Car boot camera bargain

[fuzzyedges]

Its an Ensign  Midget AN55

It took a specialy made Lucos E10 film which had a picture size of 3cm x 4cm

It had speeds of 1/25 1/50 1/100 and "B" and "T"

F stops of f6.3 f8 f11 f16 and f22

would focus from 3 feet t0 infinity

measurements  3.5x1.75x0.75” (9x4x1.5cm) when folded

 

 

I got it for, after chatting and listening to a pile of bovine droppings, a measly £10 which is a bargain as they are changing hands at £45/£65

[annie]

Never seen anything like it. Whats that dagger hanging down?

[fuzzyedges]

The bit at the bottom swings down as you can see, its there so if you the "T" setting you can place it on a flat surface and it will level the camera, otherwise it will point downwards

When its all folded down it will fit in my palm, its a super simple mechanism

[ChrisLumix]

Wow, that IS small. It would have been a predecessor of the Minox cameras.

[fuzzyedges]

The minox was a touch smaller but both around the same time

Minox original 1937--1943   size 80 mm × 27 mm x 16 mm always this size never had bellows Hard to find at the right price

Ensign midget 1934 - 1940 size 90mm x 40mm x 15mm  closed     opens to 63mm

[NannyFerret]

That's nice collectors item, Fuzzy. A bargain too.