Argus Argoflash model AA (1940-1942)

The Argus model AA added flash sync to the Argus A body. An Argus flasholder, the same as the one for the Argus C3, could plug into the sockets near the photographer's left hand. The lens was a fixed focus Argus f/6.3 Anastigmat Triplet in a ready-set, single speed shutter. The aperture settings are marked "f/6.3 - color - dull", "f/9 - cloudy" and "f/12.7 - sun - bright." "Color" in 1940 meant Kodachrome slide film, and Kodachrome needed two or three stops more exposure than the average black and white film. The lens and shutter look like the ones on the contemporary Argus model M camera that took size 828 (Kodak Bantam) film. Flash sync was an innovation at the time. Some high-end cameras such as the Leica III did not have built-in flash sync.

Argus AA