Argus Day is a yearly opportunity for lovers of Argus cameras everywhere to make use of them, capturing images during daily life while knowing that other Argus lovers are doing the same.

Argust 13 for me dawned dry with a light variable overcast and pleasant temperatures. I decided to take two cameras to the Missouri Botanical Gardens with two rolls of Kodak 200 print film.

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The C-four, pictured below, was cleaned and restored by me, and the strap lugs are my own modification.

The C3 Brick, also pictured below, is one that I gave considerable repair and restoration. The body is 1950s Colormatic series. I cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted functions. The new brown leatherette on the top portions of front are my addition. Lens is later vintage, Matchmatic type 50mm Cintar, and came off of one of the “freebie” tables at an Argus Collectors Group Gathering in Eden, North Carolina. After a little repair work, I calibrated the lens to work with the Colormatic body.

When I got to the end of the film roll with the C-four, I switched to the C3 for the second roll.

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All images are ©2013 E.J.Kowalski.