Thanks for the encouragement to break out my old Argus C3 Matchmatic. I used it as my primary camera when I was learning photography in the mid-'70s, so it brought back some fond memories. One memory that didn't quite come back fast enough, however, was the proper operation of its decoupled functions. The shutter is cocked manually, separately from advancing the film, so after all these years, I often found myself forgetting to wind the film before taking another picture. In this instance, though, it fortuitously worked out well, as I inadvertently double-exposed our flag on the 4th of July.
The C3 was the first "real" camera I ever used. My Dad loaned me his back in the '60s. These things were pretty basic. They were nicknamed "the brick."
Posted by: George S | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 11:13 AM
That's about as good as double exposures get.
Posted by: Robin Dreyer | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 12:13 PM
Serendipity can be a wonderful thing no matter what camera or other medium you use! But multiple exposures on film have the edge over digital here. Makes me want to go back to my old 5x4!
Posted by: jp | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 03:03 PM
That's a sweet double exposure.
Posted by: Yvonne | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 03:09 PM
Heck yes,
What a lucky break you caught with that waving flag. Cameras and other industrial design can be very beautiful.
Posted by: charlie d | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 05:19 PM
This might be a good time to plug the Ann Arbor Area Crappy Camera Club's upcoming Argus show at the old Argus factory in Ann Arbor, MI:
http://www.crappycameraclub.org/argus-museum-show.html
Posted by: Matt Callow | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 06:21 PM
The camera looks like an explosion in a knob&cog factory, though :)
Posted by: Staale S | Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 07:03 PM