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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. At least some of the Tricor lenses were marked as being made by | + | The [[Universal]] '''Mercury''' is a half-frame viewfinder camera for interchangeable lenses. It has a rotative focal-plane shutter. It was introduced in 1938. At least some of the Tricor lenses were marked as being made by [[Wollensak]]. |
===Specifications Mercury II=== | ===Specifications Mercury II=== | ||
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*Manufacturer: [[Universal]] Camera Corp. USA | *Manufacturer: [[Universal]] Camera Corp. USA | ||
*Year of launch: 1945 | *Year of launch: 1945 | ||
− | *Film: 35mm film, for 65 half size( | + | *Film: 35mm film, for 65 half size(18×24mm) exposures |
*Viewfinder: Galilean type optical finder | *Viewfinder: Galilean type optical finder | ||
− | *Lenses: Tricor F2.7 35mm (coated), Tricor F3.5 35mm (non coated), others: 75mm, 125mm | + | *Lenses: Tricor F2.7 35mm (coated), Tricor F3.5 35mm (non coated), Hexar f/2, 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: 145×95×60mm | *Dimensions: 145×95×60mm |
Revision as of 23:02, 17 January 2009
Universal or Univex Mercury II |
Mercury II, with flash |
The Universal Mercury is a half-frame viewfinder camera for interchangeable lenses. It has a rotative focal-plane shutter. It was introduced in 1938. At least some of the Tricor lenses were marked as being made by Wollensak.
Specifications Mercury II
- Type: viewfinder camera
- Manufacturer: Universal Camera Corp. USA
- Year of launch: 1945
- Film: 35mm film, for 65 half size(18×24mm) exposures
- Viewfinder: Galilean type optical finder
- Lenses: Tricor F2.7 35mm (coated), Tricor F3.5 35mm (non coated), Hexar f/2, 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
- English manual for the Mercury (.pdf format) and for the Mercury II at butkus.org's orphan camera site
- Univex Mercury: The American Way, review and design notes in Rick Oleson's website