Argus Carefree Magicube 126

I found this great little Argus 126 camera at a local resale shop and only paid .50 cents for it. It seems to be in great shape. Now, if I can only find a used 126 cartridge to try and reload some 35mm film into it, I would be able to try it and see how it works.

These are styrofoam cups stuck into the fence at the grade school. I finished shooting the roll today and then developed it. Camera: Argus Carefree Magicube 126 Lens: Plastic Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor 200 (Expired 2010) 35mm reloaded into a 126 cartridge Date: November 19th, 2019, 1.00 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Argus Carefree Fuji 200 2019 01if

This underground house is just two blocks up the same street as my house. I took this shot with an old 126 Instamatic camera by loading some 35mm into an old 126 film cartridge. Camera: Argus Carefree Magicube 126 Lens: Plastic Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired 10/2018) 35mm reloaded into a 126 cartridge Date: March 9th, 2023, 11.12 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Argus Carefree Vista Plus 400 2023 Xgf