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Rangefinder CameraA rangefinder camera is a type of camera that is focused by first looking through a rangefinder, which is an optical device that determines the distance from the camera to the object being photographed. In contrast to SLR cameras, they are smaller, quieter, and produce less vibration. The Argus C3 is a rangefinder camera and was also the best-selling 35mm? camera in the world for nearly three decades, from the late 1930's to the 1960's. It helped to popularize the 35mm format, and has a high quality lens. It was made in Michigan?. The Argus C4 was produced concurrently with the C3 in the late 1940's and 1950's. It had a slimmer, all metal body, a unified rangefinder-viewfinder window, and could easily be focused by turning the lens rather than the rangefinder dial. The C4 featured a faster f2.8 lens standard. Some C4's were modified by Geiss to accept German lenses. The C44 was later created, accepting a range of Lithagon lenses. Rangefinders are still being produced, notably by Leica and Contax. See AlsoExternal Link |