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Description: | 'E' Type vertical aerial camera with plate changing mechanism and a remote shutter-release attached by a Bowden cable, photographed with its storage case.
The camera body was of a similar shape to the C' Type, but was made of aluminium. It was fitted with a remote control, enabling the camera to be installed inside the fuselage, behind the observer's seat. The plate-changing apparatus, containing the receiver magazine, extended from the body on one side only, thus reducing the overall size. A new and important feature was its adjustable lens-mount providing 8 - 10 focal length.
The shutter mechanism remained the same as on earlier models, but the release cord used on the C' Type was replaced by a ratchet gear and an endless cord for remote operation. An external lens cap, operated by the exposure release trigger, replaced the metal masking plate. The E' Type weighed 31 lbs. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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