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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. The Merlin has a single speed shutter containing a [[fixed-focus]] f/16 lens. | 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. The Merlin has a single speed shutter containing a [[fixed-focus]] f/16 lens. | ||
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| − | * [http://www.submin.com/large/collection/merlin/cameras/erac.htm | + | * [http://www.submin.com/large/collection/merlin/cameras/erac.htm ERAC Mercury] at Submin.com |
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| + | * {{McKeown12}} P.266. | ||
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Revision as of 10:47, 3 November 2008
see also other cameras called Merlin.
The ERAC Mercury I Supercamera was a pistol-shaped subminiature camera, which also seems to have been known as the ERAC Automatic Pistol Camera and the ERAC Merlin. It was made by (or for) the E.R.A.C. Selling Co. Ltd.[1] in England, c.1938, from Bakelite mouldings. It took 20x20mm frames[2].
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. The Merlin has a single speed shutter containing a fixed-focus f/16 lens.
- ↑ McKeown p.266
- ↑ It says 20x20mm frames in various sources, but it seems doubtful, as the Merlin (subminiature) is listed as having 18x18mm frames on 20mm film.
Links
- ERAC Mercury at Submin.com
Bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P.266.
