Jim,
This is the camera I learned to enjoy photography on back in the early
1970's. The Cintar lenses are known to be very sharp for their day-maybe
even unflatteringly so at times. They are cheap enough that if yours
does not prove to be a consistent performer, just pick up another, they
are cheap. I have 4 or 5 kicking around in different variations that I
keep on saying I want to use to try and recapture my early youth. Maybe
it will be this next summmer. I remember taking it down to the
beach(Lake Erie), one sunnybright frozen Christmas day, and shooting a
few of the best picture, and the very best I have ever taken in my whole
life. I used the guide provided with Kodak film(100ASA?), and shot a
whole row wondering if my Dad would be willing to pay for development.
Did you get any bulbs for the flash?
I like your shot. The composition is great. I hope Margo does not get
to see your comment "young as she used to be". Men have been severely
injured for less.:-) The soft focus that is shown here is not really a
characteristic of the lens in my experience. I'd have to scan them, but
I remember quite a few very sharp pictures taken with mine. I think it
is caused by your bad shutter, but it is still a damn nice picture.
John
Jim L'Hommedieu wrote:
>
> I shot a test roll with a new-to-me Argus C-3. The old girl's shutter hangs
> up but it sure is fun. I got the original instruction manual, leather case,
> and perfect flash bar for $15.
>
> Anyway, I loaded up some Fuji 1600 and smuggled it into a concert. The
> shutter kept hanging opend so I've exercised it without film since I got the
> roll back and it's very consistent now. Almost all of the frames were
> ruined by the shutter hanging up at 1/50 and below but I did get one frame
> worth sharing.
> http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jlamadoo/vwp?.dir=/My+Photos&.dnm=At+Birdys+India
> napolis+2002.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t
>
> You'll undoubtedly have to reconstruct the link. Can anyone tell me if it
> is camera motion or the crude (unsharp) optics that caused the soft-focus
> effect? It works because Margo isn't as young as she used to be and the
> flowers gave me "permission" to go soft.
>
> Anyway, the C-3 is a novelty at this point but I'll try another roll on the
> tripod and continue to exercise the shutter to limber it up. No oil on the
> diaphram blades. Fun.
>
> Lama
>
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