Argus/Cosina 735

marketed in 1973-4

silent super 8 cartridge

lens: Cosinon f: 1.8 \ F: 8-40 mm

zooming ratio: 5x

focusing: manual, 4 ft to infinity

zooming: auto and manual

filter size: ?

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece

viewfinder information: aperture scale, under-exposure warning signal, film-end light

exposure: auto and manual exposure control; TTL EE, CdS photocell

film speed: auto for 25/40, 40/64, 64/100, 100/160 ASA (daylight/tungsten)

ASA notching: ?

backlight control button: yes

CCA filter: built-in 85A filter; coupled with movie light socket

filming speed: 18, 32 fps, single frame

shutter opening angle: <180 degrees

sound: no

remote control socket: yes

cable release socket: single frame

movie light socket: screw type

synchro flash socket: yes

accessory shoe: yes

film counter: 1-15 m

handle: detachable pistol grip

film drive motor: DC micromotor

battery check button: yes

power source: 4 x AAA batteries only

weight: 2 lb., 2 onz.

dimensions: 2" x 3" 3/4 x 5" 1/4

tripod socket: 1/4"

made in Japan by Cosina

• this model is the Cosina Compact 850

• dati: article by Peter and Susan Schneider: Pocket Super-8s: Home movie cameras you won't leave home, Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol 140, Num 6, published by Hearst Magazines, Usa, December 1972, pages 130-133

phatography by Cesar Ballesteros, Requena (Valencia)