C3 Auxilliary lenses
Subject: ACG C-3 supplementary lenses
From: (Phillip Sterritt)
'The Argus 35mm Guide and Reference Book' by Dr. Kenneth Tydings,
S.P.E., indicates that 'auxiliary compound lenses', both telephoto
and wideangle , were available for the C-3. Both of these screw onto
the front of the 50 mm lens. There was a 'coordinated viewfinder' for
the wideangle and a 'coordinated viewfinder mask' for the telephoto.
There's a pretty small picture of each lens; no focal lengths (or
equivalents) are provided, but it states that the wideangle provided a
'moderate' increase in angle of view and the telephoto gave a 'not
very material increase in image size' (try to contain your enthusiasm,
Doctor!). Both of these apparently pre-dated the Sandmars, as there
is an addendum describing the 'recently available' Sandmars. I
actually have two copies of that book; one is the original version
and the other is the 'seventh printing'. The original only mentions
the Tele Sandmar, the other shows the wideangle Sandmar as well. I
figure this means the Tele Sandmar predated the wideangle.
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