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Because Arsus products are conatantly being improved, minor changes in

the appeara"ncubf thu protluct may not be includeil in this instruction book.
netD Argas C-8
Loatling 4-6
The Argue C3 is the world's first choice of all 35mm camerae. llorv to holtl your C3. . 7
Ite wonderful combination of advanced deeicn featuree COLOIT-MATIC
will provide you with a lifetime of picture-makiig pleaeure. seltings 8-9
This little booklet will help you to become more familiar The next pictrrre...... 10
with the C3 more quickly, inil bring you fulleet enjoyment Shuttersettings.....,. 1l
from its use. Lcns settings 12
If you plan to take a trip, expoee a practice roll or two of Focusing 13
Glnn golhat you may become-familiir with the operation I ) e p t ho f F i e l d . . . . . . . . 14
oI your new camera. Unloading. l5
FlashPictrrree........ 16
FII.M COUNIER DIAI fII.M CATCH ACCESSORYSHOE WINDINC KNOE FlashTable. 17 ..
Interchangeable lenses.l8-19
Removing the lens.... . 20
The Argus 300
Projector. . . 2l
Additional facts.. .. . . . 22
Speci{ications
qi
Guarantee.
 Uour Argas e-8

Open the cutnr,r:t lry

rleprcssirrg tlre cutclr at
the cnd of tlre carncra.

YourArgusC3 tokes 35mmfilm cortridges;20 or

36 picturesper lood; color or blsck-ond-white.
Pull out Rewind Knob on the
bottom of the camera, and
insert the 35mm cartridge.
Then pueh in Rewind Knob
(it may be necessary to turn
it slightly).
Tlrrearl cnd of film com-
pletclv tlrrough the slot on
t h e ' [ ' a k e - r r p S p i n r l l e .T u r n
Wintl Knob approxi-
rnately oneJralf trrrn rrntil
f i l n r f o l l s r u r c l e ri t s e l f a n d
is ser:rrreon shaft,
Give Winding Knob a couple of
turns to make eure film is secure
on Take-up Spindle. Make eure
eprockete engage holee in film.
If sprockete Btop turning, re-
leaee Film Catch. (See lliuetra-
tion5.) Cloeeco-eraback,making
eure the back cover lock elidee
over the caee catch and eecurely
engagea it.
Turn Winding Knob ae far
as it will go without forcing-
Hold down Film Catch, and
turn Winding Knob about a
quarter of aturn. Releaee Film
Catch and wind ae far ag knob
will turn. Repeat thie oPera'
tion again in order to take uP
proper amount of film leader.
,,\lter arlvatrt'ing lltc lilrrr as The Bulb and lrntantano.
explainerl in Step 5, set ous Setting must be s€t at
( l r r r r r t r ^ rl ) i u l l r r l t t r l t i r t g i t "I" when using shutter
corrrrter-clockrvisr: (to the Lrl t) apeede on the Speed Dial.
"O"
rrntil is oppositc irrrlt:r
'fhe
line. Counter l)ial irrrli-
r:ates LIre tttttnlter <>lpit'tttrt:s
'l'lrc
lakerr. cattrr,rit is tttttv
rcarly lirr tlrrr Iirst pit:lttrt:.
Hotts to

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\-orr rnav holrl vorrr (lil citlrcr r crlir.allv or lr,rri-

'l'o "scr'"'
zontallv. r orrr pir.trrrr'.Irok tlrlrrrglr
'l'hcn
tlrc \it'rrirrg \\irrrlol it"s tlrt' L'[t onc.
c o l r r l ) o s el l r c s r r l r j c r . t j r r s t a s v o r r u a r r t i t .
R c s u l c t o l r o l t l t h c c u r n e r ' : rs t c a r l v a t t h c
rlrolncrrt tlrr'pir'lrrlc i s l a k c r r . a r r r l s r l r t c r . z ct l r c ft\
q'ft

w'
'

SItrrtlr'r llr.L'asc srnrxrtlrlr usirrg tlrc triggcr'

s ( l u ( ' ( ' z ( )a r : t i o n . C a r r . s l r o u l r l l r r ' l i r k c n l l r a t t l t c \
fingt'r tlocs ttot irrlcrli'rc uitlr tlrl rrlr-strokc of
the Cocking Levcl *htn tIrr:Slrrrttt'r is rt'L'a"ccl.
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Ites at easu
as I-2-8 with
COLON-MATIC
settings
There are only tlrree quick scttings necded
to take fine pictures 'rvith your Argus C3.

