Nice that you’re still using it. That example iOS dull but hasn’t got the metal
cancer that affects many. I sold a really fresh one recently - very pretty. No
idea of the image circle - I wold have thought enough to cover 24mm square.
Andrew Fildes
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> On 2 Dec 2015, at 9:22 am, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Mine is dull, but not really corroded. And it is fully functional. When my
> boys were teenagers, and into exploring local caves, I rigged a flash on it
> and they took it into the caves.
>
> The 35mm lens is remarkably sharp. I have no idea of the size of the image
> circle, but, some years ago, a Los Angeles dealer of used cameras had one of
> these lenses in Leica Thread Mount, and wanted a premium price for it.
>
> Here is the camera:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mercury+II+from+1945.jpg.html
>
> And here is a typical image:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Full+Negative+Helicopter+Detail.jpg.html
>
> View it large.
>
> The real fun is in scanning those film strips! :-(
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 12/1/2015 3:24 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> Most Mercury examples I see are badly corroded and non-functional. The
>> earliest had a 1/2000th shutter pre-war which was remarkable but it proved
>> unreliable so they cut it back later - to 1/1250 I think. Huge rotary
>> shutter. Fascinating beast and a clean one is one of the most remarkable
>> looking cameras around.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> www.soultheft.com
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 2 Dec 2015, at 12:46 am, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for the details, Andrew.
>>>
>>> And I also have a Mercury II. The camera is a curiosity, but works well.
>>> The lens is a real jewel in size and performance.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>> On 12/1/2015 2:45 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>>> Indeed. The mirror lifts the shutter blind vertically through a curved
>>>> path creating a travelling slit. Rewinding takes the mirror back down
>>>> along with the shutter blind in the closed position. Reliable but limited
>>>> - the maximum speed was 1/125th and later 1/175th so in the very late
>>>> models they went back to a regular focal plane shutter with instant return
>>>> mirror. I think I have both types in the cupboard.
>>>> Then of course there is the style used by the Mercury, the Robot and the
>>>> Olympus Pen F.
>>>> And if you aren’t careful, I’ll tell you all about the Wrayflex.
>>>> Andrew Fildes
>>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> <mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>> www.soultheft.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 1 Dec 2015, at 8:06 am, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> And then there is the Exacta "Exa", which was my holiday camera for
>>>>> several years. If I picture the mechanism correctly, the mirror rotates
>>>>> as a part of the shutter. Limited, but very reliable, including use with
>>>>> a Braun strobe unit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/30/2015 2:59 PM, Moose wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/30/2015 6:16 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Philippe,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You are correct, as usual. I guess I was suffering from too much
>>>>>>> football and good food, and became a little more senile for a bit.
>>>>>>> Those mirrors do flip up. :-[
>>>>>> Except, of course, for the Canon Pellix, it's Canon successors, the
>>>>>> Nikon F2H and the much more recent Sony SLTs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mirroring Philippe Moose
>>>>>>
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