Argus Instant Load 284
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| Period advertising for the 284 image by Matt's Crazy Lens Adventures (Image rights) |
As the Argus brand struggled to regain relevance in the late 1960s, the company launched a series of Instant Load cameras for 126 film, the format made hugely popular by Kodak's line of Instamatics.
The Instant Load 284 from 1967 was intended as the prestige model in this series, and was made in Japan by Sedic.[1] This is a rather attractive camera offering scale focusing and photocell-controlled automatic aperture (with manual option). The shutter speed is apparently constant.
A selling point of this model was its 40mm f/2.8 Cintagon designed by Argus's "optical research and development affiliate" the Te Company.
Notes
- ↑ Page 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
- Instant Load 284 profiled by Tom Hoglund
- eBay auction #284075490668 from Blue Moon Camera (archived via the Wayback Machine) shows several views of the 284.
- Instant Load 284 photo set from Matt's Crazy Lens Adventures