LENS OPENING OR F-STOI'

DISTANCE SETTTNG
For h:rnrly refcrenr:c COl,Olt-1\{A'lllC set-
SIIUTTIjIT SPI.]I.]D tings arc listetl insitle the covcr of your C3
carrl irrg case.

Yorrr Argrrs C3 has "COLOIt-l\f \'l'I(l set-

t i n g s " f o r y o r r r u r n r . e r r i e n c ei n m a k i n g r J u i c k
adjrrstrnents for all avcrage scellesin lrliglrt
s r r n l i g l r t . l i a c l t o f t l r t ' s e t h r e e s c l t i t t g si s s l r o r r r r
in colrred rtrarkirrgs orr tlrc carrrera.

s E T A t t T H R E ED I A I S O N Y E I L O W
(os shown ot lefi) when using
Kodochrome color film. Cock shrrtter by pushing do'rvn Shrrtter'
Cocking Lcvcr as indit'ated by thc dottcrl
SET ATt THREE DIALS ON RED
Iincs in thc illustratiolr. You are norv rcacly
when using Ektochrome or Ansco-
to take your picture.
chrome color film ond when using
Plus X or Supreme block-ond-
white film.
 After each picture is taken, make it a practice to rvind
the film immediately so the camera rvill he ready for the next
picture. Hold dorvn the Film Catch. and turn Winding Knob
about a quarter of a turn. Release
Film Catch and continue to l'ind as
far as Knob will turn without forcing.
Once You've wound the film. the
Counter Dial tells vou the number of
the picture you have taken.

Be sure lo cock the Shutter

before foking the next piclure.

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 'l'he
Shutter Specd Dial controls thc length
of tirne the Slrutter xill bc open to light. Io
adjust the Shutter, turn Shutter Specd Dial
cotrnter-clockrvise (to the le{t) until desired
slrutler spccd is opposite index nrark. 'fhc
exlra tcnsion rrlren seltirrg Spced .Dial at
l 0 i s a r r r l r r r r a cl o r r r l i t i o r r .

1 ' h c I l r r l l r a r r r l l n s t a r r t a n c o r r sS c u i r r g r n r r s t b c a t " 1 " r r h e n

u s i r t g s h u t t c l s p c c t l s o n t h e S p c e d I f i a l . l t ' o r :e s l x r s r r r t , l o n g e r
than |/10 sccond, trrr.n knrrrled basc of Shrrttcr. Itcllasc
c fo r : k r l i s e \ t u r n u n t i l " ' l l " i s o p p o s i t e * - h i t c d o 1 . \ \ - h c n s e t a t
"Ii",
pressurc on tlrc Slrrrttcr Ilelease opens thc Shrrtlt,r" and
it rcrnains olrcn rrlrtil l)rcssrrrc is rclczrserl. \\lren thus set,
tltc carnera rrrrrst bc orr a triporl or. othcr steatly support.

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 the light posses wher the
The lens seiting determines the size of the opening lhrough which
bring lhe correcl f-slop
shuller i: open:Adiustments ore mode by lurning fhe Aperlure Diol to
number opposite tire index mork' (in-beiween settings con olso be usedl'

of f-stop

SHUTTER SRIGHT HAZY CI-OUDY CI-OUDY

SUBJECTS)
( F O RA V E R A G E SPEED SUN SUN ERIGHT DULI-

7.sQ f:4, shutter

E k t o c h r o m eD o Y l i g h t f,5.6
coA? f,8
speed of 5O
A n s c o c h r o m eD o Y l i g h t

