Object Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2023.5.49 |
Title |
Argus Mini Palmatic 2 (silver) |
Object Name |
Camera |
Year Range from |
1976 |
Year Range to |
1980 |
Description |
Made of black plastic, painted silver. Faux leather grain vinyl coverings on top and bottom. built-in electronic flash. Lens is an uncoated 2 element f/9.5, and the shutter operates at 1/50th and 1/90th of a second. Push-pull film advance, which conceals the lens and shutter release beneath the case after the push motion and reduces the pfoile of the closed camera. Compact and functional design, somewhat reminiscent of the Minolta 16 of the late 1950s. The paint does not wear well. The cameras were sold in kits with film and a woven metal wriststrap for a price of about $26-$30. |
Collection |
Ron Norwood Collection |