First roll off the Mercury II

[kb244]

Got my first roll off the Mercury II tonight. (Kodak BW400CN mostly wide open at f/2.7)

[Sonnar2]

It works! Who could ask for more!

[kb244]

Originally Posted by Sonnar2

It works! Who could ask for more!

:P Why do I feel there was a "looks like crap, but hey..." before the rest of that

I got a 12 exposure roll in there now, shall see what its light at higher apertures later since most if not all of those above were 3.5 or wider.

I got my hands on another one (cleaner looking without the oxidation) that I plan to put in classified soon.

[Sonnar2]

The close-up looks very nice. You should keep in mind that the lens is probably just a triplet. And if the shutter speeds are working quite well, that's great too. After all it's not a PEN F in terms of build quality, not all PENs have kept working, and even a PEN has no 1/1000s!
Havin such a rare camera still capable of taking pictures is great!

[kb244]

Originally Posted by Sonnar2

Havin such a rare camera still capable of taking pictures is great!

Well I just put one up in better condition in the classified section.

[Murray Kelly]

I lusted after one of those in the 50's.

Good luck with it and enjoy

Murray
Brisbane, Oz

[NiccaFile]

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