E k t o c h r o m eT Y P e F * belween between f'3.5, shutter

{.? s
A n s c o c h r o m eF l o s h T Y P e ' r 5.6&8 4&5.6 speed of 50
( ' k w i t h8 5 C - t Y P e f l l t e r )
Smallesr opening is Pro'
vided at T:16. Turning K o d o c h r o m eD o Y l i g h r between f:3.5,shuller
belween {.1 <
dial clockwise to next f' (or indoor tyPe with 5.6&8 4&5.6 speed of 25
stop number o-pens lens c o r r e c t i o nf i l i e r )
for twice ae much exposure
as at each previous setting Super f,l 6 f,l I
(except f:3.5, which adds A n s c o c h r o m eD o Y l i g h l
onlv }alf again aa much 3OO f,l 6 f,l I f,8 f:5.6
as it f:4). Turning dial in
opposite direction cuta A n s c cU l t r o S P e e d P o n f,l 6 f:l I
eifo".l"e in half at each Kodok Plus-X
f-stop.
IOo f,] I f,8 f,5.6 t'4
S.lting3 in thi3 chorl ore for.overoge
subiect! ot shullar 5Pcad ahown' f'l I f'8 f'5'6 lt4
Kodok Ponotomic-X 50
OoLn lcnr one holf rloP more for
very dorklv colorGd tubicctr; clo36
lens onc holf.top fot very lighi
5ubiecls.

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 Subiecf out of focus

'fht'.\rgrrs
C i i i s e t l r r i p p e r lr r i t h a b r r i l t - i n r a n g e f i r r d c r* h i c h i s
couplcrl to tht'Lens.'l'o f o c r r s t h e < r a n r e r a l.o o k t h r o r r g h t h e
riglrt-hanrl evepieceon thr' lraek of the carnera and turn the
knurletl llangcfindt'r l)ial rvith vorrr Iinger until vou see only
onc t:k'ar irnagc. (seoillrrstration at right)
'l'hc "split
bottorn half ol'the irrragc" is lellorv to help
y o u s c e t h e l i r r r .a l o r r g r r h i c h y o u r s u b j c c I r l i l l b e d i v i d e r l r r h e n
the carntra is not in focrrs.
,l-olo: lt is qlso possibleto "guessfocus"
b y e s t i m o t i n gl h e d i s f o n c eo n d s e t t i n gt h i s f i g u r e o n t h e k n u r l e dR o n g e -
f i n d e r D i o l o p p o s i t et h e i n d e x m o r x .
Subject correctly focused
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For every different lens and focus setting there focused on 15 feet, and the Lens set at f:8, all
is a range of tlistance u'ithin rvhich Yottr picttrres subjects betrveen B' 8" and 56'?" rvill appear sharp.
"depth of field" table Ry referring to the table, you can readily determine
appear in sharp focrrs. The
indicates that range. For example: \\'ith your C3 the depth of field for any lene and focus setting.
..
)
t

I f:3.5 h1 fr5.6 f:8 f,l I frl 6

DISTANCE
t SHARPTY SHARPTY SH^RPTY SHARPIY SHARPI.Y
FOCUSED SHARPI.Y FOCUSED FOCUSEO
fOCUSED FOCUSED FOCUSED TOCUSED
ON IO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO
FROr\A TO FROM IO FROM
2'10' 3'2' 2'to' 3 ' 3 " 2,9, 2'8' 3'6' 2 ' 6 " 3 ' 9 ' 2 ' 1 " 1 ' 2 '
3.5' 3'3' 3'9' 3'3' 3'10" 3'2' 3'l I' 3' 1'2' 2'to' 1'6' 2'8' 5'3'
3'8"1'1' 3'8' 1'5' 3 ' 6 " 1'7' 3'1' 1'll" 3'2' 5'5' 2't t', 6'5'
5' 1'6' 5'7" 1'6' 5'8" 1,3, 6' 1' 6'7' 3'9' 7's' 3'5' 9'7'
6' 5'1' 6'r0' 5'3' 7' 5' 7'6' 1'8" 8'5' 1'3' | 0' 3't0' l1'30
gt 6'to" 9'8' 6'A' 9'r I' 6'3' il' 5'g' I 3't' 5'2' r7'2" 1'6' 35'10"
l0' g'3' l2'9' 8' I 3'3' 7'5' | 5'2' 6'90 19'6' 6' 30'1' 5't'
l5' tl'1' 22'1' I l' 2 3 ' 9 ' 9 ' t I ' 3 0 ' tI ' 8'8' 56'7' 7's' 6'1"
25' r6'3' 51'.2', | 5 ' 6 ' 65' l3's', | 80'2" I t'?' 9'3" 7'3'
50' 21' o 22'1' (o t8'1' Ia'5' il'5" 8'5"
| 00' 3l 'g' 28'9' 22'5' I 6'l O' t2'lo' 9'2'
"
16'2' 10'1' 28'tO' 20'2' | 1'8' l0'l

