August 4, 2008

British Invent Midget Camera (Jul, 1934)

British Invent Midget Camera

ANSWERING the demands of photographic fans for even more compact equipment, a London manufacturer has perfected a tiny camera which takes pictures the size of a postage stamp.

The midget device takes eight photographs on a roll of film and is to sell for about a dollar.

8 Comments »

  1. looks like a 17,5 mm camera
    http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm

    Comment by latente — August 5, 2008 @ 5:16 am

  2. Can’t believe it was invented on 1934… how much was a dollar worth by that year?

    Comment by Ronald — August 5, 2008 @ 6:05 am

  3. These devices prefer to be called ‘little cameras.’

    Comment by StanFlouride — August 5, 2008 @ 2:48 pm

  4. Maybe the manufacturer sold the cameras at or below cost and
    made the profit from developing and reloading the film.

    Comment by jayessell — August 5, 2008 @ 3:51 pm

  5. today they would call it “nano”

    Comment by Kris — August 6, 2008 @ 3:30 am

  6. Ronald: By that year a dollar was worth…approximately a dollar.

    I think WW2 costs are 15-20 times lower than today and given it’s 1934 and there has just been a recession with deflation, in today’s money that’s about $25. Value! Unless I’m wrong…which happened once :P

    Comment by Joey O'Neill — August 6, 2008 @ 6:46 am

  7. Now.. for only 8 photos I don’t see a practical use… or maybe you can have a bag full of these cameras to continue taking.. :S

    Comment by JM — August 7, 2008 @ 7:56 am

  8. These dirty yellow Brit rats – we’d have drop a clouple more nukes on’em back in 1776.

    Comment by Professor_Fate — August 25, 2008 @ 2:47 pm

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