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Argus C3 "Universal" m42 Mount Mod Test

I built this modified camera for a friend.
It is made to work with Universal Screw Mount lenses, 42mm threading.
Not all lenses will fit it, depends on how much the rear optics protrude back into the camera body, but many will.
On a hot July day I loaded it up with Kodak 200 print film, put it in a bag with a selection of three lenses, and went out for a test run.
About half the roll was salvageable. Some frames were of little use due to over exposure or poor focus. Could well be "User Error," I might have made mistakes out in the heat of the day.
I cannot say for sure which frames were with which lens. Recording such data was not all that practical on my excursion.
But I tend to think that the Russian Helios f:2 / 58mm lens did the best of the three.

These are resized from larger scans from the photo lab in Kansas, followed by my own tweaks of my favorites.

Please click on thumbnails to see enlarged.
All images are ©2019 E.J.Kowalski.
Thanks! Ed
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