Mercury: The world's first universal camera!


spidey89

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Hey everyone! I want to share this project on kickstarter, Mercury. I thought it's pretty interesting to have a camera that can utilize different formats!

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I've pledge for the medium format setup
 

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Some samples from the site, shot on various formats (I asked for permission to share)

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Photo taken with Mercury prototype on Ilford HP5+ sheet film (4x5)

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Photo taken with Mercury prototype on Kodak Portra 400 medium format roll film (6x9)

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Photo taken with Mercury prototype on Instax Wide instant film

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Photo taken with Mercury prototype on Kodak Portra 400 sheet film (4x5)

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Pinhole photo taken with Mercury prototype on Arista orthochromatic sheet film (4x5)
 

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Photo taken with a Mercury prototype on Kodak Ektar medium format roll film (6x6)

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Photo taken with a Mercury prototype on Velvia medium format roll film (6x8)

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Photo taken with a Mercury prototype on Fuji Velvia medium format roll film (6x8)

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Photo taken with Mercury prototype on Kodak Portra 400 large format sheet film (4x5)

I'm excited to see this funded and think the concept is pretty interesting, especially a 35mm film panorama back
 

A video has been uploaded to show a disassembled setup and each part was explained. I find it very impressive!
[video=youtube;DB1hh3qSXrA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1hh3qSXrA[/video]