This is the camera that sparked my interest in rangefinder cameras. My Grandpa mentioned one day how much he used to want an Argus C3 but never got one. I had

This is the camera that sparked my interest in rangefinder cameras. My Grandpa mentioned one day how much he used to want an Argus C3 but never got one. I had no idea what it was or why it was special. I looked it up and discovered it was a rangefinder camera. That first step into the rabbit hole left me lusting for a rangefinder of my own, especially a Leica. Eventually, I picked up a Leica M2, which I still have to this day. I have also collected many other film cameras. Too many. One day I got a phone call from an employee at the photo lab I used to frequent. They mentioned someone had left a couple of boxes of old cameras that they had no use for and asked if I was interested. It was quite the treasure trove of odds and ends. In one of the boxes was an Argus C3. I gave it to my Grandpa. I have it again now that he's gone. It needs some work and isn't usable in its current condition. I mostly hang on to it for the sake of nostalgia. If it weren't for the Argus, and my Grandpa, I don't know that I would have ever developed the interest in photography that I have today. I was certainly interested, but discovering this practically unknown (to me in 2005) type of camera was truly the thing that made me fall in love with film cameras. In 2010 I wondered how long I would be able to continue shooting film. I decided to sell all of my digital gear and go all in on film. I still shoot only film to this day. There's less film to choose from, fewer places to have it processed, and it's more expensive than it used to be. There's something special about film that digital can't touch or replicate. To me, digital is too disposable. The usable life of a digital camera is measured in years, maybe even months. Film cameras last decades. Some maybe even centuries. I plan to keep shooting film as long as I can.