Argus Instant Load 284 User manual

drop-in

cartridge

film

CdS

electric

eye

programmed

shutter

uses

new

flashcubes

argus

Instant

Load

Functional

Parts

the

Argus

Instant

Load

284

MANUAL

LENS

SETTINGS

(f/stops)

FLASH

CORD

SOCKET

CdS

ELECTRIC

EYE

VIEWFINDER

WINDOW

LENS

FOCUSING

RING

INDEX

MARK

for

lens

focusing

and

Auto/Manual

lens

setting

AUTO/MANUAL

LENS

SETTING

CONTROL

CUBE-FLASH

LENS-SETTING

SCALE

(distance

feet)

SHUTTER

RELEASE

with

Cable

Release

Socket

WIND

LEVER

ACCESSORY

FLASH

MOUNTING

SHOE

FLASHCUBE

SOCKET

Minor

changes

the

appearance

this

camera

may

not

included

these

illustrations.

These

are

terms

used

throughout

this

book.

It’s

best

familiarize

yourself

with

them

before

you

read

the

following

pages.

May

suggest

you

read

this

book

over

carefully?

contains

simplified

steps

perfect

pictures

well

detailed

information.

Before

you

take

pictures

special

event

ona

trip,

try

taking

pictures

both

outdoors

and

with

flash

for

practice.

FILM

INDICATOR

VIEWFINDER

FLASHCUBE

NECK

WINDOW

EYEPIECE

vies

TRIPOD

STRAP

EYELET

SOCKET

Sie

CUBE-FLASH

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT

ELECTRIC-EYE

CUBE-FLASH

INDEX

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT

SETTING

CONTROL

film

use

Film

cartridges

for

your

Argus

I|n-

stant

Load

284

are

available

almost

everywhere.

Ask

for

size

126

film,

either

color

black-and-white.

Some

popular

films

are

listed

below:

KODACHROME-X

EKTACHROME-X

for

color

HIGH

SPEED

EKTACHROME

slides

SEARS

COLOR

SLIDE

FILM

KODACOLOR-X

for

color

prints

SEARS BLACK

WHITE

FILM

for

black

white

prints

VERICHROME

PAN

Your

camera

equipped

with

cadmium-sulfide

(CdS)

electric

eye

and

battery-powered

exposure

control

system.

The

system

uses

1.35-volt

mercury

battery

installed

the

round

compartment

the

camera

bottom.

Instead

weakening

slowly,

this

kind

battery

gener-

ally

fails

almost

immediately

when

exhausted.

check

your

battery,

wind

the

film,

set

the

lens

setting

control

AUTO

(red

dot),

and

point

the

camera

any

brightly

lighted

scene.

Look

the

viewfinder

note

the

move-

ment

the

exposure

indicator

needle

the

bottom

you

lightly

press

the

shutter

release

(not

far

enough

take

picture).

the

battery

good,

the

exposure

indicator

needle

will

move

rapidly

from

the

left

and

stop

the

clear

area

the

scale.

the

battery

exhausted,

the

needle

will

move

out

sight,

the

right.

con-

serve

the

battery,

the

system

uses

power

only

when

the

camera

wound.

Replace

when

needed

with

Mallory

PX-13,

Eveready

EPX-13,

Burgess

HPX-13,

equivalent.

Unscrew

the

coin-slotted

compartment

cap

and

replace

battery

with

side

facing

out

(toward

cap).

automatic

exposures

The

lens

setting

control

must

set

AUTO

(red

dot)

for

auto-

matically

exposed

pictures.

The

electric

eye

assures

perfect

exposure

whenever

daylight

sufficient

for

proper

indication

the

DataScope

viewfinder

(see

page

7).

Turning

the

lens

setting

control

away

from

AUTO

disconnects

the

electric-eye

control,

and

exposure

then

determined

manual

settings

(see

page

13).

CHECK

THIS

CONTROL

SETTING

FOR

PROPER

POSITION

BEFORE

TAKING

PICTURES.

Certain

conditions

may

provide

undesirable

electric-eye

ex-

posure

(for

example,

very

dark

subject

extremely

light

background).

With

the

camera

set

AUTO,

aim

the

subject

very

range,

excluding

the

background

from

view.

