Argus C20 (1957-58)

The Argus C20 resembles an Argus A4 (see the post for September 16, 2019) with a range finder added. The body is molded from phenolic resin. The lens is a front cell focusing f/3.5-22 44 mm Argus Cintar and the shutter is an imported AGC (Alfred Gauthier Calmbach) set and release leaf shutter with four speeds (1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/200) plus bulb. The lens is coupled to a split image range finder. The film advance is by a thumb wheel with a lever you push to the right. The back comes off for loading film. The film counter is manually set to the number of pictures on the roll of film and counts down to zero. To rewind the film you press the advance lever to the left and turn the rewind knob. An Argus C3 flasholder plugs into the left side. This camera apparently was not a success, being in production only two years. It wasn't much different in capability from the long selling Argus C3.

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