Abovc toblc bored on circlc of confulion .OO2' ll/500"1

1{ Focol tcnglh-50mm (1.9685'l
\\'hen \\'intling
Knob stops turning before the
Counter l)ial
reaches the next consecutive number,
you have taken all the pictures on the roll. Before
removing film, first reu'ind the film rvith Rel ind
Knob on bottorn of camera. Continue to relind
{ilm into cartridge until Counter Dial stops turriug.
One or tryo extra full turns rvill insure complete film
'l'hen
return into the cartridge. open back of caruera,
as in loadingo and re-nrove fihn cartridge.

Ntlttt: Color films should be processedos soon os possible

ofler exposure.Toke oll types of film lo your Argus Deoler for
d e v e l o p i n go n d p r i n t i n g .
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t: fJnst'rerg tlte botlom
cap of thc flash gun
'lir
atlaclr {lash grrn to Yorrr
Ol3, sinrplv plrrg it irrto thc
\fter attaching flash gtrtr
to vorrr (.i3, insert a llaslr

arttl itrsert tl'o size sirle of 1he catnera. (latt- lrrrllr, prrshing it in as {ar

C plrotoflash bat- tion: I)o not have a {laslr as it rrill go. Prcssing retl
terit:s. Bc srtrc the lrrrlb in the grrn rvhelt at- lrr rlton nt top ofgtttr ejet:ts

batteries are fresh. t:rclrirrg it to tlre camera. lrrrllrs arrtomatically.

I t ' s j r r s t a s e a s y t o t a k e f l a s h p i c t r r l e s - i n t l o o r s , at night, or under anv poor light-

i r r g c o n r l i t i o n s - a s i t i s t o t a k c o t t t t l o o r p i c t t t r c s in lrriglrt sunliglrt. On the oyrposite
l ) a g c y ( ) u l i l l f i n r l c o t n y r l c t e i t r s t l t t t : t i o n s f o r f l a s h exl)osuresettings.

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 Flash Exposure Guide for and and

Guide numbers at'e qiven in the tuble lrelorv for
combinations of llopular films and flnshlrullrs.
By dividing the apploprilte guide number by the
n u m b e r o f f e e t b e t r v e e ny o u r c a n l e r a a n d t h e p i c .
ture subject,you olrtain the correct lens opening.
EXAMPLE: For Elitachrome Tlpe F and
Sylvania Bantlnr 8 flashbulbs.the guide number
is 80. With a subiect at 10 feet" divide B0 by 10,
r v h i c h e q u a l sB . S e t t h e l e n s o p e n i n g a t f : 8 .
'\-oul
C3 is autonraticallv synchronized for
S y l r a n i r r l r a r o n e l . l r r s eb r r l l r i u r i d f o r e l e t t l o n i c
flash rvith "X" delay.
Use a shutter speed of l/25 second (marked
in green on the shutter speed dial) rvith ALL
flnshbulbs.
With electronic flash units, any shutter speed
b e t r v e e nl / 2 5 a n d l / 3 0 0 m a v b e u s e d .

