

Setting

the

Lens........

Outdoor

Exposures......

Using

the

Rangefinder.

.10

Your

Camera.

.11,

Unloading

ees

Using

the

Flash Unit.

.13,

Flash

Exposure

Guide...

.15

Changing

Lenses.......

Range

Sharpness.....

Specifications

.........

Service

Information...

Care

and

Cleaning...

Argus

C33

fine,

precision

instrument

-easy

set

and

use

for

quick

picture-taking

ret

has

all

the

features

necessary

for

even

the

most

unusual

subject

and

lighting.

will

want

read

this

instruction

book

over

carefully

before

you

load

the

first

roll

film

you

will

not

miss

important

“picture

because

you

are

not

familiar

with

the

operation

the

camera.

you’re

planning

trip

pictures

special

mt,

wise

expose

practice

roll

first.

illustrations

this

book

may

not

show

the

latest

minor

changes

product

appearance,

functional

<clp

parts

Lens

Opening

Scale

Filter

Retainer

Lens

Lock

Release

Range

Sharpness

Scale

Distance

Scale

Range

-Viewfinder

Windows

Rewind

Crank

Accessory

Shoe

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bee

area

<<,

These

are

the

important

functional

parts

your

C33.

Familiarize

yourself

with

them,

they

are

referred

throughout

this

book.

Shutter

Speed

Dial

Meter

Mounting

Foot

Film

Take-up

Drum

Rangefinder

Dial

Exposure

Counter

Int

Exposure

Counter

Window

Exposure

Counter

Shutter

Release

Sprocket

Wheel

Cable

Release

Socket

Back

Lock

Release

Film

Wind

Lever

Range

-Viewfinder

what

makes

picture?

First

there

the

lens

focusing

which

gives

clear,

sharp

image

the

film.

Line

the

rangefinder

images

turn-

ing

the

rangefinder

dial,

and

the

lens

automatically

focused

for

you.

The

adjustment

the

controls

the

amount

light

—

;

passing

through

the

,-._

lens.

The

largest

opening

has

the

smallest

number.

this

your

first

adjustable

cam-

era,

may

help

you

first

under-

stand

the

camera’s

three

simple

ad-

jJustments

which

assure

good

pictures.

Last

the

shutter

speed

adjustment

which

controls

the

length

time

that

light

can

pass

through

the

lens.

You

will

use

fast

speeds

(like

300)

for

ac-

tion,

alow

speeds

30)

‘ec

color-matic

settings

Your

C33

has

complete

range

adjustments

for

all

types

pictures,

but

you

like,

can

pre-set

and

used

easily

box

camera.

The

Color-matic

settings

lens

opening,

shutter,

and

distance

scales

will

give

you

correct

outdoor

ex-

posures

for

average

subjects

bright

sunlight.

YELLOW

MARKINGS

are

used

with

Kodachrome.

RED

MARKINGS

are

used

with

Anscochrome

Ektachrome

Daylight

Color

Films,

Kodacolor,

Panatomic-X,

Supreme,

similar

black-and-

white

films

(ASA

25-50).

The

Color-matic

lens

setting

ft.,

but

subjects

between

and

ft.

will

focus.

For

subjects

outside

this

range

focus

with

the

rangefinder

(see

page

10).

Turn

the

shutter

speed

dial

until

the

desired

number

exactly

opposite

the

index

mark,

not

in-between.

The

illustration

shows

setting

(1/60).

The

numbers

are

fractions

second.

For

action

pictures,

use

1/125

1/300

second.

For

average

pictures,

use

1/60

1/125

second.

For

low-light

scenes,

use

1/30

second

lower.

used

for

exposures

longer

than

second.

When

the

shutter

will

remain

open

long

the

release

held

down.

Use

cable

release

and

tripod

with

shutter

speeds

lower

than

1/30

and

when

taking

time

exposures.

You

set

the

lens

opening

turning

the

front

the

lens

the

right

left

until

the

desired

number

opposite

the

index

mark.

Lens

openings

may

set

between

the

numbers.

The

correct

lens

opening

use

may

obtained

(1)

using

the

Color-matic

setting,

(2)

using

the

Outdoor

Exposure

Guide

the

page

the

flash

information

pages

13-15,

(3)

using

the

data

packed

with

your

film

flashbulbs,

(4),

the

simplest

all

for

outdoor

pictures,

use

the

Argus

Coupled

Exposure

Meter

shown

page

22.

Bright

lighting

calls

for

small

lens

openings,

while

dim

lighting

usually

needs

large

lens

openings.

AVERAGE

setting

the

len:

OUTDOOR

EXPOSURE

GUIDE

SHUTTER

Bright

Hazy

CJoudy

Cloudy

coe

SPEED

Sun

Bright

Dull

Anscochrome

Daylight

Ektachrome

Daylight

f/1l

£/8

£/5.6

£/4

Kodacolor

BRR

gn)

lee

Ektachrome

Type

8-1]

5.6-8

4-5.6

3.5

Super

Anscochrome

Day.

125

5.6

BLACK

AND

WHITE

Kodak

Panatomic-X

5.6

Kodak

Plus-X

Pan 125

5.6

Ansco

Supreme

125

5.6

Ansco

Super

Hypan

300

Kodak

Tri-X

300

5.6

*Filters

are

needed

when

using

indoor-type

color

film

outdoors.

See

the

instructions

packed

with

these

films.

lens

one

stop

(dis-

tance

between

numbers)

from

chart

setting

for

light

subjects

(beach

and

snow

scenes).

Open

lens

one

stop

for

dark

subjects

(foliage,

dark

flowers,

animals.)

not

always

neces-

sary

use

speeds

this

chart.

For

instance,

the

chart

may

recommend

1/60

f/8.

use

1/125,

open

the

lens

one

stop

£/5.6

compensate

for

the

faster

speed.

you

wanted

speed

half

fast

(1/30),

the

lens

one

stop

(to

f/11).

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