35mm Half Frame

[P Bailey]

These photos were taken a Mercury II, 35mm half frame camera.
Camera features an unusual rotary shutter.

 

[Jeff Canes]

#3 the dome looks like an eye in the sky

Are these cropped square?

And how does a rotary shutter work? Is slit or circle that rotates a across film.

 

[P Bailey]

The photos are not cropped. The camera produces a square negative. It's capacity is 65 photos on a 36 exposure roll of film. It seems like the film lasts forever.
The rotary shutter has a slit. I am not sure exactly how it functions.

 

[terri]

Cool looking camera. 65 frames....I bet it did seem to take forever to get through a roll!

Were you pleased with the quality of your enlargements? I am assuming that's one itty-bitty little ole negative!!

 

[P Bailey]

Prints were 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Quality was OK. I have not tried to enlarge any of them.

 

[ksmattfish]

Beautiful camera. That's the cleanest looking one of those I've ever seen.

 

[P Bailey]

Yes, This one is clean. I purchased quite a few of them before I actually got a nice one.