Argust 14th, 2014
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Richard Heather
I
took out an Argoflex E with some newer film inside today 8/14/14. I
took some pictures around the house and developed the film.
More of Richard's photos can be found at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/20866037@N00/
Earl English
Both shot at Chimney Rock State Park in NC, film Arista Premium 400 (Tri X) In an Argus STL 1000, processed in PC-Glycol.
Dave Thomas
For
Argust 14th, we celebrated by running some 27 year old film (Kodak
Panatomic-X) through a 57 year old camera, an Argus C-3. We had a
near disaster, discovering just the afternoon before the Big Day that
the aperture was messed up in the 50mm Cintar. We managed to take it
apart and put it together again successfully and so far, it's
working. The Colebookdale Railroad dates back to just after the
Civil War, having been built to serve various iron making operations
along the Manatawny and Ironstone Creeks north of Pottstown
Pennsylvania. Later it became part of the Reading Railroad and ran from
the Reading Schuylkill Valley mainline at Pottstown to somewhere north
of Boyertown. This year a non-profit group is making progress
toward getting a tourist line operation going on the line. That
inspired Ye Olde Photographer to explore a little.
Picture #1
is Pottsgrove Manor, a Georgian style mansion of "restrained elegance"
which was built in 1752 for John Potts, the founder of Pottstown and a
major player in the burgeoning iron and steel activity in the area. It
is now a Montgomery County historic site and the house and gardens are
open for tours.
Picture #2 is getting "arty," a view taken
from under a plate girder bridge that carries the Colebrookdale Line
over High Street on the west side of Pottstown, just a few hundred
yards from the house pictured in #1.
Twenty exposures worth of
Panatomic-X from a 100' bulk roll dated December 1988 were loaded into
a cartridge, and many of the scenes were bracketed in exposure as we
wandered further up the line. A modest selection of the better results
in addition to these submissions may be seen in the photographer's
PBase gallery at
http://www.pbase.com/dw_thomas/argust14th2014.
The gallery includes links to info on the railroad and the historic
site. Access to some of the right of way is a bit frustrating, but the
line has a wide assortment of interesting bridges -- maybe it will also
be next year's topic!
Joe Smith
Both
photos are of the Austin Sawmill in Kinmount Ont. The mill has been
partially restored as a tourist attraction. Lumbering played a major
role in the settlement of the area.
Both photos were taken with an Argus CR1, 70 to 205mm Cintar zoom lens,
500th sec at f5.6, Fuji 400 iso color film processed in Tetenal C41 kit.
Edmund J. Kowalski
For Argust Day 2014, I prepared two cameras:
A
Model C44, serial number 0044050600 (mid 1950's), fitted with an
Accurapid Wind accessory (for quick winding), and loaded with a fresh
roll of Fuji 200 film;
and a 1940's Postwar (coated lens) Model A2B, serial number A2B 211486, loaded with a freezer stock roll of Kodak Gold 100.
For exposure value confirmation, I packed a Gossen Pilot hand meter in the bag.
At
8:00 AM I was at the doors of the St. Louis Zoo as they opened for the
day. This is the best way to ensure favorable parking. And the weather
was still ideal at that early hour.
Walking the Zoo, I shot film with the two cameras back and forth for comparison.
"Early
Morning Cafe" was shot with the C44, and "No Swimming" was captured
with the A2B at the entrance to the upper hippo viewing area.
Side by side, the two cameras' results compared favorably.
More of my Argust 14th images can be seen at:
www.pbase.com/edkowalski/argust14
Vaughn Martens
On the warmest day this summer I took an Argus Cr-2 out to a Nature Conservancy Site near home on the Root River for a shoot.
Rich Reeder
Unfortunately,
these negatives were abused either at the airport's x-ray machine, or
at the Walgreens photo processing machine. But, as bad as they
are, they were still taken on 14.Aug.2014, with an Argus C3 Matchmatic
#1823421188.
#1: Grandpa Rich feeding Grand-daughter Andi.
She just turned a year last month. I used an air bulb to fire the
shutter. It can be seen in my left hand on the table. 1/10
sec, f/4. Fuji ASA 100 color print film.
#2: A Mexican
Bird, in flower (it seems that they're always in flower), in our
backyard. Try to envision it popping with color instead of all
muddy. 1/120 sec, f/16. Fuji ASA 100 color print film.
Bruce Maclellan
The first is of the Confederation Park Seniors Center in Burnaby BC. It was taken with a C4 using Kodak C-41 B&W film.
The
second is an old dock(not used very much these days) at Barnet Marine
Park, also in Burnaby. Argus C4 and outdated Kodak 200 film.
Fred Stelling
Pic
1 - Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach, Maine - we spent our vacation
in Maine this year, and I took along my C3 (s/n (1)813158, c. 1952).
Argust 14th found us in Old Orchard Beach, a classic family shore
experience. The Palace Playland was my target - colorful, and it
was a very sunny day. Sun was starting down, late afternoon. This
one was shot on Fujicolor Super HQ 400 at 1/300, f16.
Pic
2 - Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach, Maine - A view of the ferris
wheel over the carousel, late afternoon. Fulicolor Super HQ 400, at
1/300, f16.
