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| + | The '''Coronet Midget''' is a tiny [[box camera]] made of [[Bakelite]] by the [[Coronet|Coronet Camera Co.]] in Birmingham, England. It is only 6.5cm long and 2.6cm wide<ref>[http://www.pimall.com/nais/pivintage/coronetcam.html The Ralph D. Thomas PI Vintage Collection]</ref>, and weighs in at a mere 71g. It was introduced c.1935<ref>{{McKeown}}, p.233</ref>, in several colours - black, lime green, olive green, brown, red/black mottled and rose/orange mottled, and later in blue (1937)<ref>[http://www.submin.com/16mm/collection/coronet/index.htm Photos on SubMin.com]</ref>. | ||
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| + | It took six 13x18mm exposures on 16mm paper-backed [[rollfilm]], using a simple [[Taylor-Hobson]] f10 [[fixed-focus]] [[meniscus lens]] and a 1/30s fixed-speed shutter. The rear of the camera hinges downward for film loading. A [[red window]] centred in the back is used to control [[film advance]], wound by either a plain knob or a hinged D-shaped loop. | ||
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| + | The Midget sold for 5s/6d (£0.275) in Britain in 1935, and $2.85 (including delivery) in the US in 1939<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/6925354259/in/pool-1618922@N23/ 1939 ad]</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/coronet/coronet_midget/coronet_midget.htm Coronet Midget user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | |
* [http://www.submin.com/16mm/collection/coronet/index.htm Coronet Midget] at [http://www.submin.com/ Submin.com] | * [http://www.submin.com/16mm/collection/coronet/index.htm Coronet Midget] at [http://www.submin.com/ Submin.com] | ||
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| + | |image_by=Jose Luis Gea Arques | ||
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| + | |image_text=Coronet Midgets in six colors | ||
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[[Category: 16mm film]] | [[Category: 16mm film]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Subminiature]] | ||
[[Category: UK]] | [[Category: UK]] | ||
[[Category: C]] | [[Category: C]] | ||
| − | [[Category: M|Midget | + | [[Category: M|Midget Coronet]] |
| + | [[Category:Coronet|Midget]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 10 April 2023
The Coronet Midget is a tiny box camera made of Bakelite by the Coronet Camera Co. in Birmingham, England. It is only 6.5cm long and 2.6cm wide[1], and weighs in at a mere 71g. It was introduced c.1935[2], in several colours - black, lime green, olive green, brown, red/black mottled and rose/orange mottled, and later in blue (1937)[3].
It took six 13x18mm exposures on 16mm paper-backed rollfilm, using a simple Taylor-Hobson f10 fixed-focus meniscus lens and a 1/30s fixed-speed shutter. The rear of the camera hinges downward for film loading. A red window centred in the back is used to control film advance, wound by either a plain knob or a hinged D-shaped loop.
The Midget sold for 5s/6d (£0.275) in Britain in 1935, and $2.85 (including delivery) in the US in 1939[4].
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| image by Jose Luis Gea Arques (Image rights) |
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| Coronet Midgets in six colors image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
