Difference between revisions of "Argus Instant Load 270"
(Am going with Gambino ID of this as Sedic model) |
(Have seen enough on eBay that they aren't that obscure) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|image_rights= wp | |image_rights= wp | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | In the late era of [[Argus]] camera when all its cameras had become rebadges of foreign models, this chrome autoexposure beauty from Japan was one of the nicer offerings for [[126 film]]. | + | In the late era of [[Argus]] camera when all its cameras had become rebadges of foreign models, this chrome autoexposure beauty from Japan was one of the nicer offerings for [[126 film]]. Henry Gambino's ''Argomania'' attributes its manufacture to [[Sedic]].<ref>Pgs. 129–131, {{Argomania}}</ref> The [[Argus Instant Load 284 | Instant Load 284]] was a similar high-specification model but promoted as having a unique lens design (both are 40mm f/2.8 however). |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 14 June 2021
This article is a stub. You can help Camera-wiki.org by expanding it.
|
| Instant Load 270 image by Tony Kemplen (Image rights) |
In the late era of Argus camera when all its cameras had become rebadges of foreign models, this chrome autoexposure beauty from Japan was one of the nicer offerings for 126 film. Henry Gambino's Argomania attributes its manufacture to Sedic.[1] The Instant Load 284 was a similar high-specification model but promoted as having a unique lens design (both are 40mm f/2.8 however).
Notes
- ↑ Pgs. 129–131, Gambino, Henry J. Argomania: A Look At Argus Cameras and the Company That Made Them. Doylestown, PA: Aeone Communications 2005. ISBN 0-9770507-0-X
Links
- Tony Kemplen's photo set taken of and with this model, from his Flickr stream; and a blog post on shooting with it.
- Jim Grey profiles this model, at his blog.
|
| Top view image by Jim Grey (Image rights) |
