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Argus AA
Focus Type: Fixed Focus
Years Manufactured: 1940 - 1942
Serial Number Range: 500000 - 513250
Shutter Type: Custom for Argus AA
Lens Speed: f/6.3
Aperture Settings: f/6.3 (Dull/Color), 9 (Cloudy), 12.7 (Sun/Bright)
Shutter Speeds: Time, Inst.
Extinction Meter/Calculator: No
Flash Synch Tubes: Yes
Pressure Plate: Fixed
The entire Shutter and Neck assembly was redesigned to incorporate a flash
mechanism, and that flash is the AA’s only truly redeeming feature. This redesign made
construction labor-intensive and therefore expensive, and rendered many of the camera
parts unique to this model. The smaller lens, the single focal length, the scarcity, and the
parts-incompatibility make this model the least desirable in terms of restoration.