Argus Automatic 8
Camera
Argus, Inc.
American, estab. 1944
Argus Automatic 8
ca. 1961
Metal and glass
Overall: 5 1/2 × 2 × 5 in. (14 × 5.1 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.0706.0009
DescriptionTwo-toned green, rectangular, 8mm, battery motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/1.8 lens and selenium cell light meter. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black on front plate of camera: argus AUTOMATIC 8 / Engraved in white on lens: argus CINEPAR f/1.8 13mm / Printed in black and red on the speed dial on right side of camera: ASA 10, 15, 25, 40, DIN 17, 15, 13, 11 / Printed in black and red on footage guage on right side of camera: F 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, M 0, 2, 4, 6, 7.6 / Printed in black on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN CLOSE MADE IN JAPAN / Printed in silver on inside of camera: No. 2501164