Ektochrome Type F
* 828-type fi ller required. Anscochrome Flosh Type
8 I C+ype filler required. Kodochrome Type F 15* 65 t00
M2-type floshbulbs require o Kodochrome Type A, 55 60** 8O**
speciol reflector. Guide numbers
ore supplied by fllm ond bulb
monufocturers, Use blue floshbulbs
G U I D EN U M B E RF SO RE T E C T R O N I C wilh Doylightcolor film
FTASHUNITS ARE FURNISHED BY Super
T H E U N I T ' SM A N U F A C T U R E R . Anscochrome Doylight
Floshbulbsoccosionollyshotler,ond Kodok Tri-X
to ovoid possible donger, o pro-
Ansco Ultrq Speed Pon
tective shieldmoy be used over lhe I 15 135
Kodok Plus-X
foce of fhe refleclor.
NEVERUSE FIASH IN AN
Ansco Supreme 80 95 160
Kodok Ponolomic-X 6s 75 125
EXPI"OSIVE
ATMOSPHERE

tI
 The C3 Telephoto Lens is a truly candid lene. It cuts
dietance in half so that you can take close'ups frorn
far arvay when your subjects are natural and relaxed'
You'll find it ideal, too, for true'perspective Portraits,
wild.life cloEe-ups.
The Telephoto f,ens is a color'corrected, four
element l00mm f:4.5 lens, and is easily installed' It
corrpleaautomatically to rangefinder and hae srnooth
he[al focueing, a built'in sunshade and filter holder,
and many other preciaion features.

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 Thcsc fhrcc
picfurai wcrc
modc with thc
C3 comera
ol lhe somq
distoncc frcm )
fhc rubiccl

The C3 Vide Angle Lene givee you broader and tall€r pictures-the
area photographed ie actually 87Vo greater. It's ideal for group ehote
and sporte scenes, indoora or out, and wherever there ie no room to
etep back from your subject.
Featuree include a color-corrected 35mm f:4.5 lene: automatic
rangefinder coupling; click Btop lenr rcttinge; depth offield ecale; handy
slip-on viewfinder; eunehade and 6lter holder; and a boet of others.
 f3ernoaingl 13eplacing
tlte Lens the Lens

The Cintar f :3.5 Lens is removable to permit use of I SCREW THE CINTAR LENS INTO THE CAM.
the C3 Wide Angle rnd I'elephoto Lenses' ERd. turning to the right (cloclirvise) prtst tlte
resistnnce poittt until the lens is SEATEI)
I ITNSCREV CAP FROM THE IDLER CEAR FIRXILY. (II{ECK that the lens is seated firmly
rvhich couples the rangefinder dial to the focusing Ly rotating the focusing mount atrd maliing cer-
lens mbuni. (If your C3 is an older model, it may triin that ihe focusing mount is moving in and
lr" ."".r.n"y to iurn the rangefinder dial to 3 feet out, Be certain the lens is not unscrerving from
lo unscre\vtlre llrge size caP.) tlre camera body.
2 REMOVE THE IDLER GEAR bv lifting it 2 Tt RN THE LENS COLLAR until the first gear
straight up. tooth on the left side of the rorv of teeih is in a
S GRASPING TFIE LENS COLLAR' TINSCRES/ position to engage the idler gear.
TIIE LENS (counterclockrvise) FROM THE it SET THE RANGEFINDER DIAL AT INFINITY,
CAMERA ITRONT PLATE' If the lens hrs not TIIEN DROP IN THE IDLER GEAR. Move the
been removed for a long period of time' it may ranuefinder dial back and forth and make certain
talie a little extra effort lo unscrelv iI. Do nol thai it stops exactly at infinity. This is essential
Ioosen. or rentoue atty ol the assentbly screws in for proper focusing. If the dial does not stop al
ilte lens trtount. infinity. lift the idler gear up slightly and rnove
Avoid arry possible dlmage to shutter after lens is the rangefinder dial to the proper position, tak'
removcd. ins care not to move the lens mount.
4 SCREW ON THE IDLER GEAR CAP. (If your
T o ' . l ri ,vi l t o t h e r n n g e f i n d e r ' n c v e r t u r n t h e
i n "i u
riln into the area designirtetl lry the C3 is an older model. move the rangefirrder dial
'FINDER ensraved on the diul. to the 3-foot marli to do this.)

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Ilost wa,A to oiow Uottr eolor slides

'fhe
finest optical syetem yet dc-
vieed for slide projection, now
combined with a complete, con-
venient system for vierving, in-
dexing and storing your highly.
prized color glideg-automati.
cally. The wide-angle f:3.3 lens
projects big pictures, even in a
small room. Silent, poreerful
blorver and epecial heat abeorbing
lena protect your valuable slides,
Projector, blorvero changer, and
space for extra slide magazines
all flesigned into a handsome,
luggage-style carrying case. It'e
the perfect complemeut to any
35-- camera.

