This was my first "awsome" cam when I was 12 years old. I'm 51 now. This took remarkable pictures, which I still have in photo albums. I can reveal real pictures taken with this video camera to a possible purchaser who may be interested. This is a raw contrast to the C3 video cameras I just reseached online. The majority of said, "dont understand if functional, cannot open film door, or hasn't been tested" This cam is in best working order and made in the USA. Quickly after I bought it, I was in Niagara Falls Canada and a gentleman observed my Argus, he appeared to be from the orient, He motioned that he had the exact same video camera! Among the very best pics of the falls I have actually was taken with this video camera that day. Fifty dollars takes it. Digital is now, Retro can not be changed.

　　This cam has been checked and is in excellent working condition!

　　Video camera takes 35mm film. Thanks for looking. Jim 8seven3 4761. I will certainly return unanswered calls !!

　　Product Features.

　　The Argus C3 was an inexpensive rangefinder video camera mass-produced from 1939 to 1966 by Argus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The video camera was the very popular 35mm electronic camera in the world for almost three decades, and helped popularize the 35mm format. Due to its shape, size, and weight, it is frequently referred to as "The Brick" by photographers (in Japan its nickname translates as "The Lunchbox"). The most famous 20th century photographer who utilized it was Tony Vaccaro, who utilized this design during World War II (see under Famous Patrons in this post).

　　The C3 was built mainly of Bakelite plastic and metal castings. The design included a basic however unusual diaphragm shutter built into the video camera body, so the cam might use interchangeable lenses without the requirement for a complex focal aircraft shutter. The rangefinder was different from the viewfinder and was combined to the lens through a series of equipments found on the exterior of the electronic camera body. The profusion of knobs, gears, buttons, levers, and dials on the cam lent it a "scientific" appearance that was discovered in consumer surveys to be one of the things purchasers most suched as about the camera.

　　By virtue of its low rate and reputation for rugged toughness the Argus C3 handled to outlive the majority of its American competition and ward off precision German-built cameras and the low-cost high quality Japanese video cameras that started to go into the American market in the 1950s. Eventually the design just ended up being clumsy and too outdated and production ended in 1966 after sales had plunged. Remarkably, sales of the C3 had slumped sometimes during its manufacturing life, and each time Argus revealed they were going to discontinue the cam, dealerships and photographers would rush to purchase what they thought to be the last of the cams, leading Argus to reverse their decision to end production numerous times.

　　It has actually been said the Argus C3 is liable for popularizing the use of 35mm movie, and considering the long production run and the high variety of Argus C3 electronic cameras made, this could really well hold true, especially in its native United States.

　　The design is now over 70 years old, the C3 maintains a strong list below due to its simpleness and durability, as well as fond memories value. Their easy building makes them fairly simple to repair!

　　The Argus C3 colormatic is variation of the Argus C3 with color-coded direct exposure controls.