$5 Argus :-)

[SLIU]

The test roll, a 24 frame Fuji Xtra 400 from drug store cost me more than that.   :roll:


(The distortion is caused by the scanner because the lens on Argus is too long   :cry:  )

Food court in IKEA




4th Ave. Brooklyn


From my living room window


Detail

[Major Black]

I really like the feel of the images. I'll bet some slow speed color film would look great.

Nice compositions.

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

Those look great! And good to see you here Sam

dan

[edthened]

Sam, I like them all but I love the surreal quality of the Argus from the scanner picture

Edwin    

[connealy]

I always enjoy your thoughtful compositions and fine color work.  The C-44 gets better press because of the lens changeability, but the coated Cintar on yours would be hard to beat.

[lesged]

Sam,  

Great to see you back again at this forum. I'm curious to know: was the photo of the C four taken in a mirror, then reversed in processing, to get the letters reading correctly? If not, what camera took the shot of the Argus C4?

Many years ago, I had a C4, and  a C44 with tele and wide angle lenses and external finder. The basic lens was very sharp, as I recall.

[lesged]

Sam,

I missed reading your note about distortion, the scanner, too long a lens etc. I withdraw my mirror question. By the time I  edited my draft, Mike Connealy came up with the name of the lens I was trying to remember. That Cintar help make some nice photos for me.

I agree with just about everything Mike C. says, especially for his praise of Olympus lenses, which is OT for this thread.

The spontaneity, mood and composition has the definite ear-mark of S. Liu. I'll send a PM re which were my favorites.

[connealy]

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The spontaneity, mood and composition has the definite ear-mark of S. Liu...

The consistent style is impressive.  I also always like the pictures because they show NYC at street level in a way that most of the glossy NY publications have neglected.  For instance, I enjoy Sylvia Plachy's regular appearances in The New Yorker, but her pictures are about show-biz glitz more than the reality of a unique city.  Even though Sam's photos are often impressionistic abstracts they convey a very powerful sense of the place.

[Michael Ging]

As Sam's photo point out ,its the person behind the camera, as well as the camera that makes the photograph a good one. I like the Plane one.

[jcapodiferro]

Excellent stuff Sam.  I'm a fan of your style.

Jay

[Mike R]

Glad to see you posting here.  I have been a fan of your stuff for a while.  I just stopped going to that "other" site, so haven't kept up.  Welcome!

[SLIU]

Thank you for enjoying my photographs.

Spoiled by Holga, any camera with an aperture ring and speed dial is a luxury to me.

The Argus feels very good in my hand. Slow shutter speeds are little bit  sticky and the rangefinder is off so  I have to rely on zone focus.  It is an impulsive purchase at the PS 321 weekend flea market in Park Slope, where I bought my legendary $10 Kinaflex last year, now only a few blocks away from my new apartment. Now I have a real collection of international cameras made in China, France, USA, Japan and Germany. Next one might be a British?

[Justin Smith]

Sam, those are (as usual  :wink: ) great shots! Since the slow speeds are sticky, you might want to give those shutter blades the Ronsonal treatment - from what I understand, C4s & C44s are prone to shearing a pin in the shutter actuation if the blades stick.

Rick Oleson's site has instructions on C4 disassembly, including a shot of the rangefinder adjustment screws here. I used them in adjusting my C44's rangefinder (although it is still off a bit).

[SLIU]

Justin,

Thanks a lot for the link. I will follow the instruction to fix the rangefinder and shutter speeds.

[TravisM]

Very Nice thanks for sharing.  

 I have been looking for one of these for a while now.   Everytime I find one the shutter seems to not be working, or lens frozen up. Always find them in great physical condition but mechanically not there. Was it a problem camera ?