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''see also [[Merlin|other cameras called Merlin]]''. | ''see also [[Merlin|other cameras called Merlin]]''. | ||
| − | The '''Erac Merlin''' was a pistol-shaped [[subminiature]] camera made | + | The '''Erac Merlin''' was a pistol-shaped [[subminiature]] camera, also seems to have been known as the '''Erac Automatic Pistol Camera''' and the '''Mercury I'''. It was made in England, c.1938, from [[Bakelite]] mouldings. It took 20x20mm frames<ref>It says 20x20mm frames in various sources, but it seems doubtful, as the [[Merlin (subminiature)]] is listed as having 18x18mm frames</ref>. |
| + | The body was mainly a hollow pistol grip, with a rectangular body housing a [[Merlin (subminiature)|Merlin camera]], and a trigger operating both the shutter-release and the film advance. | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
* [http://www.submin.com/large/collection/merlin/cameras/erac.htm Merlin] at Submin.com | * [http://www.submin.com/large/collection/merlin/cameras/erac.htm Merlin] at Submin.com | ||
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[[Category: E]] | [[Category: E]] | ||
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see also other cameras called Merlin.
The Erac Merlin was a pistol-shaped subminiature camera, also seems to have been known as the Erac Automatic Pistol Camera and the Mercury I. It was made in England, c.1938, from Bakelite mouldings. It took 20x20mm frames[1].
The body was mainly a hollow pistol grip, with a rectangular body housing a Merlin camera, and a trigger operating both the shutter-release and the film advance.
Links
- Merlin at Submin.com
- ↑ It says 20x20mm frames in various sources, but it seems doubtful, as the Merlin (subminiature) is listed as having 18x18mm frames
