Megor
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| Megor advertisement from The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1932 image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
The Megor is either of two functionally similar strut-folding vest pocket cameras for 3x4 cm exposures on 127 film, sold by Meyer in the early 1930s. McKeown states that the first type is a rebadged Korelle 3x4 made by Kochmann, with any of several Meyer lenses as in the advertisement shown here, and that the second is a rebadged Metharette, made by Merkel.[1] Comparing detailed images of the Metharette with a Korelle bares that these cameras differ in any detail of body, strut-folding mechanism, view finder, front plate, knurl etc. The biggest difference is the strut folding mechanism, the difference easiest to spot is the thin film advance knurl of the Korelle and the thick one of the Metharette. All these differences can be found between the two versions of the Megor camera of lens maker Meyer. The ad shows the korelle-based Megor.
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The two versions | ||||
| detail | korelle-based | metharette-based | ||
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| knurl | thin | thick | ||
| tripod thread position | below a red window | below film roll position | ||
| viewfinder front frame | large opening | small opening | ||
| red windows | in back in recessed area | in back which has no recess | ||
| struts | unfold along film roll chambers | unfold along top and bottom plates significantly different unfolding mechanism | ||
| front plate | just plain | plain with 4 elevated areas | ||
Megor, korelle-based
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| Megor (first version: Kochmann type) image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
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| Metharette, unfolded image by yalluflex (Image rights) |
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| Korelle, unfolded image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
Megor, metharette-based
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| Megor (second version, Merkel type) image by Leo Roos (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ 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). p668.
Links
- Megor at TheCameraSite by Reijo Lauro
