Argus Day! August 23rd, 2023

[DWThomas]

Or: Argust 23rd

An 'event', not a 'contest', the Argus Collectors Group encourages those who have Argus cameras to load film and take some pictures on the 23rd. You may then send two selections to the ACG for online display.

The invitation, plus an index to past years. Argus Day began in 2001 and, with some occasional hiccups, has continued. The day advances by one for each year. (Not sure what happens after Argust 31st, but at my advanced age it may not matter! )

 

[mtnbkr]

And I just bought my first Argus!

Hopefully I'll have some shots ready to go by the 23rd.

Chris

 

[DWThomas]

Hopefully I'll have some shots ready to go by the 23rd.

Well the official rule is to actually take the pictures on Argus Day. They then allow a month or two to process and send them in. That has become especially necessary as many now have to allow for mailing back and forth to use a commercial processor quite some distance away.

Anyway, hope you participate, I plan to have my C-3 out -- might even treat it to some of my remaining Panatomic-X!

 

[ic-racer]

That is great. I just restored one of my Argus cameras:

Argus C2/C3 Restoration

Finally got around to making a decent leaf shutter tester that calculates effective shutter speed based on ISO 516:2019 definition. There are plenty of resources out there on repairing and maintaining these cameras. I don't have much new to add, other than the fancy red covering from "Camera...

www.photrio.com

 

[mtnbkr]

Well the official rule is to actually take the pictures on Argus Day. They then allow a month or two to process and send them in. That has become especially necessary as many now have to allow for mailing back and forth to use a commercial processor quite some distance away.

Anyway, hope you participate, I plan to have my C-3 out -- might even treat it to some of my remaining Panatomic-X!

Even better!

Chris

 

[Kino]

Maybe I'll drag out my Geiss modified C4 with a Lithagon lens and try a few shots.

 

[Pioneer]

Hmmm!

This sounds like a great excuse to shoot a roll of Efke KB 25. Not that I really need an excuse but, what the...

 

[Hunter_Compton]

I always forget about it, but I'll probably participate this year. I just got my Argus 21 Markfinder working well.

 

[DWThomas]

Hey! I got something to show for it!