[pure-silver] Re: Mercury I and Direct Positive paper
- From: Chauncey Walden <clwaldeniii@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:19:44 -0700
On 1/12/2011 2:47 PM, Martin magid wrote:
A couple of months ago I got a Mercury I cameta at an estate sale for
a very low price, had it CLAd by my usual repair guy, got an extra
spool and a flash unit from the internet, and love the looks and
smoothness of operation of the camera. Everything works. The camera
was made to use Univex 200 film, a 35 mm rollfilm with a paper
backing. I could probably wind some 35 mm film onto the supply spool,
but decided to try it out with a strip of Direct Positive paper (from
Freestyle) across the film plane. I attached a 10" length of the
paper to both spools, and took photos at increasing exposures.
The best photo, slightly Photoshopped, is at
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/12103-1217/?saved=1>
All comments and suggestions are welcome. I will next wind a roll of
35 mm film into it, but probably won't know the results until after
March 1.
Hi Marty,
I have never used anything but regular 35 film in my Mercury II. Perhaps
it was designed for it. I just pulled a sheet I shot on Ektachrome and
they are sharp as a tack and perfectly and evenly exposed. These were
surprisingly good cameras.
Chauncey
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