William Lanteigne
Taken
with Argus DC3810 digital camera. I had never used this camera except
for a few test shots when I first got it. This was a test of it's "real
world" abilities, and I'm not disappointed.
More photos can be found at
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/arguscg/photos/albums/1876019295 (You must be a member of the Yahoo ACG Group to access this link)
Steven Tryon
Here
is my one photo from Argust 14. I had great plans for getting out
for an afternoon walk and taking lots of pictures, but work turned out
to be a zoo (a happy, productive zoo, but a zoo nonetheless). The
western sky was still pretty when I got home so I stepped out on the
back deck for a shot. I developed the roll after work yesterday
and started scanning this evening.
Argus C3 Brick, 35mm lens
Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Negative scan worked up in the Gimp
Herb Ellis
I
knew I would be in San Francisco visiting my son on August 14th, so I
packed my Argus C44r and 35mm Cintagon lens in addition to my usual
Mamiya 7 and Tmax 100 film. The day was beautiful and I got a lot
of interesting photos although not framed as well as I would like
because I don't have an accessory view finder for this lens. Kodak
Ultramax 400 film and 1/300 sec. at f16 did the job for these
photographs at Fisherman's Wharf.
Adrian Gray
The
best(!) two pics I took on the 14th itself are attached - took more
time and film than I thought to get used to the Brick again...
Richard Chiriboga
On
Argus 14th took an old Argus C3 and rode my old self on my old Raleigh
to Pepperell MA to take pictures of the old Pepperell Hydro Electric
Co. The pictures are of the spillway and to conduit, which is new,
leading to the generator!!! It is still producing electricity!!!!
Perry Bain
The
photo of my cat Cleo was taken with an Argus SLR camera with Kodak
Portra 400 film. This was my first chance to use the 135mm Argus-Sekor
lens. My first "serious" camera (bought used back in the late 1970s)
was an Argus SLR (the Mamiya-made one), but I found it frustrating that
telephoto lenses for that mount seemed non-existent. So, this is the
lens that took me 35 years to get.
The photo of the Edgemere
Drive-In sign (in Shrewsbury, MA) was taken with an Argus C44R with
35mm Cintagon lens and Series VI polarizer filter on Kodak Ektar 100
film. I took some photos with an Argoflex E at the same time. The
Argoflex photos are more detailed and sharper, but I like this version
better anyway.
A few additional Argust photos can be viewed here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/perry_b/collections/72157646898072045/
Tom Hoglund
Argust
14th was a beautiful day for the Blue Angels to practice for the
Chicago Air & Water Show. I thought I'd really challenge myself and
shoot some pics with one of my C3s.
Picture #1 shows them flying over Navy Pier with two of the four planes inverted. Who says a C3 is not an action camera?
Really
only got one shot per pass with my 1957 Argus C3 with 50mm lens, which
I figure shoots about one frame every 6 seconds. Contrast that to the
camera my wife was using, which was a Nikon D7100 through an 80-400mm
lens at about 6 frames per second. Its been said many times
before, shooting with film teaches you shot discipline.
Note
that the Argus designers who made it look so cool with a silver lens
and trim were trading off ever being able to shoot through a window on
a bright day, as you can see parts of the C3 reflected in the window.
Picture
#2 shows my pals who were watching the Blue Angels with me - my
Matchmatic from 1958, one of the original C3 flashes and my own Blue
Angel, a 1947 C3 that I replaced the leatherette on with some embossed
blue leather. That's the one with the 35mm lens that I've posted
questions about adjusting the focus. I also took the same picture using
an Argus 9138 electronic flash for fill which came out pretty good, but
liked this one with the warm afternoon sun lighting the cameras a bit
better.
Anyway, was a great day and happy to share my experience and read about everyone else's.
Ron Pollack
Pic #1
Subject: Old Stone Church, Monroeville, PA: 1834 - Rebuilt 1896
Camera: Argus C Forty-Four
Film: Kodak Ektar 100
Lens: 35mm
f-Stop: 16
Speed: 1/125
Pic #2
Subject: Old Stone Church, Monroeville, PA: 1834 - Rebuilt 1896
Camera: Argus C Forty-Four
Film: Kodak Ektar 100
Lens: 35mm
f-Stop: 16
Speed: 1/125
Bob Graichen
These two pictures were shot in St. Ignace, MI.
I used an Argus Markfinder 21 using Kodak Ektar 100.
Photo one is the famous 5 mile long Mackinac Bridge
Photo two is of a very patriotic moose in St. Ignace.
This is the first time I have used this camera and I used the "sunny 16" rule.
Wesley Furr
Argust 14th fell during the week of the Rockingham County Fair.
The first photo is a shot of the antique tractor pull.
You
may recognize the famous person in the second photo. "Breaker 1,
Breaker 1. I might be crazy but I ain't dumb, Craaaazy Cooter comin'
atcha!" Yep, that would be Ben Jones. He was there singing
that evening. I was hoping for a stage shot, but he was wrapping
up a set as we walked by and I knew we wouldn't have a chance to come
back later. Just as well...I thought I had a 24 exposure roll,
but it turned out it was only a 12...though I did manage to get 15
shots on the roll!
You can see all the photos I took at
http://www.megley.com/photos/argus/argust14/
