Argus Camera ARGUS A - Manual (Page 21)

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Argus FA
Focus Type: 2 Position (6ft - 15ft and 15ft - Infinity)
Years Manufactured: 1950 - 1951
Introductory Price: $29.00
Approximate Introductory Price in 2003 Dollars: $220.00
Serial Number Range: Year and Month of Manufacture
Shutter Type: Flash-modified, post-war
Lens Speed: f/4.5
Aperture Settings: f/4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
Shutter Speeds: 1/150
th
sec, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, B(ulb), T(ime)
Extinction Meter/Calculator: No
Flash Synch Tubes: Yes
Pressure Plate: Floating
This last model was a stopgap effort to use leftover Argus A parts and provide a
low-end flash camera while a replacement was being designed. This does not detract
from the FA in any way. Unlike the previous flash model, the AA, this camera had a
two-position focus and full-sized f/4.5 lens. It is unique in that it was the only model in
which the two-position focus was actually labeled. The rear door of this camera also
featured a new design on the back, a set of five parallel lines bordered by two thicker
ones.