Look-

ing

through

the

viewfinder,

depress

the

shutter

release

PAR-

TIALLY

until

the

exposure

indicator

needle

moved

position

and

stopped.

Holding

the

release

‘‘set”

this

way,

step

back

picture-taking

position,

frame

the

scene

the

viewfinder,

and

continue

depress

the

release

take

the

picture.

remember

Have

the

Auto/Manual

Lens

Setting

Control

AUTO

for

automat-

ically

exposed

pic-

tures.

Keep

mind

that

the

exposure

con-

trol

not

until

the

film

wound.

EXPOSURE

INDICATOR

NEEDLE

the

DataScope

viewfinder

The

DataScope

viewfinder

shows

glance

the

portion

the

total

scene

that

will

included

your

picture

(the

area

within

the

bright-line

frame);

the

automatic

lens

and

shutter-speed

(needle

position

bottom

scale);

and

the

focus

setting

(pointer

position

verti-

cal

scale

right).

The

284’s

PROGRAMMED

SHUTTER

automatically

sets

the

best

combination

shutter

speed

and

lens

opening

WARNING

AREAS

for

every

suitable

light

condition.

The

red

areas

the

ends

the

bottom

scale

are

warning

zones

for

light

cates

the

focus

setting

you

conditions

too

bright

too

dim

for

proper

electric-eye

have

made

the

ring.

exposure

control.

not

attempt

automatic

exposures

unless

the

needle

stops

within

the

clear

part

the

scale

Use

your

DataScope

insure

when

you

partially

depress

the

shutter

release.

perfect

pictures

—

check

for

best

framing,

proper

electric-

The

symbols

along

the

right

side

the

bright-line

frame

eye

exposure

setting,

and

correspond

the

same

symbols

the

lens

focusing

proper

focus—every

time

you

ring.

The

focus

pointer

position

the

viewfinder

indi-

shoot.

FOCUS

INDEX

MARK

FOCUSING

RING

FOR

OUTDOOR

PICTURES

bright

sunlight,

you

can

set

the

actual

subject

distance

the

lens

use

the

symbols.

FOR

FLASH

PICTURES

...you

must

set

the

actual

cam-

era-to-subject

distance

(in

feet)

the

lens

focusing

ring

(see

pages

and

12).

focusing

the

lens

The

precision

40mm

f/2.8

lens

provides

the

ultimate

sharpness

and

definition.

For

perfect

pictures,

set

the

focus

with

one

the

following

methods:

Youcan...

Turn

the

lens

focusing

ring

the

actual

estimated

camera-to-subject

distance

(in

feet)

the

index

mark.

or...

Turn

the

lens

focusing

ring

the

sym-

bol

indicating

the

type

picture

taken

opposite

the

index

mark—

for

CLOSE-UPS

feet)

for

GROUPS

INTERMEDIATE

SCENES

(12

feet)

for

DISTANT

SCENES

(infinity)

or...

Use

the

GROUP

symbol

setting

“uni-

versal

focus”

subject

feet

from

camera.

USE

THIS

SETTING

ONLY

BRIGHT

SUNNY

DAYS.

the

camera

Slide

the

back

cover

latch

down

and

open

the

cover.

Drop

the

film

cartridge

(largest

end

toward

latch).

sure

seats

properly

and

lies

flat.

the

COVER,

pressing

firmly

until

snaps.

the

camera

automatically

sets

the

exposure

control

system

for

the

type

film.

Move

the

wind

lever

repeatedly

the

right

until

locks

(about

full

strokes)

position

film

for

the

first

picture.

After

each

picture

taken,

the

exposure

control

system

turned

OFF.

For the

picture,

move

the

wind

lever

through

FULL

stroke

advance

the

film,

cock

the

shut-

ter,

and

turn

the

exposure

control

system

ON.

NEVER

FORCE

THE

WIND

LEVER.

The

film

indicator

window

shows

the

exposure

number

you

are

and

type

film

the

camera.

unloading

Before

the

back

cover

opened,

after

the

last

picture,

move

the

wind

lever

until

locks.

Open

the

cover,

remove

the

cartridge,

and

have

processed

immediately.

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