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ln order thot you moy enioy o
full ronge of phofogrophic pleos'
ure, your Argus C3 hos been
designed lo occommodote o
lripod, coble releose, ond other
helpful occessories.

Ca.ble llelease ie ueeful in

avoiding movement rvhen thc
camera-is on a tripod or otlter
eteady srrplrort. Yorir C3 sltrrtter
relea# ie'ilrrearled for the ASA
atandarrl t';tble releaseoand yorrr
Argrra l)ealer can supply you
tri!h onc.

l',:;n::gu r*1

Filler.s can be attached to your C3 by using a

slip-on adapter ring or an adapter ring rvhich lhrearls
into the lens mount. Your Argus Dealer cln supply
you rvith the proper adapter ring and a choice oI
filters. He will be happy, too, to show you how filters
can be ueed for special efiects or more accuratc tone
vnlues.

PfCTURESIZE . . . l" x l/16" transparencies in
2" x 2" rnounts; or 3f" x 4f" stamlard
photo-finishers' prints.
FllM SIZE . . . 35 mrn roll cartridge.
LENS. . . 50 mm (2") Argus Cintar f:3.5 color
corrected, coated anastigrnat; diaphragrrr
openings from f:16; rangefinr.ler-coupled,
arrtornatic focusing,3 ft. to inlinity;
hvper-focal distance, 46'2" at f:3.5; field
c<rvered27" x 40" angular at infinity;
relnovable for interchange rvith C3 Tele-
photo and Wirle ,\ngle ac"cssory lenses,
SHUITER. . . Ilehind-the-lens typel accurately
controlled spceds at I/10, L/25, l/50,
l i 1 0 0 , l / 3 0 0 p l u s b u l b ( 1 3 ) ;h o d y r e l e a s e ,
threaded lbr standard ASA cablc;
manually cocked; autornatically syn-
clrronized for llash at I /25 shutter speed
with "X" (zero) delay for use with
l\f r:dium and Fast peak flash larrrps and
X-delay elcctronic flash.
FTASH . . Plug-in type, autornatically fired
through mortrrling contacts at eide of
Record your comero's seriol
nvmber ond keep il in o sofe
ploce for fulure referenco,
camera; battcry caseaccommodalcs two
standard size "C" photoflash cells or a
B-C porver unit ; 5" polished reflector with
bayonet type socket for Sylvania midget
base lamps; push.button lamp ejection.
IENS ACCESSORIES . . . Outside diameter of lens
mount takes 4lmm slip.on adapter ring
and series VI filters and supplementary
lenses; threaded inside diameter of lene
mount takes screw-in filters and lensee,
OTHERFEATURES: Rugged, molded body with
leather-grain and bright metal trinr,
51,1" x 23,(" x 2", weight 24 oz.; hinged,
die-cast metal back; automatic exposure
counter; color-matic settings for aper-
ture, Bhutter speed and distance for
average subjects in bright eunlight; tri-
pod socket; pcrmanently attached film
takerrp spool; gcnuine sadrlle Ieather,
eveready-typc carrying case rvith shoulder
Etrap.
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T[nfvtrmtGaarilntPP
Yoar Argas C3 camera taas manaJacttred, sbip, loar camefa utill be factory sera'iced

inspected end tested by skilled c.tmer4 u)itbottt cbarge.

craJtsmen, It is atttomatically gzaranteed Argts eqzipmett utbicb bas beet dam'

atben pzrcbased be Jree ol defects in

n aged, mhbandled or utotz Jrom extended
ttorkmansbip or mdterial dnring ix liJe- rce utill be Jactorl seroiced at establisbed
time. I/ atry serticing is tecessar\ be,aase rates. IJsed ot reb*ilt eqr.ipment is nat
oJ inperJections in materials or ttorAman- couered by tbis gtarantee.

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ARGUS CAMERASOF CANADA, L'D., IORONIO, ONTARIO
pRTNTEO rN U.S.A-
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