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Argus CR-1

Specifications, film and matching parts.

Type
SLR camera
Battery
PX625
All batteries for Argus
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Camera

Type
SLR camera

Film

Film speed
ISO 10–1600

Lens

Lens mount
M42

Shutter

Shutter
Vertical metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/1000 s, B

Exposure

Metering
TTL metering (CdS)

Battery

Battery
PX625
All batteries for Argus

Stop-down metering is switched on by pressing the shutter release halfway. [3]

Sources

  1. Butkus: Argus CR-1 35mm camera instruction manual
  2. Argus CR-1: Original-Bedienungsanleitung
  3. Random Camera Blog: Out and About with the Argus CR-1 SLR
  4. Ausgeknipst: Übersicht Batterien für Argus Analogkameras
  5. Beacon 225: Argus CR-1, April 2012

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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