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*Manufacturer: [[Universal]] Camera Corp. USA | *Manufacturer: [[Universal]] Camera Corp. USA |
Revision as of 21:23, 12 May 2007
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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
- 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
Links
In English:
- Mercury at The Classic Camera
- Mercury II in the Living Image Camera Museum
- Pages of the camera collection by Sylvain Halgand:
- Mercury CC in the Virtual Camera Museum at www.virtualcameramuseum.com
- Reloading Mercury I cameras, an article of the Subclub website
- Cameras from the swing era, including the Mercury, at www.jitterbuzz.com
- Manual for the Mercury (.pdf format) in butkus.org's orphan camera site
- Univex Mercury: The American Way, review and design notes in Rick Oleson's website