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The [[Universal]] '''Mercury''' is a half-frame viewfinder camera for interchangeable lenses with a rotative focal-plane shutter.
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The [[Universal]] '''Mercury''' is a half-frame viewfinder camera for interchangeable lenses. It has a rotative focal-plane shutter. It was introduced in 1938.
  
 
===Specifications Mercury II===
 
===Specifications Mercury II===
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*Film: 35mm film, for 65 half size(18x24mm) exposures
 
*Film: 35mm film, for 65 half size(18x24mm) exposures
 
*Viewfinder: Galilei type optical finder
 
*Viewfinder: Galilei type optical finder
*Lenses: Toricor F2.7 35mm(coated), oricor F3.5 35mm(non coated), others: 75, 125mm  
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*Lenses: Toricor F2.7 35mm(coated), Toricor F3.5 35mm(non coated), others: 75mm, 125mm  
 
*Shutter: Rotary metal focal plane shutter with speeds T,B,1/20 - 1/1000sec plus F hot synch  
 
*Shutter: Rotary metal focal plane shutter with speeds T,B,1/20 - 1/1000sec plus F hot synch  
*Dimensions: 145x95x60mm
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*Dimensions: 145×95×60mm
 
*Weight: 600g
 
*Weight: 600g
  

Revision as of 20:43, 16 February 2007

The Universal Mercury is a half-frame viewfinder camera for interchangeable lenses. It has a rotative focal-plane shutter. It was introduced in 1938.

Specifications Mercury II

  • Type: viewfinder camera
  • Manufacturer: Universal Camera Corp. USA
  • Year of launch: 1945
  • Film: 35mm film, for 65 half size(18x24mm) exposures
  • Viewfinder: Galilei type optical finder
  • Lenses: Toricor F2.7 35mm(coated), Toricor F3.5 35mm(non coated), others: 75mm, 125mm
  • Shutter: Rotary metal focal plane shutter with speeds T,B,1/20 - 1/1000sec plus F hot synch
  • Dimensions: 145×95×60mm
  • Weight: 600g

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